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Mr. Sandman · 07-15-2003, 01:38 PM

Frankly, there is no way an outboard will last 3K hours..if you get 1000 consider yourself lucky. IMO they all suck. You pay big bucks for some of these engines and they they are poorly made, poorly supported and last only a few seasons. I saw one fellow in the parts shop with a 2 year old motor...with 300 hours, the guy at the desk told him "the honeymoon is over for these engines my friend" It is getting hard to justify the cost.
A top of the line 4 cycle cost almsot as much as a complete car (which lasts a hell of a lot longer)

07-15-2003, 01:38 PM	#9
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	Frankly, there is no way an outboard will last 3K hours..if you get 1000 consider yourself lucky. IMO they all suck. You pay big bucks for some of these engines and they they are poorly made, poorly supported and last only a few seasons. I saw one fellow in the parts shop with a 2 year old motor...with 300 hours, the guy at the desk told him "the honeymoon is over for these engines my friend" It is getting hard to justify the cost. A top of the line 4 cycle cost almsot as much as a complete car (which lasts a hell of a lot longer)