On Nov 15, 3:52 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:36:53 -0800 (PST), Solomon_Man





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On Nov 15, 2:47 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:34:43 -0800 (PST), Solomon_Man

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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?

NO NO NO NO NO.

NO.

As in NO.

Noisy, the lower units are horrible and they wear out drive shaft
seals faster than I eat jelly beans.

Ok,
Thats a NO


Is there certain outboards I should stay away from? Ie parts
availability, maintenance concerns,reliability issues.

Stick with Yamaha, Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury and Honda if you can
find a used one.

I see that Johnson, Evinrude, Mariner seem to be the big three names.
Are parts available for these outboards well after there hey day?

That's a good question. In general, parts for outboards older than
say ten to twelve years old can be difficult, but are available. It
seems that the twelve year point is about where they start getting
hard to purchase from dealers.

I have found a whole bunch of used outboard Marinas in Florida? Is the
salty water a concern for corrision in Outboards from Florida?

Can be over time - just depends on use and abuse. I'm pretty sure you
can find freshwater outboards out there - just have to look.

I know the more I look the more questions I have but I guess thats the
way I am going to learn.

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All,
I have been busy with the outboards and trying to get titles and here
are the results as of 12/08/07.

From the 4 motors that I had the state lookup the following results
were found;

3 people last register 3 of these motors before 1975. One of the
motors according to our state was never registered. It was not
required to be titled when it was new as the law did not start till
1963.

I was able to locate and speak to one individual about the boat motor
in his name and he agreed to sign it over and has. Lucky for me this
is one of those that are complete and run. So I have one down. The
other two I sent certified letters and one has come back no forwarding
address and according to the people that live there now they have
owned the house since 1985. One certified letter I am waiting for. I
have not received a return certified statement card nor the letter
back and its been about a week and a half. The post office said it
could take up to 3 weeks.

I also got the boat motors appraised from a local marina as required.

I also received my boating operators license today.

I have also checked out a few marinas in the last few weeks and have
located many parts for the boat motors I do have in my name including
most seals and ignition/carburation parts. So I think I should be able
to get these running without to much problem assuming mechanicals are
sound. Also I have seen about a half dozen outboards in my price reach/
range that are fairly new ( 5-15 yrs).

I also have located my dads factory service manual for these
outboards.

So now I have to;

Wait till about the 15th of January and post in the local newspape of
my little auction and have my little auction. After speaking to the
marinas up here almost no one comes to there auctions. They can
usually count on one hand how many people come. So I think the motor
should hopefully end up in my name, considering the marinas can sell
somtimes 10-20 boats at a time.

A new issue has popped up concerning my dad and his boat I bought him
but I will post that as a new issue.

Thanks everyone and I will keep you updated.
Chris