opinion on older outboard

 looking for opinions on a 115 hp johnson v4 motor aprox 20 years old and done 500 hours sitting on a 20 ft fraser

boat doesnt look too bad but not farmiliar with these motors

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Under powered to max

Sat, 2017-07-01 18:49

 Very heavy on fuel. But reliable

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 cheers . what i suspected

Sat, 2017-07-01 18:53

 cheers . what i suspected

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 Gear box was the issue on

Sat, 2017-07-01 19:32

 Gear box was the issue on ours the same age. $4500 to rebuild so we repowered

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depends on the price

Sun, 2017-07-02 07:42

 Underpowerd and Thirsty,   find out what it is worth as a trade in. Depending on your financial position it might be better to trade in while it is still going or just run it till it stops    cheers Ace