More information needed.
What brand of boat?
What is recommended horsepower for boat?
What distances do you plan to cover?
How much does boat weigh?
How many PoB is recommended by manufacturer?
To give you an idea, I purchased a 2008 suzuki DF140 with 500hrs for 7k fitted with new controls... I found 25" legs to be more common second hand at the time. That was 18 months ago.
Good quality used outboards are not very common, people tend to run them until they die, you will find reasonably late model ones pop up but in my experience you are better off seeing what's on the market then deciding
carnarvonite
Posts: 8669
Date Joined: 24/07/07
More Info
More information needed.
What brand of boat?
What is recommended horsepower for boat?
What distances do you plan to cover?
How much does boat weigh?
How many PoB is recommended by manufacturer?
And the list goes on
Rob H
Posts: 5797
Date Joined: 18/01/12
firstly
number one
How much do you want to spend
That is going to dictate everything
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Jackfrost80
Posts: 8144
Date Joined: 07/05/12
I got a 5m glass boat which
I got a 5m glass boat which is plated for 90hp and have a Sukuki DF90 on the back. Very fuel efficient, good holeshot and can get up around 33knots.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
Posts: 16
Date Joined: 01/01/70
To give you an idea, I
To give you an idea, I purchased a 2008 suzuki DF140 with 500hrs for 7k fitted with new controls... I found 25" legs to be more common second hand at the time. That was 18 months ago.
North Coast Marine
Posts: 74
Date Joined: 23/05/16
Good quality used outboards
Good quality used outboards are not very common, people tend to run them until they die, you will find reasonably late model ones pop up but in my experience you are better off seeing what's on the market then deciding