I wish you were down here to buy a boat there's lots of nice motors on older boats for sale, I just bought this 16' big John boat with a 2022 50hp 4 stroke with only 25 hours on it still has 2 years warranty on it, the boat has some small leaks in it. I only paid $3000 for boat motor and trailer, he gave me the paperwork where he just paid $6700 for the new motor.
He wife just left him and he needed cash right then, I'm going put the motor on my 18' pontoon boat which I bought last year with a bad motor on it..🎣🎣

Still trying to buy a outboard motor or a boat with a 150 hp outboard. Found a Mercury 150hp motor for $900 looked like a good deal. Asked if he could start it up and show me it was running or have it running when I came to look at. He said he didn't know how to do that. He had a friend who worked on motors tell him he wouldn't try to start it without changing the oil. tuning it up and cleaning the carbs. I told him do that and I would come look at it. He said no he had people coming to look and he was sure one would buy it as I. Told him I wouldn't. Everyone wants me to buy their problem. Have 1 left on my list who answered my messages and has agreed to sending me a video of his motor running. Bass boat with 150 Mercury trolling motor 3 batteries 2 fish finders and trailer for $2000 this had better work out because wife getting irritated because I'm spending too much time looking for a motor