Four Engine Theory

[Snookerd]

What is your # of motors you currently own, condition of said motor(s), and best story about your current or past motors.

Here are my current motors:
1991 130 yamaha 2 str-won't die
2 225 1996 merc 3 liters 2str-2002 powerheads
1 1/2 8hp Yamahas 2 str-one is a long shaft the other is extra short (missing the lower unit)

Best story is 2 yrs ago when one of the 8 hps fell off my boat while towing on I-75 going around 70mph.(kicker bracket came apart and the motor was dragging on the pavement)

[peterb]

Ok

I have twin 1998 150 Yamaha's, 1998 Merc Mariner 15 HP and & 1991 9.9 HP Johnson.

My saddest story is when i blew up a 1992 150 HP Johnson in Barnegat Bay (because eel grass clogged up the engine).

A close second was when my current twin Yamaha's went for a a salt water bath.
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The uptick here is that my friendly mechanic had them both running a 1/2 hour after I pulled the boat and dropped them off.

[wavelength]

1989 225hp on my Seacraft.
2003 130hp Yamaha on my flats boat.
240hp Continental air cooled ground power unit on the airboat.
2 50lb trolling motors on the flats boat does that count?

[Old'sCool]

Peter, That pic makes me cringe every time I see it!!

Last was Yam. 225 OX66, 660+ hrs. without a hiccup
Present, Yam. 250 OX66, a few months and good so far
'96 25 Johnson, great motor, probably 1500+ hrs.

does the wife's 3.5L 280hp Infinity count....

[Fr. Frank]

Anybody got more than six?

(1) 1988 w/02 powerhead Johnson 225hp on my 23' Tsunami
(2) 1994 reman in 02 Merc 150/175hp on my 20' Seafari
(3) 2006 Merc 90hp Opti on my '94 Carolina Skiff
(4) 1984 Suzuki 2hp kicker on the Carolina Skiff
(5) 1986 Mariner 115 w/ jet pump, (2 bad cyls) used to be on the Skiff.
(6) 1977 Mercury 115, runs, but needs reeds and electrical work, (given to me)

Lets' see, I think that's six motors for three boats, and none of them twin setups.

[Bigshrimpin]

Frank - I think I got you beat, but I'm thinning out the heard this month. I just started buying blown motors and parting them for fun and a little extra spending money. In the process I came across 2 absolutely beautiful older motors (v200, v150).

Here's This Month's Inventory

1981 Mercury v225
1979 Mercury v200
1979 Mercury v150
2002 Yamaha 8hp four stroke
1986 Mercury 7.5 Electic start/5" pitch high thrust prop
Spare 7.5hp power head (had two motors made one)

Parts motors -
1981 Mercury v200
1994 Evinrude 150 Powerhead
1989 Mercury 80hp (3cylinder)
Volvo AQ130C with 270 outdrive

[Bigshrimpin]

Lost the OMC powerhead this month
added a real nice Mariner Magnum 150
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1986 Mariner Magnum 150
1981 Mercury v225
1979 Mercury v200
1979 Mercury v150
2002 Yamaha 8hp four stroke
1986 Mercury 7.5 Electic start/5" pitch high thrust prop
Spare 7.5hp power head (had two motors made one)

Parts motors -
1981 Mercury v200
1986 Mercury 150 XR2
1989 Mercury 80hp (3cylinder)
Volvo AQ130C with 270 outdrive

[Bigshrimpin]

Just Picked up a 1992 Mercury XRI.
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1981 Mercury v225
1979 Mercury v200
1979 Mercury v150
2002 Yamaha 8hp four stroke
1986 Mercury 7.5 Electic start/5" pitch high thrust prop
Spare 7.5hp power head (had two motors made one)

Parts motors -
1986 Mariner Magnum 150
1992 Mercury 175 XRI
1986 Mercury 150 XR2
Volvo AQ130C with 270 outdrive

[muddywater]

1980 Mariner 115 on the Seacraft
1992 Mercury 40 on the flats boat
1970something Evinrude 4.5 on the little flat

Favorite stories? Hmm where to start...

1) Had a 1960something Mercury on one of my previous boats. The first time I sank it was in a flood (really nasty current and flood stage water on the river - almost drowned because I was wearing rubber boots and no life-jacket. Went out in a different boat the next day to look for some of my stuff. LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ticketed me because the boat I had to use to look for the other one did not have registration. Keep in mind that I was just a kid at this point (was years away from being able to get a driver's license). I retreived the boat and motor and had it running the next day. The second time I sank this motor was at about 11 PM one cold January evening on my way to a friend's house. There just happened to be a freaking tree in the middle of the bayou, and I don't mean a small one. I was airborn for a couple seconds before I hit the water. I vaguely remember passing over the bow of the boat. My tool box, which floated, was loaded with matches and homemade gelled flame fuel so I built a fire on the mud flat to keep from freezing. Once again the old Merc was running the next day. The third time I sank that motor, the boat was tied to the dock behind our house because I kind of forgot to put the plug back in. I hauled the boat out. The next day I hooked it up to some clean gas and fired it up again. I never changed a single part in that motor (except spark plugs) and it ran even after sinking three times. I gave it away in the late nineties because the lower unit had corroded and you could see sunlight through it. The motor still ran though!

2) Still have a 1992 Merc 40 that until Hurricane Katrina looked brand new because the boat is stored indoors and I am fanatical about upkeep. The reason I say until Katrina, is that when I went to do search and rescue in New Orleans, the water (or whatever was in the water) was making the paint peel off my motor like paint remover. Keep in mind that the paint had survived over a decade of hunting, salt-water fishing, and wakeboarding/kneeboarding. We launched in the middle of Interstate 10. When I went down Canal Boulevard in New Orleans, the water was so deep that I could pass over the cars without hitting them. That was not the case in Lakeshore when I smacked the lower unit really good on a curb going up a hill. We picked up a 92 year old woman and to get back to the staging point we had to get over one of those tall highway noise reduction fences. The water was about even with the top of the fence so most of the other boats had not been able to get through. After trying to axe it and deciding that it was tougher than it looked, I rammed it. Luckily we did not lose anybody and made it across, though we were perched precariously for a moment or two before I gunned it.

3) The 1980 Mariner 115 is a story in progress. It came with the Seacraft and supposedly only has 20 hours even though it is 27 years old. The lower unit paint and motor condition seem to support this story otherwise I would not even bother with it. I have wiring, a stator, and a solenoid on order since all the wires are beyond saving (including the ones integrated into the stator). After those parts are replaced, I going to try to fire it up without changing out anything else. I sprayed Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders a couple weeks ago, so it has been soaking. The motor has not been started in 17 years, so it will make a good story if it does start.