[Rhodes22-list] Outboards For Sale

[pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net]

Yes, class of '75 & 6 seats on the 50 yard line.

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:25:02 -0700 (PDT), Charles Henthorn
<rexh at sbcglobal.net> wrote :

> Ah ha --- there is a purdue connection.   
>   
> 
> pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net wrote:
>   Southwest Michigan (Buchanan). Just north of South Bend, IN, near Lake
> Michigan.
> 
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:19:20 -0700 (PDT), Charles Henthorn
> wrote :
> 
> > Where are they?
> > 
> > pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net wrote: I have two outboard motors I would like to
> sell. One is a 2002 (bought new
> > in 2003)like new, Mercury 9.9, 4-stroke, electric start, long shaft. It has
> > very low hours (in & out of the harbor), only used June thru September each
> > year, only used in fresh water, and kept in a heated garage during the
> > winter. I changed the oil, filter & lower crankcase every year. The dealer
> > tells me it has a list resale of around $1,500, but that is probably
> > unrealistic. He said I should be able to get $1,150 - $1,250 on ebay. (He
> > would only offer me about $900 trade-in.)
> > 
> > The other is an approximately 1982 Mercury 9.8, 2-stroke, electric start,
> > long shaft. It has also only been used in summers and in fresh water. It
> > broke down in 2003. When I tried to get it fixed, no dealer had the needed
> > replacement part in stock. It turns out the factory warehouse also didn't
> > have the part in stock as it was on backorder. As I saw my already short
> > (Michigan) sailing season sailing away on me, I bought the 4-stroke as a
> > replacement so I could keep sailing. When the part finally came in, they
> > fixed the 2-stroke motor and I put it in the garage as a spare. My wife
> > finally convinced me I don't need a spare. The dealer says I should
> > realistically be able to get $500 for this on ebay.
> > 
> > The reason I'm selling my 4-stroke is weight. It weighs somewhere in the
> > neighborhood of 126 to 133 pounds. The new Mercury 4-stroke weighs only
> > about 86 pounds (about the same as my 2 stroke). As I get older, it is
> > getting harder & harder to lift that much weight up onto the motor mount.
> > 
> > If no one is interested, I'll probably put them on ebay in a week or two.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Paul Grandholm
> > 1999 Rhodes 22
> > s/v Boilermaker
> > 
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