Outboards -- Volvo-Penta

[roscoe]

Anyone have any old Volvo Penta outboards?

Planning on looking at a boat, that has twin 45 hp VP's hang in' on the back.

Any chance that parts - impellers-- are available somewhere?

Or should I just consider them to be interesting paperweights?

 

[Scott Danforth]

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...oard-brands/202807-volvo-penta-outboard-parts
http://www.discount-marine-parts.com/ob_volvo.html

my guess, is they are interesting paperweights

 

[Bob_VT]

I doubt you would want to torture yourself on the parts/repair side just to say you have a "novelty"............ people would not be fascinated even if you used them as paperweights

 

[roscoe]

Yeah, I'm more interested in the boat, but don't know what I would do with the motors.

 

[pckeen]

Part them out on ebay.

 

[roscoe]

I think it would be a sin of some sort, to part out 2 of these in running condition.

Hopefully I can see them this weekend.

 

[Frank Acampora]

If both engines are actually in running condition and you really want the boat, buy it. Discount your price to reflect the possibility of replacing the engines relatively quickly. Then, run them until something breaks which can't be fixed. Replace with a good used popular brand engine.

 

[Frank Acampora]

If the engines are really in running condition and you really like the boat, buy it. Discount the price for the possibility that one or both will fail relatively quickly. Run the boat until something breaks that can't be fixed (at reasonable cost) Then replace engines with one or more used engines of a popular brand.