On Nov 14, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Tom G wrote:
"Solomon_Man" wrote in message
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On Nov 14, 1:23 pm, HK wrote:
Solomon_Man wrote:
I thought about ebay....I would definetly have to part out as the
whole motor would be pricey to send and disclose its titleless. The
last time I sent a motor across country it cost me close to $1.50 a
pound. I bet its more as gas has almost doubled. I guess parting out
would bring a few bucks if I took it apart and no title would be
required for the parts. I would consider going in some of these
directions once I had a marina I could trust to hook me up with
another dependable outboard.

I guess the next step is that find a decent marina or a place to hook
me up with another outboard motor.

Thanks for the help everyone,
Chris
Illinois does not require titles for outboard motors. You could sell them,
pawn them, take them to a flea market..no problem. The only time the state
gets involved is when you buy a used boat, they want to know the cost of the
motor added onto the cost of the boat so they can charge you sales tax on
the motor, too.

Tom G.

I'm pretty sure Maryland doesn't give a damn about outboard serial
numbers, either. I had to supply the state with the number stamped into
the gelcoat of the boat at the stern to get my boat numbers. No
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All,
I was out looking and I noticed there is a briggs and stratton
outboard motor thats like 5hp and its brand new. This would work for
the small lakes that must be less then 10hp in Ohio. Anybody have any
experience with this outboard motor?

Is the quality there and is it dependable? The price seems extremely
reasonable for new but usually there is always a catch.

After talking it over with the wife and looking at my options, we are
going for sure to pick up a 10hp and another outboard motor. Probably
sometime over the winter. The funny thing is I need to get a hold of a
decent marina to purchase one and no one has even sent me a response
to my original requests. Maybe I need to spend some time this weekend
visiting them to get quicker response. My guess is I am not a big
profit item, so I am at the bottom of the list. There is also two boat
shows in the area coming up in a little over a month.

As far as the old motors, I am going to go through normal procedures
on what the state requires and if I get lucky I will title them and
work on the two that interest me. If not there is Ebay. I contacted a
few of the outboards out there on ebay over 10 hp and I found out that
none of them had titles nor are they required in there state. So in
another words there is a market for the outboards I do have but not in
my state (sad). I am not 100% sure of the ebay focus legalities but I
am sure I will not have to go the ebay route if I do everything the
state requires.

I appreciate the help, direction, and listening to my long winded
rants,
Thanks again,
Chris