opinion on older outboard
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sat, 2017-07-01 18:12
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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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
little johnny
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Date Joined: 04/12/11
Under powered to max
Very heavy on fuel. But reliable
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
cheers . what i suspected
cheers . what i suspected
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Crikey
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Date Joined: 25/03/10
Gear box was the issue on
Gear box was the issue on ours the same age. $4500 to rebuild so we repowered
ace rimmer
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Date Joined: 19/08/13
depends on the price
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