Outboard rebuild?

FWIW - Quite a few years ago, over a period of not that many years, I had several engines rebuilt. They never held up (on a bass boat) for me.

Granted, these were 4 cylinder OMCs, not a six cylinder Mercury like yours. And I understand that a NIB 250 Mercury is gonna cost a whole lot more than rebuilding one. But I eventually realized just how deep of a hole I was throwing money into.

I currently have a the same engine you have - just not as old as yours. When I bought it Mercury was offering a 5 year warranty. Only dipped into the warranty once (compressor), but I'm assuming you'll only get a really short (a few months) warranty on a rebuilt power head - and you'll still have a lot of 9 year old components on that engine.

Doug knows his stuff.

Call Landrys in Des Allemands and see what he'll give you on a trade in, he rebuilds engines and hes a new Mercury dealer.

Nah you'll be fine with an overhaul assuming it's done right. You could buy a reman powerhead from mercury and still come out way ahead if youd prefer to go that route.

New is always a great option if you've got the money to burn but a good properly done rebuild should give you several more years of service. It's important to understand why the engine failed the first time and have it corrected though.

I've had it looked at already and was quoted 9300. If I'm going that deep, I might as well go new. I think new is going to be my best route.

Buy new, buy exended warranty, sleep well. Popped my Opti in 15 and spent close to $9k with rebuild and wish I would have bought new now. Spent another $5k playing catch-up with nit picking issues that weren’t addressed with rebuild.

Forgot about those complete assemblies. Those seem like a hell of a good deal. Overhauled block and rotating assembly dont scare me at all and with new accessories attached I'd have full confidence in one of those units.

Almost forgot, i have a 225 block that can be had cheap. Probably has 300 hours on it tops, it's a reman from Mercury. Might even know someone who can do the work and is merc certified for a flat rate.
Send me a contact and we can talk.

I've been talking to a few places. I am heavily considering with repowering with an Evinrude G2 250 HO. Boat is paid for and I'm really tired of sinking money into the Mercury. Also comes with a 10yr warranty. Thoughts?