Are You Considering A Used Boat? Beware! I learned something very important recently. My 24 year old Evenrude 4 Stroke has never given a single problem in all the years I’ve owned it...

Grandpa Knows How Loc: OC, California

I learned something very important recently. My 24 year old Evenrude 4 Stroke has never given a single problem in all the years I’ve owned it and I add a few hundred hours every year. This year I had what I thought was a simple problem which almost turned into a costly nightmare. I needed a simple wire harness replacement and low and behold found out a lot of replacement parts are no longer being manufactured for older motors. I was expecting to shell out 10 grand for a new motor when the boat shop found a recycled part for $5.00. I was greatly relieved. If you ever need parts try this recycling location. I picked up my part personally and he was receiving a large truck load of motors for salvage that same day. Parts are inventoried for easy identification and stocking.
Buying an older boat and motor could be a future problem when needing repairs.
Tim’s Outboards
518 County 5 NW
Hachensack MN 56542
phone: (218) 682-2331

Trout-centric Loc: Murphys, CA.

How infuriating. So many different types of machines are offering the same kind of problem, cars being a big one. It's like we are all being forced to buy "brand new" instead of just maintaining what we already have.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

Thanks for the link.

Still above water Loc: San Francisco ca

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

I learned something very important recently. My 24... (show quote)

Great info, thanks. While fishing several months ago my low oil alarm went off on my 1989 70hp Yamaha 2 stroke. Great motor, never had a problem, regularly serviced. The motor shut down only allowing it to run under 8 rpms. Limped back to the ramp and took it to my mechanic the next day. Turns out it was a defective oil injection alarm switch. Motor was fine, he bypassed the the alarm and told me I can run the motor without doing any harm, oil injection was working fine. He said he would order a new switch. He calls the next day and tells me that he can’t find the new part anywhere in the U.S.He Did find the part from a distributor in Japan. Took nearly two months for the part to arrive this week. He goes to install it and it requires a different adapter plug which he was able to find. So this is great info that I will relay to him. Thanks so much! That’s why I LOVE this site!👍👍👍👍

Grandpa Knows How Loc: OC, California

Found 2 more info that wasn’t on business card:
Website: www.timsoutboard.com
Email: timsoutboard@yahoo.com

Still above water Loc: San Francisco ca

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

Found 2 more info that wasn’t on business card:
Website: www.timsoutboard.com
Email: timsoutboard@yahoo.com

👍👍👍

Fishandrods Loc: Alpine Ca foothills of San Diego

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

Found 2 more info that wasn’t on business card:
Website: www.timsoutboard.com
Email: timsoutboard@yahoo.com

Hey thanks for the info, I’ve got an 80s Rude and may need this guy in the future. Rebuilt the carb 8 years ago and broke the port for the idle needle and couldn’t find a carb and had to repair it with JB weld and it’s still fine. I’m saving his info. I googled his site, a long time family business.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

I learned something very important recently. My 24... (show quote)

Wow, great to know. Thanks.

1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska

I too have been in the same situation. Last year my 1994 Johnson lost all compression in one of its cylinders. My mechanic knew where to look because there's only 3 places to get a remanufactured power head. After over $4000 and missing over 6 weeks of prime fishing time, we now have a good motor to push our old boat.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Thanks for the info. I have it recorded.

Smokey2 Loc: San Diego

Grandpa Knows How wrote:

I learned something very important recently. My 24... (show quote)

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

I refurbished a 47 year old Mercury awhile back. I had to replace every rubber hose in it. Also, every wire in it was rotten with the insulation falling off.
I built my own wiring harness, Just had to buy or adapt some connectors. It worked great.
Sometimes, you just have to find a work-around.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Barnacles wrote:

I refurbished a 47 year old Mercury awhile back. I had to replace every rubber hose in it. Also, every wire in it was rotten with the insulation falling off.
I built my own wiring harness, Just had to buy or adapt some connectors. It worked great.
Sometimes, you just have to find a work-around.

Yeah, IF you have the time AND knowhow.

Fishing Fool Loc: redding, ca

One of my pickups is a 1996 Chevrolet 5.3 and many many parts are no longer made like cruise control module, oil filter adapter, gaskets, etc. Everything on it works , but it is a hastle occasionally looking for replacement parts. Hundres of thousands of these motors were made for cadillacs, trucks, and cars.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Barnacles wrote:

I refurbished a 47 year old Mercury awhile back. I had to replace every rubber hose in it. Also, every wire in it was rotten with the insulation falling off.
I built my own wiring harness, Just had to buy or adapt some connectors. It worked great.
Sometimes, you just have to find a work-around.

Thats the fun of restoration, or if not true restoration, bringing old stuff back to life.