Perth outboard wreckers
Submitted by Paul_86 on Wed, 2018-01-31 16:36
G’day everyone,
So to follow up on a post I did a few weeks ago about my broken suzuki outboard, I’ve ordered a brand 70hp 4 stroke Yamaha to replace it. So soon I’ll be stuck with a broken suzuki that I need to get rid of. So just wondering if anyone knows a place or someone in Perth who might be interested in buying it.
Its a 2007 70hp suzuki 4-stroke with 650hrs on it, it kicks over and runs still, but not very well. Mechanic told me it needs the head rebuilt or something, said about $4k to fix.
The guy putting my new Yamaha on said that he would take the old suzuki off and keep it as payment for taking it off, so essentially $500 value, does that seem reasonable?
Cheers Paul
pelagicyachts
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if he is removing and
if he is removing and installing new motor and rigging it then its probably a bit more than 500, and saves the head ache of dealing with winners on gumtree, you know - "would you swap for an unregistered Datsun 180b and my star wars collection?" :-)
Paul_86
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He is charging me $500 for
He is charging me $500 for new install, and taking the old motor as payment for removing said motor. Spoke to my mechanic who serviced my boat and he said that’s a reasonable deal, and like you said I don’t have to worry about anything then.
pelagicyachts
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500 to remove and install is
500 to remove and install is a good price - and as said by Darren, unless you have the time to wreck and deal with joe public it sounds like a fair deal!
Paul_86
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Cool, cheers mate!
Cool, cheers mate!
Darren253
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Doesn’t sound like a good deal to me...
I would think just from Gumtree you could get $300 for a stainless prop/$100 ally, $500-800 for a gearbox, $150 for gauges & rigging.
thats if you’ve got the time/room to strip and store it.
Paul_86
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Yeah I know that would be
Yeah I know that would be the most profitable way to go, but I don’t really have the time, skill or patients to strip it and sell it as parts unfortunately.
sstevee
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Mate i'm sure i've seen ads
Mate i'm sure i've seen ads for outboards wanted dead or alive on Gumtree. Might be worth giving them a call and asking if their interested in taking it off your hands?
Paul_86
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I just had a look and seen a
I just had a look and seen a couple of adds on there, they were a little old but I’ll give them a call anyway.
cheers
holth
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Mate l got $1200 for a 2004
Mate l got $1200 for a 2004 merc 75hp 4str that had same issues on gumtree. Selling yourself short
SpotHound
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Cheapest
Who had the cheapeast Yammy 70 ?
Paul_86
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Called a couple places and
Called a couple places and left my details with a few Yamaha dealers and didn’t a call back, so just went into boat city and chatted with them coz it’s close to my house and on my way home from
work, they quoted me $10900 fitted with controlls and guages.
I’m pretty sure they are ripping me for a few hundred dollars tho, coz when I asked for a quote at 1st he told me $12k fitted, then I reminded him that they are actually on sale at the moment and then he re-quoted me $10900 fitted, but that’s only $1100, but the Yamaha sale is for $1400 discount on the 70hp. So gonna make some calls again tomorrow to other dealers and hopefully this time can can give me a quote or at least call me back. Pretty shit when your a genuine buyer looking to spend $10k + and they won’t even call you back. Must be making a killing and don’t need my business!
sea-kem
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Yeah I've had that sort of
Yeah I've had that sort of thing Paul, makes you scratch your head.
Love the West!
Paul_86
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Yeah certainly does! Hey I’m
Yeah certainly does!
Hey I’m looking at putting a kill tank into my quintrex while I’m replacing the floor at the moment and a search on here told me that your the man to talk too, so I might hit you up soon to see how you went about it. Cheers
sea-kem
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Absolutely mate
Absolutely mate
Love the West!
Darren253
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Sent you a PM
Sent you a PM
Paul_86
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Feral
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agree with the above. It
agree with the above. It takes about an hour to remove the old motor and gauges so I think your being ripped. Sell it for parts even if you just remove the prop and gauges
Paul_86
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I’ve be been told 5hrs to
I’ve be been told 5hrs to remove.
Im gonna call a few people advertising for old outboards on gumtree tomorrow and see what they can do. But I don’t have the resources to remove and store and then load the outboard onto someone’s Ute if I went to sell on gumtree, which makes it hard to sell that way doin fit myself.
I am going to look into tho, I can remove the controlls and gauges myself and just leave the motor for someone else to do which might save a few dollars.
DTrain
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Me and 2 mates picked up and
Me and 2 mates picked up and moved a 90hp evinrude 2 stroke by hand. That would be about the same weight as a 70hp 4 stroke (about 120kg). It was heavy as f**k, but still within the realms of possibility without an engine hoist if your dedicated enough :)
Paul_86
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Yeah I’d end up dropping it
Yeah I’d end up dropping it on my foot and needing 3 months off work or something stupid like that haha.
Just sold it for $900 anyway so all good, cheers
Paul_86
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Just sold the motor on
Just sold the motor on gumtree for $900 and the guy is going to remove it for me. Stoked!
cheers for everyone’s help
gruntre69
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Great result! That I'll take
Great result! That I'll take the motor for payment to remove was a Gaff! Glad you got a better deal... Got to love fishwrecked! That's a lot of fuel for your new donk!
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Paul_86
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Yeah fishwrecked is a very
Yeah fishwrecked is a very helpful community! Always great for good honest advice
Yeah the extra money will pay to replace the old floor, install a kill tank and then some fuel.
SeperateKnob
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Yeah I have to agree, I've
Yeah I have to agree, I've removed dozens of outboards and it takes around an hour tops to remove controls, cabling, and gauges. The only catch is needing an engine crane.
SeperateKnob
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Yeah I have to agree, I've
Yeah I have to agree, I've removed dozens of outboards and it takes around an hour tops to remove controls, cabling, gauges and engine. The only catch is needing an engine crane.