Thread: 2stroke outboard

A mate has a 645 Aqualite which having spent a fair bit of time on led me down the path of wanting one. There is one on TM with a 175 Evenrude Fitch Ram which is the predecessor to the Etecs.As it is just down the road from me I went and had a look, it's a very low hrs boat which clearly has spent more time in the shed than on the water. He wants 70k for it. Trailer is getting tired and at the least would need a regalve. If you can find someone to do it as Perrys in Hamilton have apparently stopped.

The thing is what's my worst-case situation. I buy it, outboard shits itself in a reasonably short space of time and I need to replace it. New 150 4S fitted will have no change out of 30k and a new trailer for it will be close or around 10k. I'm now at 110k.

Why would I go there? Lot better to find one with a better motor already to go.