Why do we "need" another outboard motor? There is a mystery, akin to what I feel wading into an unfamiliar trout stream with a fly rod or walking into grouse cover heretofore unvisited. A motor is listed in Craigslist as a '62 Evunrude 7.5hp outboard.
What did the seller get wrong or omit: it is a '55 purchased by his grandfather and put away almost unused. Immaculate, beautiful sheen. The red pressure tank original with all the Evinrude lettering. He has the owners manual. It includes a motor stand.
We corresponded by text and email. He was 100 miles away. In the end he was persuaded to meet me halfway and lowered his asking price by $75
He is a strange character, hairy beyond belief, his arms and half exposed chest covered with silver "fur"
he is friendly, showing his bad teeth without reserve.
Now more good news: new plug wires, fuel line, tank hoses. Someone has worked on the motor recently, which he had omitted to mention.
I had promised my wife not to buy any more motors so I dropped it off at a friendly small engine repair shop where they will work on it and then "lend it" to me when it is done. I raced home and ordered a carb rebuild kit, a carb float, tune-up kit, plugs, lower gear case seal kit, impeller, and new starter rope: the OEM rope was frayed.
Buying this motor for $175 was like catching a trophy trout. I can't wait to get up at sunrise some day soon, and head out into the lake, with a motor that does honor to the wind and waves.
What did the seller get wrong or omit: it is a '55 purchased by his grandfather and put away almost unused. Immaculate, beautiful sheen. The red pressure tank original with all the Evinrude lettering. He has the owners manual. It includes a motor stand.
We corresponded by text and email. He was 100 miles away. In the end he was persuaded to meet me halfway and lowered his asking price by $75
He is a strange character, hairy beyond belief, his arms and half exposed chest covered with silver "fur"
he is friendly, showing his bad teeth without reserve.
Now more good news: new plug wires, fuel line, tank hoses. Someone has worked on the motor recently, which he had omitted to mention.
I had promised my wife not to buy any more motors so I dropped it off at a friendly small engine repair shop where they will work on it and then "lend it" to me when it is done. I raced home and ordered a carb rebuild kit, a carb float, tune-up kit, plugs, lower gear case seal kit, impeller, and new starter rope: the OEM rope was frayed.
Buying this motor for $175 was like catching a trophy trout. I can't wait to get up at sunrise some day soon, and head out into the lake, with a motor that does honor to the wind and waves.
