Need some practice

[fishndvm]

Can anyone tell me the best way to find an old outboard that is perhaps destined for the junk pile? I'd like to get a little practice ripping one apart from one end to the other just to see how they really tick. Do dealerships or repair businesses sell or give the clinkers away if you ask nicely? I'd like not to look like an idiot going to those places to ask if it doesn't seem proper, but I'm a little too new at this to know. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Need some practice

Hi there fishndvm. Don't even bother going to a shop to find free goodies. Even totally trashed outboards have some parts with some value. My best advise is search ebay for "Parts Motors" in the outboard category. There are alot of these on there and they are very cheap. Find one local to you, which shouldn't be a problem where you are, so you don't have to pay shipping. Good luck and have fun.

 

[Winger Ed.]

Re: Need some practice

I've seen them in scrap yards. Usually they've already been broken down and the steel parts removed, but sometimes I see them intact.<br /><br />They'll sell them cheap, and you can get almost all of your money back when you bring it back with the Alum. seperated out. Ask the yard to keep a card with your phone number on it so they can call if they get one. Their incentive is that they'll only pay about 20 cents a pound for it, and sell it for 30-50.<br /><br />I got a intact Mercruiser outdrive I needed for $50. like that once.<br /><br />Or just keep your ear to the ground, and sometimes folks will let you have a boat that's been under their kitchen window and sank in the yard over the years. You can usually get them just for hauling it off.