info about mercury 30hp ELPTO 1996

hi..i'm looking at getting one of these second hand and wanted to know if they have a charging system and if they are generally a good motor..thanks..


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merc lightning 30hp 1998

Tue, 2011-03-01 14:30

my merc 30 is a '98 L/S and i think its called a lightning... perhaps because it is lighter (couple kgs) than the merc 25

they still sold them last i checked a couple years ago. apparently they are a tohatsu motor rebranded and use older technology than the more speccy 25s, but mine has been the greatest motor i ever had. 2 strk, no power nothing although there is an optional magneto(?) you can fit.

yours might be different but mine is a great, no-nonsense, low maintenance motor with plenty of what-for and i'm still stoked with it.

 

good luck with what you choose

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ive got the same motor

Tue, 2011-03-01 15:11

 great outboard mate have only had one problem with mine in thelast 5 years got a bit of corosion in the bottom coil cleaned it out all good as long as you service & flush it shouldnt have any dramas im pretty hard on mine goes flat out or stop i run all my electrics lights sounder 2way bidge pump & spot light every now & then & still useing the origional battery never had to jump it now ive said all that ill probly jinx myself but all in all good little outboard

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Date Joined: 20/04/09

ive got the same motor

Tue, 2011-03-01 15:11

 great outboard mate have only had one problem with mine in thelast 5 years got a bit of corosion in the bottom coil cleaned it out all good as long as you service & flush it shouldnt have any dramas im pretty hard on mine goes flat out or stop i run all my electrics lights sounder 2way bidge pump & spot light every now & then & still useing the origional battery never had to jump it now ive said all that ill probly jinx myself but all in all good little outboard

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thanks for the feed back

Wed, 2011-03-02 03:32

thanks for the feed back fellas..can anyone tell me the rough market value for this model/year..

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Motor should retail somewhere

Wed, 2011-03-02 12:37

Motor should retail somewhere between $2500 and $3300.

Yes electric start so has a charge circuit.

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thanks for the info..

Thu, 2011-03-03 20:32

thanks for the info..