Great video Andy! A ton of people are going to benefit from this one. 👏

Perfect info bro! Thanks for all the heads up! Subbed.

Speed Money Brakes wooo hooo!!!

You the man!

The "life stories in boating" was awesome!

Solid!

LOL!!! Tom’s boat is back in the shop!!!!!!!

Always do your homework on your outboard. Get on forums search issues and get an idea of what issues surface with that outboard. Knowledge is power.

Good one, need to know stuff if you didn’t already

Could you do a brand battle of the 40hp range? Mercury vs Suzuki vs Yamaha vs Honda 👀 would appreciate that

Good video man. Can you please do a video on late 1980s motors please . I just think old simple outboards are the way to go . I can work on it and dont have to go to the stealership

Just finished rebuilding a 94 175 Xri. Can’t wait to do some mosquito control out at the ramp.

I couldn’t help but notice Tom’s boat behind you what did he hit this time lol 😂

Great video! He mentioned possibly hooking the outboard up, finding out it has 900hrs on it; I wanted to know what's considered too many hrs? Should I avoid high hp outboard with over 500hrs?? Thanks

The trend I see in Florida, is repowering old, big boats (24-35') by adding a pod, or hull extension engine brackets. What are the best budget large CID 2 strokes? How about early 4 strokes? Thank You.

I'm going to buy a shirt right now I can't get a new motor but I'm damn sure going to get that shirt thank you

Great video! Any chance you guys are getting trucker hats with the smaller logo down to the side? I believe I've seen Andy wearing one in past videos.#speedmoneynobrakes

Love it thanks for the info I would like a jet and I can go up to 90 horse what would you recommend

I bought a 2004 Boston Whaler,,has a 40hpr 2 stoke on it...ran into a lil problem with the gas line in the motor getting soft and closing up under full throttle..but all in all that 40 hpr 2 stroke is a really reliable motor

Problem today is that few dealer shops will service a boat with a outboard or sterndrive that is more than 10 years old. Even if the boat has a mercury or a mercruiser.

Don’t upset peggy😂 last year i bought a boat with a ficht “before i knew wth it was” took it 1 mile from the dock and that was the end of that. Happened 3 times than yanked that F*** off there and put a merc on.

Dudes got his beanie on cause that Florida snow is chilly

I was burned for $8500 on a 2010 250xs. Compression test was good but he didn't tell me he wrecked his boat over revving the motor either cracking a wrist pin or stretching a rod and as soon as I mounted it to my boat it sent a rod to the moon. Other than that visually is was a clean motor.

What should that "pre-buy inspection" cost?

If people still talked to outer people like this guy the world would be a much better place, with far better Outcomes. Many weak people have left his shop butt hurt but with a very firm grasp of what they are dealing with. Can we Clone this guy.

This is definitely a fresh water bass boat centric channel. Let me throw out a couple of other thoughts, a bone to the Saltwater guys. First question (most important) , is this run on saltwater or freshwater (get a bigger discount if run on saltwater). Drive inland to source you next repower, they were either 1) Run in freshwater or 2) driven less to the coast to drive in saltwater. Check the spark plug tips they will tell you a variety of things. Check all fluids for water intrusion. Check zincs, they will tell you how often the individual did maintenance and/or used the motor (some motors have hours logged in the onboard computer). One obscure item. Don’t buy a motor with a big pitched prop 1) the owner has run it an average at higher RPMs (lower longevity) 2) the owner probably has cavitated (over RPM’d) the motor a few times. 3) In your application the prop likely won’t work and you will have the added costs of a new prop. When you buy a motor it’s very important to know what extras are added: prop, throttle, key switch, instruments, etc., the costs add up fast and you can’t always use what you already have. As a caveat to instruments, I have ditched my instruments and bought a $99 NMEA cable on Amazon and use GPS displays, far more data to include things such as fuel pressure, water temp, fuel flow, etc, etc, etc. I guess that starts making computer controlled 4 strokes cheaper than 2 strokes. Especially if you have saltwater boats with fuel tank indicators(GPS units can take fuel flow and calculate total fuel burned, more accurate than a bouncing fuel tank needle), added on fuel flow transducers and so on.

Hard to find a dealer that will let you take the boat for a water test

I bought used with out thoroughly checking it out....blew up first time out....thats my last used motor. Had it fixed and sold the whole rig.....lost money

What’s your opinion on an 2018 mercury with 280 hours? Too many hours?

Sold my 17 skeeter zx225 last year and I wish I didn't, bc prices are out of control. Now I am boat less, not fishing and angry bc of these prices. Paid 54k new in 17 , Same boat now is 74k with same electronics or less. 50k should buy you a 20ft tournament ready with 12 inch screens and power poles period. You said it right..." it all the same stuff as before. " You would think they would not ask so much and much it up on quantity and loans for new boats. Thx for the great content.

So what did old Tom do to his boat that it was in the shop?

Would’ve enjoyed working in this shop when I turned wrenches 15-20 years ago 😂

what about Honda????

How many hours is too many hours when buying a used 200-250 hp outboard

Problem is I dont have a service shop within an hour and a half of me. Sucks

I bought a 2002 skeeter with a Yamaha 200 and my 6th trip out it blew up. Took it too a shop where it took 7 months for them to rebuild it and took it out 3 times breaking it in and it blew up again. At this point I’m in the hole $5000. Wish I would’ve known this stuff a year ago.

I unfortunately bought an Etech two years ago. Thankfully there is one shop that will help me. Unfortunately I’m on the 3rd bad injector

I know motorcycles need to have their valves adjusted. Do four stroke outboard require valve adjustment?

I always look for signs of saltwater. That’s a deal breaker for me

Mercury kicked many customers dead in the taint ! The 2000 model 25hp is a grenade. Previous to 2000 they couldn't be beat in the green timber runs. Unless you got an extra good power head off earlier model laying around stay away from 2000 model merc 25 . Was told later models were done right. Can't say for sure I never rolled the dice on another mercury. 😥

Do you sell any used outboards?

Is it just me or do all of these Opti's and ProXS Merc's indicate an unrealistic amount of hours on the ECM ? It's almost as if the "clock" is programmed to turn minutes into HOURS after a certain point. Most of these people don't spend 32 hours per week fishing......yet the ECM indicates over 40 hours of run-time on the outboard.......So they never stopped to fish????? Bullshit! Hell they seldom get more than 10 miles from the ramp for crying out loud. I suspect a conspiracy 😅 If a person puts 200+ hours per year on their outboard then how much are they spending on fuel & oil ? It doesn't add up. You should be putting more hours on your trolling motor than you do on your outboard. No?

Force,Gamefisher, Chrysler, Ficht and Coleman are the best money can buy. They never need repairs. 😂

Comment below on what your experience has been like when buying a Used Outboard. Went good or been burned?

well I had divorce it odd(i got paid to go away it was the funnest deal i ever heard of) i over heard the judge (pay the man sign the paper it a crime too do what you did to this man, ok mom you did not tell him she high dived on to concrete& broke her head & she made him real sick to from cheating ) pay the man get him a place to stay leave him alone! ( my attorney said you pay me this they pay you this & call you move on there money your being paid) were leaving quickly before he changes his mind( the judge)

yeah we don't do the high end motors.. first one boat and motor.. 225 or 250 hp. Only in Murica you hang a 250 hp on a 16 ft boat.. or 4 in a row.. smh. Lets buy a 7ft dinghy.. murica.."lets put a 115 on it"

Skip the first 2:15.

E-Tecs truly have become the number one “stay away from “ motor. People who have them I tell them keep it for now if they want but as soon as anything expensive happens dump it. Because they only get worse. EMM’s are always an issue even on the later models and they are expensive and becoming hard to get. G2’s are right there behind them with a list of issues. Every single one at our marina has had warranty work.

lol your nuts thinking that people are going to let a unknown individual take there boat to a shop of their choice I’ve bought a lot of boats over the years the most I’ve ever had a seller do is hook muffs and I’ve sold lots of boats I’m not letting you take it to a shop just like a dealer won’t with a used boat and I’m not interested in doing lake test for insurance reasons and for the fact the half these buyers just want to see how a type of boat handles and have no interest in actually buying they just waist your time and fuel.

Had to stop halfway through. Follow a script!

I'm not sure that I trust buying a used outboard. I want to go fish, not mess around with someone else's bullshit. Limited time to fish, can't mess around with my toy not working.

I would never buy a used boat or motor

Good job Andy!! Are you still thinking about teaching marine techs in your shop??