Great forum. Been a lurker for the last 6 months, and finally had the need to ask a question.
I have just recently aquired a 1979 15' Alumacraft without an outboard. This would be my first boat. The serial plate on the boat says a max of 15hp. I have a 30lb trolling motor.
I have been searching for an outbord for my new baby, but am wary of spending too much on a new motor or buying a unreliable used motor. I have looked in the paper, been and seen new motors, searched the internet, but am no closer to finding what I want.
Can you guys give me some recomendations about what I should be looking for? Where to look? reliability of old motors? what to look for when inspecting a used motor? etc.
Thanks walkabout (twin cities) (sory for being so vague, but I really of inexperienced in the realm of outboards)
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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Great forum. Been a lurker for the last 6 months, and finally had the need to ask a question.
I have just recently aquired a 1979 15' Alumacraft without an outboard. This would be my first boat. The serial plate on the boat says a max of 15hp. I have a 30lb trolling motor.
I have been searching for an outbord for my new baby, but am wary of spending too much on a new motor or buying a unreliable used motor. I have looked in the paper, been and seen new motors, searched the internet, but am no closer to finding what I want.
Can you guys give me some recomendations about what I should be looking for? Where to look? reliability of old motors? what to look for when inspecting a used motor? etc.
Thanks
walkabout (twin cities)
(sory for being so vague, but I really of inexperienced in the realm of outboards)
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