I called the Used motor place on CL which I found is Northampton Marine at Lake Gaston.
They have a 1998 Johnson 60 hp. $3,500 out the door.
They say they go through the motors, replace everything without actually breaking into the head or foot. So not a rebuild. They clean and repaint. What I see online looks brand new. This particular motor is not on their web page. But many of the ones on their web page are gone. Said they don't keep that up as well as they should. It's the same as the 1996 60 they no longer have.
Price includes new controls, correct prop, mount and install, test a few times and a 90 day warranty. Said it takes 2 weeks with their workload.
I have no idea if this is good or not. Nada lists Avg retail at $1000. That's for a decent motor. Might need a little work.
If I were to buy a new motor from a shop. What could I expect to pay to have all the mounting work done? I know some do not come with controls so that's even extra beyond the actual motor.
This motor would be a good solution. And I would not need to do the work. Also, same mixed gas. So no new tank or cleaning of the old one for strait gas.
Another thing is I will know it runs and is setup correctly for my boat. If I buy a strait CL motor I get what I get. Then need to get anything missing like controls and install it all.
The more I think about it the more the price does not sound so bad. hahahahah.
Thoughts??
mikeski
They have a 1998 Johnson 60 hp. $3,500 out the door.
They say they go through the motors, replace everything without actually breaking into the head or foot. So not a rebuild. They clean and repaint. What I see online looks brand new. This particular motor is not on their web page. But many of the ones on their web page are gone. Said they don't keep that up as well as they should. It's the same as the 1996 60 they no longer have.
Price includes new controls, correct prop, mount and install, test a few times and a 90 day warranty. Said it takes 2 weeks with their workload.
I have no idea if this is good or not. Nada lists Avg retail at $1000. That's for a decent motor. Might need a little work.
If I were to buy a new motor from a shop. What could I expect to pay to have all the mounting work done? I know some do not come with controls so that's even extra beyond the actual motor.
This motor would be a good solution. And I would not need to do the work. Also, same mixed gas. So no new tank or cleaning of the old one for strait gas.
Another thing is I will know it runs and is setup correctly for my boat. If I buy a strait CL motor I get what I get. Then need to get anything missing like controls and install it all.
The more I think about it the more the price does not sound so bad. hahahahah.
Thoughts??
mikeski