Need a replacement motor

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

I agree. It does sound high. And why I am posting. But is it? A re-manufactured motor, installed, tested, with a warranty.

1998 Johnson J60TLEC

3 Cylinder, Electric Start, Electric Tilt/Trim. Iboats says it has power steering?

Motor was dismantled, cleaned, new parts(Ignition, water pump, and whatever else), fully painted. 90 day warranty.

What I really need is a true cost to have a new motor installed, tested and tuned for your boat. Like if I have this old motor and want that new 4 stroke.

I will not be able to use my red plug controls. That's about $300 + A new prop is at minimum $100. So lets say $500. Now the motor is $3000.

Then installation. Looking for the cost of that. And I am sure the warranty is built into the cost.

I still think it's high. Don't get me wrong. But it is not as high as I initially thought.

And I will not do the work. There's a couple days for sure.

mikeski

ok lets say you go ahead and pay $7k for a new 4 stroke (which would probably get you a Suzuki maybe a Yamaha if you shop hard. Hanging it and running the controls, no big deal, flushing out the fuel tank, no big deal. BUT! to my knowledge NO manufacturer ( and I might be wrong) will warranty an engine not installed by a licensed certified dealer, and all maintenance during the warranty period MUST be done by a dealer. Now price a 4 stroke oil change, a yearly lower unit flush and fill, water pump impeller, fuel filter for the warranty life of that engine and it adds even more, wayyy more... Now lets say you do have some failure. How hard is a dealer going to push to say it is the fault of the owner and NOT a warrantied issue? Especially with it hanging on the back of an old boat? Just pointing out the negatives here. Plus now you have a 4 stroke, which is heavier so you have to consider that weight too, can you carry a 4 stroke 70hp? will you have to downsize to 50? 40? to keep the weight right? Now you lose torque too. Oh and 4 strokes I believe will require more gauges too to monitor them properly so there's more stuff to buy, more wiring to do.