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Why are outboard motors so &%$*^$ expensive!
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:15 pm
Seriously for the life of me I cant figure out why a new outboard is so freaking expensive! Talking to a co worker that just repowered with a 200 yamahammer last month and spent $17k by the time he bought controls, installation, etc.
Theres a decent amount of cars on the market now that you can get for less than that!
Was halfway considering re-powering my rig in a couple years, but I would spend more re-powering that I paid for the boat in the first place!
Theres a decent amount of cars on the market now that you can get for less than that!
Was halfway considering re-powering my rig in a couple years, but I would spend more re-powering that I paid for the boat in the first place!
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 9:25 pm
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:19 pm to Tbooux
I recently had a conversation with my father about the very same thing.
He has an older xpress bass boat and was thinking of ust repowering with a new 4 stroke motor.
I have been trying to tell him to just sell the boat and get a new or newer boat altogether that is already rigged with a newer motor.
He has an older xpress bass boat and was thinking of ust repowering with a new 4 stroke motor.
I have been trying to tell him to just sell the boat and get a new or newer boat altogether that is already rigged with a newer motor.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:20 pm to Tbooux
Can't answer why, but seems you'd have to have a helluva boat to make it worth repowering
packages much more economical
packages much more economical
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:21 pm to Tbooux
I have always heard around $100+ per hp on a motor.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:32 pm to Tbooux
Yeah, new outboard prices are crazy and late model ones hold their value very well. I know a guy that repowered his boat with a 250 Yammy that cost him around $20k, then his insurance dropped him because his boat had a 200 hp max. 
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:35 pm to Tbooux
Be thankful you're not repowering diesel inboards
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