12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

[mountainsailor]

The local rental place is selling their used motors for $200 ( the ones that have been pulled from the rental fleet, due to a wide array of problems) i.e. "stuck in gear", "oil leak", "stalls", "runs rough", "won't start", etc. they have no real mechanic there so they have just hung them up as they've become troublesome. They are all '90's w/ one exception. Sounds like a good deal... but which should be the easiest to repair?

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

For that price I'd get at least 2 and have one for spare parts.

 

[mountainsailor]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

So, you're saying it sounds like a pretty good deal?

 

[mountainsailor]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

One other question... does each manufacturer have a unique fitting for their gas line connection at the tank and motor??? ... or is it a universal fitting?... Evinrude fits Yamaha, etc.

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

I know evinrude and johnson are the same but they do not work on mercs. Not sure about the rest.

 

[BruceAML]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

I think I would go for the engines that "stall". Yamaha uses a different gas line setup than OMC. You might want to get 3 or 4 at that price.

 

[BruceAML]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

Where are these engines located? I am sure some forum member would be happy to know!

 

[mountainsailor]

Re: 12 - 9.9hp yamaha 4-strokes for $200 each??

At Colter Bay Marina, at Jackson Lake, inside Grand Teton Nat'l Park, Wyoming