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

wrote:
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.

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

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

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

Thanks again,
Chris