How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

[pherohio]

I would like to trade or sell my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse 1975 Serial # 543709.

what is the value of this motor ? It runs very good and has been maintained every year I have had it.

 

[64osby]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

There is no bible on what it is worth. I look on craiglist all the time and values are all over the place.

Its worth what you can sell it for. Depends on area of the country, condition, what others are selling for.

go to craiglook.com type in your motor and see what pops up, that will get you started. Or just type in outboard, 60 mile range and you will get a couple hundred listing.

Good luck

 

[CATransplant]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

Location, location, location. That's probably the thing that influences the price of small outboards the most. Your 9.9 will sell for around $4-500 in the Twin Cities of Minnesota if it runs perfectly and looks good. Subtract $100 if it's been painted in ugly camouflage. Subtract $200 if it needs any sort of work or if you can't demonstrate that it runs perfectly. Add $100 if it's absolutely pristine and has very few hours on it. Take it to Phoenix or Albuquerque, and you might have trouble selling it at all. In Florida, it will bring a premium price if it's a strictly freshwater unit.

The only way to tell is to watch your local ads and look for the ads that disappear quickly. The guy whose 9.9 keeps showing up week after week isn't getting what he's asking.

 

[bktheking]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

I just sold an 81 9.9 for $400 a couple of weeks ago, I sold a repainted and serviced 75 9.9 last year for $600.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

One of my favorite lines in online ads is: "Runs good. May need tuneup or carb adjustment."

Now, what the heck does that mean? If it runs "good," why would it need either of those things. If it needs one of those things, it doesn't run "good."

The disappointment I feel when I go to look at most things advertised in online ads is universal. Very, very few ads are accurate at all. The cowling's missing, or the prop has a blade broken off or there's no tank present, so there's no way to see if it runs. Or the guy shows you that it runs by starting it dry and revving the engine way up.

Uff da! I went to look at a 1962 Johnson 10 hp. When I got there, the guy had to dig it out from a pile of junk in his garage. The photos in the ad were of some other outboard and the guy had copied them from somewhere else for his ad. The ad also said it "Runs great." How would the seller know that? The outboard he showed me had not seen the light of day for years.

That said, every once in a while, someone is selling something that's described accurately, and for a decent price. Those make all that waste of time worthwhile. I've learned to ask the right questions, so I don't normally go on wild goose chases so much any more.

 

[jmendoza]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

The 1974-6 models are some of the most desirable as they use points and seem to never have ignition problems that plagued the later "Power-Pack" equipped models. Additionally, the 9.9 and 15 in these years were almost identical except for the carb, making a conversion the easiest on these. If your engine is clean, runs good and was recently serviced to include new gear oil, water pump, and sparl plugs, you can expect $500.00 or more depending on how nice it is and your area. If it's fresh water only, it's always worth more. As old as it is, it should have had the fuel pump and water pump overhauled by now.

 

[bob johnson]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

Location, location, location. That's probably the thing that influences the price of small outboards the most. Your 9.9 will sell for around $4-500 in the Twin Cities of Minnesota if it runs perfectly and looks good. Subtract $100 if it's been painted in ugly camouflage. Subtract $200 if it needs any sort of work or if you can't demonstrate that it runs perfectly. Add $100 if it's absolutely pristine and has very few hours on it. Take it to Phoenix or Albuquerque, and you might have trouble selling it at all. In Florida, it will bring a premium price if it's a strictly freshwater unit.

The only way to tell is to watch your local ads and look for the ads that disappear quickly. The guy whose 9.9 keeps showing up week after week isn't getting what he's asking.

HA!

is there EVEN such a thing, as UGLY camoflauge????????????????????

around here in the northeast it seems 9.9 of that decade ar running at about $400 max

bob

 

[CATransplant]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

HA!

is there EVEN such a thing, as UGLY camoflauge????????????????????

around here in the northeast it seems 9.9 of that decade ar running at about $400 max

bob

All camouflage is ugly to me. I don't hunt ducks. Most of the camo jobs I see around here on outboards are done freehand with spray cans of flat Rustoleum. Nasty looking stuff. I doubt it helps in duck hunting either.

 

[bktheking]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

The 1974-6 models are some of the most desirable as they use points and seem to never have ignition problems that plagued the later "Power-Pack" equipped models..

Not entirely true, magneto plate issues such as play and wobble did, through the timing off.

 

[kbait]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

I hate camo'd motors! Dad used to toss a gunny sack over it when duck hunting.
I concur w/$400 (Minn.)

 

[AEROCOOK]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

One of my favorite lines in online ads is: "Runs good. May need tuneup or carb adjustment."

Now, what the heck does that mean? If it runs "good," why would it need either of those things. If it needs one of those things, it doesn't run "good."

The disappointment I feel when I go to look at most things advertised in online ads is universal. Very, very few ads are accurate at all. The cowling's missing, or the prop has a blade broken off or there's no tank present, so there's no way to see if it runs. Or the guy shows you that it runs by starting it dry and revving the engine way up.

Uff da! I went to look at a 1962 Johnson 10 hp. When I got there, the guy had to dig it out from a pile of junk in his garage. The photos in the ad were of some other outboard and the guy had copied them from somewhere else for his ad. The ad also said it "Runs great." How would the seller know that? The outboard he showed me had not seen the light of day for years.

That said, every once in a while, someone is selling something that's described accurately, and for a decent price. Those make all that waste of time worthwhile. I've learned to ask the right questions, so I don't normally go on wild goose chases so much any more.

Amen... Couldnt have said it better but I will add 1 more pet peeve to the list...Sellers that dont include a phone number in their ad and when you email them a list of relevant questions they cant be bothered replying. I replied to an ad last week asking the seller if they could provide the model number of an outboard they were selling, one word reply...No.

 

[jmendoza]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

The magneto plate wear issues are primarily with electric start models due to the pull of the additional charging magnets; those are a problem. But that said, the rope start models rarely suffer from excessive magneto plate wear, and those that do are easily remedied with an application of moly grease. It has to be pretty severe before it causes any running problems and the plate needs replacing. I'll take my chances with the timing being a little off as opposed to having the solid state ingition die in the middle of the lake or while on a fishing trip up to Canada, which would be a disaster.

My local OMC mechanic told me the following when I asked him about converting to a Power Pack: "There are two types of Power Packs: those that have failed, and those that are going to fail!" He advised me to stay with the points, and that was back in 1982.

 

[bktheking]

Re: How Much is my 9.9 Johnson Sea Horse?

I have a spare pack in the boat, spares are always good to have.