Here’s a question from a visitor to the site:
“How does one determine how many hours an outboard motor has ran…does it have a gauge similar to the odometer on a car, or do you just have to take the owner’s word?”
If you’d like to answer this and help out, please leave a comment below. If you don’t see the comment form, just click on the headline of this post to take you to the right page. Thanks.
Here’s a video clip of 4 300 horse Mercury Verado outboards on a Ring Powercraft. These Swedish RIB-boats are custom made. Not something for everyone obviously…
300 hp Verados are currently going for about $9,000 on eBay.
A 2006 Mercury 50 EFI fourstroke outboard motor jumps to plane.
Here’s a Honda produced video showing the new BF-40 and BF-50 EFI motors. Here’s what Honda has to say:
“Honda Marine’s new BF40 and BF50 EFI afford boaters the fuel efficiency and quiet operation of Honda’s legendary four-stroke outboard engine technology combined with light weight and powerful acceleration. Honda’s exclusive Boosted Low Speed Torque (BLAST) system and a new high-performance gear case combine for a strong holeshot, while Lean Burn Control provides a fuel savings of up to 20 percent at cruise. And at 216 pounds, the engines are the lightest …
A video clip of an 85hp Evinrude outboard motor running. The top cowl is off and he runs it for a minute or so. Pretty exciting! You decide.
Here’s a question from a visitor to the site:
“How does one determine how many hours an outboard motor has ran…does it have a gauge similar to the odometer on a car, or do you just have to take the owner’s word?”
If you’d like to answer this and help out, please leave a comment below. If you don’t see the comment form, just click on the headline of this post to take you to the right page. Thanks.
Due to a large number of requests for different outboard motor parts, I created a special search page for those of you looking for parts for outboards.
For all your Mercury, Johnson, Evinrude, Honda parts and more please visit:
Outboard Motor Parts Search Page
Just enter the manufacturer and part type in the search box where it says “outboard parts” and hit search.
Here’s a clip of a 50 year old+ Evinrude outboard motor, the Fleetwin, 7.5 hp running in a test tank.
Here’s a video clip of 4 300 horse Mercury Verado outboards on a Ring Powercraft. These Swedish RIB-boats are custom made. Not something for everyone obviously…
300 hp Verados are currently going for about $9,000 on eBay.
A 2006 Mercury 50 EFI fourstroke outboard motor jumps to plane.