CATransplant
Admiral
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Here's a guide to ads for used outboards on eBay and Craig's List, to help you decipher what the sellers are saying:
Needs a little TLC -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Probably needs the carb cleaned -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Shifter needs adjusting -- Dogs worn out in lower unit. Plan on spending $250 to fix.
Ran great last time I used it -- Then it broke and I couldn't fix it.
Don't have a fuel tank -- I have one, but no way am I going to try to start this turkey.
Runs great in barrel -- It's only firing on one cylinder, but will die on the lake.
Well maintained by my father -- That was 15 years ago. He died. It's been hanging in the garage since then.
Fogged before storage -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
It's from Sears, so it must be good -- Doesn't run. No parts available.
Prop Missing -- I put the prop on the other engine... the one that runs...three years ago.
Should start right up -- Right. My shoulder's still sore from trying.
Has compression -- I pulled the rope and felt something.
Classic, vintage outboard -- This thing's older than heck. Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Used at family cabin -- Yes, 20 years ago. Since then, it's been under the porch.
Lightly used -- I wore this thing out fishing five days a week.
Fresh plugs -- I found some spark plugs in my toolbox and put 'em in. It still doesn't run.
Model number tag missing -- My brother-in-law stole this, and I'm selling it for him.
Starts right up -- Then it sputters and dies. Again, and again.
Gone through last season -- My nephew rebuilt the carburetor, and it hasn't run right since.
Lake ready -- Will work as anchor...guaranteed.
Fresh lower unit oil -- I replaced it, because the old oil looked like a McDonald's vanilla shake.
Probably just needs coil -- Yup, but, since it's an Eska solid-state ignition, that coil is not available.
Bought new motor, don't need ... This one croaked, so I got a new one. Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Strong runner -- I am, not the outboard. I don't live at the place where I sold it to you.
Broken transom mount, easy fix -- Yeah, right. I looked for a year, and when I found one, it was $200.
Must sell soon-- If I don't sell this piece of junk, I'm hauling it to the landfill.
Collector's outboard -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Rare Model -- It's rare all right. All of them broke and are in the scrap pile.
They don't make them like this any more -- True. The company went out of business in 1943.
Looks great -- Doesn't run, so I polished it.
Perfect for jonboat -- Air-cooled Clinton or Eska-based. Jonboats are easy to row when it quits on lake.
New water pump -- New when installed in 1973. It was. Really.
Comes with controls -- They froze up over the winter. So I replaced them when I bought the new outboard. This one doesn't run.
Needs a little TLC -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Probably needs the carb cleaned -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Shifter needs adjusting -- Dogs worn out in lower unit. Plan on spending $250 to fix.
Ran great last time I used it -- Then it broke and I couldn't fix it.
Don't have a fuel tank -- I have one, but no way am I going to try to start this turkey.
Runs great in barrel -- It's only firing on one cylinder, but will die on the lake.
Well maintained by my father -- That was 15 years ago. He died. It's been hanging in the garage since then.
Fogged before storage -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
It's from Sears, so it must be good -- Doesn't run. No parts available.
Prop Missing -- I put the prop on the other engine... the one that runs...three years ago.
Should start right up -- Right. My shoulder's still sore from trying.
Has compression -- I pulled the rope and felt something.
Classic, vintage outboard -- This thing's older than heck. Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Used at family cabin -- Yes, 20 years ago. Since then, it's been under the porch.
Lightly used -- I wore this thing out fishing five days a week.
Fresh plugs -- I found some spark plugs in my toolbox and put 'em in. It still doesn't run.
Model number tag missing -- My brother-in-law stole this, and I'm selling it for him.
Starts right up -- Then it sputters and dies. Again, and again.
Gone through last season -- My nephew rebuilt the carburetor, and it hasn't run right since.
Lake ready -- Will work as anchor...guaranteed.
Fresh lower unit oil -- I replaced it, because the old oil looked like a McDonald's vanilla shake.
Probably just needs coil -- Yup, but, since it's an Eska solid-state ignition, that coil is not available.
Bought new motor, don't need ... This one croaked, so I got a new one. Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Strong runner -- I am, not the outboard. I don't live at the place where I sold it to you.
Broken transom mount, easy fix -- Yeah, right. I looked for a year, and when I found one, it was $200.
Must sell soon-- If I don't sell this piece of junk, I'm hauling it to the landfill.
Collector's outboard -- Doesn't run. Don't have a clue why.
Rare Model -- It's rare all right. All of them broke and are in the scrap pile.
They don't make them like this any more -- True. The company went out of business in 1943.
Looks great -- Doesn't run, so I polished it.
Perfect for jonboat -- Air-cooled Clinton or Eska-based. Jonboats are easy to row when it quits on lake.
New water pump -- New when installed in 1973. It was. Really.
Comes with controls -- They froze up over the winter. So I replaced them when I bought the new outboard. This one doesn't run.
