Plywood and Such, Complications, etc.

[hoytedow]

If you paint it with a copper based wood preservative it will retard rot for a very long time.

[mgriffin]

Never-ending supply of briggs?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VINTA...item414ca0510b

If I get that red one, I hope it runs this good or better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgQY...eature=related

CU later

[mgriffin]

Would it last longer of I did this to it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhmZO...eature=related
Well that's a stupid question! of course it would with lower rpm!
I don't really see the point in doing that though, unless you want more momentum and slower idling. Would you suggest doing it though? just give me your opinion on the matter please.

[hoytedow]

I think it is cool, and you might get better torque.

[mgriffin]

My final question is buy or no buy. I didn't ask those questions because it was too late and by the time the guy got back with the answers the bid would've ended. So buy or no buy. I understand I am taking a risk doing that, but it is a risk I am willing to take. BID ENDS IN THREE HOURS!!!

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by mgriffin

My final question is buy or no buy. I didn't ask those questions because it was too late and by the time the guy got back with the answers the bid would've ended. So buy or no buy. I understand I am taking a risk doing that, but it is a risk I am willing to take. BID ENDS IN THREE HOURS!!!

Even if there's no reserve on it and you got it for the twenty bucks (which I doubt), he wants another $22.00 for shipping. And his return policy is, "no returns accepted."

If you can get it for $19.99 plus shipping, it's probably worth the money--if you're sure you're going to use it. But if your first bid says "reserve not met," I'd drop it.

They are easy to work on, if you have any mechanical aptitude, especially if you buy a Chilton's repair manual for small engines. At least 90% of the time, it's just a carburator problem.

[mgriffin]

You sound kinda negative on your first sentence .
Okay thank you for your advice. I know what happens if the carburetor is screwed up. It backfires. I could just adjust the fuel/air ratio or change the fuel filter if it does backfire.
My first bid is going to be $20.00.

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by mgriffin

You sound kinda negative on your first sentence .
Okay thank you for your advice. I know what happens if the carburetor is screwed up. It backfires. I could just adjust the fuel/air ratio or change the fuel filter if it does backfire.
My first bid is going to be $20.00.

Well, there's a bit more to it than that. You can also have sticky float valves, clogged fuel jets, floats that don't float, a clogged air filter, a stuck choke, a bad gasket somewhere, etc. But it's pretty basic stuff.

[hoytedow]

The worst thing would be a cracked cylinder.

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

The worst thing would be a cracked cylinder.

Never personally had that happen to me, although there's no doubt it can. After carburators and spark plugs, the most common (and most aggravating) problem I've had is surging or 'hunting.' That usually traces to a bad governor spring...or more likely, someone who had the carburator off hooking the spring back in the wrong hole.

[souljour2000]

Though I don't have much experience with outboard motors..me and a buddy picked a up a distressed 26' sailboat for free back in '04 hurricane season here in FLA...it was a Pearson 26...the guys who owned it had let her go and her cockpit drain hoses which ran through the cabin before draining out were old and developed leaks and filled the cabin with about 250 gallons of mostly rainwater...Since we both worked for a plumbing co..., we grabbed the jetter with a reverse head and sucked out the water...she was lying in sand..keel buried about 10' from a seawall and on the hard...Hurricane Charlie was off of Ft Myers and heading due north and coming right at us...my roomate Jason had got title to the boat after the Salvation army...who the two dudes "bequeathed" her to originally....didn't have a way to or couldn't salvage this boat....we got her pumped out and tied off to a mooring in the manmade cove near my house.We took the 9.9 yamaha into our shop.....blown head gasket...pretty easy fix...she ran great ...for a few weeks...we did a couple good sails....then Hurricane Frances hit...she moved the boat off mooring...just enough that our 9.9 Yamaha kissed the seawall... probably for half the storm...repeatedly.....El smasho....we did have one great nighttime summer sail on her in Sarasota bay before Frances hit...that summer was memorable...

[troy2000]

Originally Posted by souljour2000

Not too much experience withoutboard motors..me and a buddy picked a up a distressed 26' sailboat for a dime back in '04 hurricane season here in FLA...it was a Pearson 26...the guys who owned it had let her go so bad her cockpit drains which ran through the cabin had cracked and filled the cabin with 300 gallons of seawater...we both worked for a plumbing co..., we grabbed the jetter with a reverse head and sucked out the water..she was already 10' from a seawall and on the hard...we got title...Salvation army...who the two dudes "bequeathed" her to originally.... couldn't salvage this boat.... we took the 9.9 yamaha into our shop.....blown head gasket...pretty easy fix...she ran great for a few weeks...we did a couple good sails....then Hurricane Frances hit...she moved the boat off mooring...and our 9.9 Yamaha kissed a seawall... probably for half the storm...repeatedly.....El smasho...but it was a good motor up until that point....we did have one great nighttime summer sail one her up and back in Sarasota bay one night before Frances hit...that summer was memorable...Charlie had hit a month before...while we were pumping out 300 gals of seawater from the Pearson...she veered east at the last minute and hit Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte...

When I was overseeing a massive remodel and expansion of a waterfront house in Ft. Lauderdale, I had folks tell me, "you're from California? Man, you gotta be crazy. You'd never catch me livin' there, with all them earthquakes." This was right after Hurricane Andrew....

I used to just let it go, like I did with folks who said the same thing in Oklahoma (AKA Tornado Alley) when I was roughnecking on oil rigs there.

[hoytedow]

mgriffin, why don't you drop in on your local lawnmower shop and tell him what you are looking for? He might be able to "match" the internet deal with something off his "scrap" pile. Good luck.