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