1997 Evinrude 90 opinions

[fishhawk16]

I’m thinking of buying a boat with 1997 90Hp Evinrude on it. <br /><br />Generally speaking are these good motors, do they have a history of being reliable any problems I should know about.<br /><br />The motor hasn’t been used much and when I water tested it ran fine, however I couldn’t get it above 5K RPM

 

[OBJ]

Re: 1997 Evinrude 90 opinions

Hi fishhawk and welcome to the iboats forums.<br /><br />What you are looking at is probably one of the best blocks from the old OMC company ever made. It's reliable and with care will last a very long time.<br /><br />On the rpm issue, this could be just a proping issue. The operating range, I think, is between 5 and 5500rpm. A good local wrench can help ya' out with this.<br /><br />In any event, the purchase of the rig would not, IMHO, be a mistake.<br /><br />Keep us posted....thanks.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: 1997 Evinrude 90 opinions

Very reliable motors, As OBJ said. One of the better designs made!! Try to get it up to at least 5500 RPMs...

 

[fishhawk16]

Re: 1997 Evinrude 90 opinions

Man you guys sure know how to make a newbie feel welcome.<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. <br /><br />I have some tech questions that I will post in the tech section.