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How to buy used outboard motors

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Used Outboards - Are you looking at buying a used outboard motor? If you are looking at buying a used outboard you should consider all of the options available to you. Some questions you should be asking firstly yourself like what the outboard motor is used for, how many hours, how much I can spend on maintenance work, etc. Each outboard motor manufacturer produces a very different outboard from the last. Some of these outboards suit different applications. For example, if you are looking at doing a lot of trolling, then you could consider a four-stroke outboard. The issue with most two-stroke outboards is if you do a lot of trolling and idling, they can be very Smokey and have the issue of fouling spark plugs. If you are doing large hours with your outboard motor, then you will want an efficient outboard motor. A four-stroke outboard or a direct-injected two stroke, like a Mercury Optimax, Evinrude Etec, or Yamaha HPDI. When buying used outboards the cost is a huge factor. You n...