A buddy came by Saturday morning and said there's an auction near his hunting cabin in PA, lets go.
Not having anything better to do with the prospect of bad weather coming I took the ride. He brought a truck so I knew he was serious.
We got to the place late, nearly 9am and the sale was supposed to start at 9 sharp.
I didn't see many trucks or cars though and it was snowing/raining the whole way there.
It was clear at home but with dark skies.
There were two auctioneers, one working in the house, the other out back in a long chicken coop. Me and some old guy were the only two to head outside.
The place was sparsely finished off but with about 50 or so outboards, two glass boats and a few pedal boats. Plus a few steel tire tractors that looked like they hadn't moved in ages.
The auctioneer looked around, called up to the house, then started the auction. My buddy walked back around that time, but shook his head and went back in the house, but told me there's motors in the basement too.
The other guy who was looking around out back tells me he's looking to own all four pedal boats, if i leave them alone, he won't big on anything else.
I said its a deal. The auctioneer dragged his feet for a bit longer, and two more guys came out and they started the sale.
It was done in 20 minutes and I had bought 16 motors in all, and a ton of new parts. I then went inside and waited for the same auctioneer to head down the basement, where there were two unopened Force motors in boxes, and a bench with a 2x6 lip on it with 12 9.9/15hp Evinrude and Johnson motors from the 70's or 80's on it, plus some new parts in boxes.
By the time it was done, I had 29 motors and had filled the back of my buddies van with new parts, including a crap load of new props, some OMC tools, the two new Force 9.9 motors, and one new 15hp Force motor, still in the foam in a box, plus about 20 extra 9.9 covers, some spare coils, carbs, etc.
There's five new in the box 9.9 OMC blocks, dated 1982 on the boxes, a box of 6 new carbs, plus four 6 hp Johnson motors, (condition to be determined, but their not seized, one 110hp, one 90hp, with a receipt for a lower unit overhaul, and its got a white lower on a blue motor, two sets of matching controls, and a spare carb set and two power tilt units for OMC as well.
The total count now in my garage for 9.9/15hp OMC motors is nine counting those I got out in PA a few weeks ago.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with the two V4 motors but both are supposedly running motors. They're too big for my 16ft aluminum boat though.
The Force motors though are brand new, in the box. Brand new, 30 year old motors. They look like they came out of the factory yesterday.
Three are 1987, one is 1995, one in 1998.
Does anyone have any idea what something like that would even be worth?
Here's one of the covers I pulled out the box, the rest are still set in the foam in the box, and there's a few extra 9.9 covers.
Brand new Force 9.9hp cover, and a brand new or close to new Evinrude Cover
90hp, VRO is a lie, its been removed on this one, and the lower unit looks like its just been worked on.
I did check the compression today on this one and got 142-149-142-144 (it was much hirer at first but the cylinders were filled with thick oil, it took good bit of cranking to clear it out and get normal readings. The 110 gave me 145-147-148-146 psi and it too was shot full of thick oil. It was too close to freezing so I didn't try to start these but my guess is their both runners, but no power tilt on either one. But there's a few factory tilt units in the lot as well.
A 9.9hp tiller short shaft
below, a 1989 3hp, (this makes two of these now as I got one just like it a few weeks ago)
This one is a bit challenged but its got good spark and compression, but the tiller is busted completely off, it was tied to the bracket with a plastic trash bag. It came with the lot of motors, as they were auctioning them off in lots of 5 or more. After he realized there were no other bidders, he basically just counted them all up and we agreed on a price. I had to assume they were all junk though just in case.
9.9hp long shaft tiller rope start
Above, 9.9 short shaft tiller manual start only This one and its 15hp long shaft twin both look like they've barely ever seen the water.
15hp 20" shaft tiller E start
There's a few more of these as well but it stopped me at 10 pics and they all pretty much look alike. All are from the same era, 1974-85 or so. I think one long shaft 15 is an 85, but its got a 9.9 cover on it.
I swear, when I got up on Saturday I had absolutely zero intentions of buying 40 some motors or spending a dime on anything but sometimes I just can't help my self.
We ended coming back with my buddy's truck and trailer full of my stuff, he didn't buy a thing.
He looked at me funny though when I grabbed his keys and said I had to load something on the trailer. He just stood there and stared at it all when he got back to the truck around noon.
I told him I figured we might need some weight on the back if the snow keeps up. The trailer and van were nearly full. I bought lunch though.
Once back home it too both of us two hours to unload the truck and trailer and get them all into my shed and garage, plus carry the new motors down my basement stairs for safe keeping.
Like the lot that I got out in west PA a few weeks ago, these are all freshwater run motors that haven't been all salted up their whole lives.
I need to stay away from auctions, if I buy any more of these I'll have to start putting them in the living room and kitchen.
Not having anything better to do with the prospect of bad weather coming I took the ride. He brought a truck so I knew he was serious.
We got to the place late, nearly 9am and the sale was supposed to start at 9 sharp.
I didn't see many trucks or cars though and it was snowing/raining the whole way there.
It was clear at home but with dark skies.
There were two auctioneers, one working in the house, the other out back in a long chicken coop. Me and some old guy were the only two to head outside.
The place was sparsely finished off but with about 50 or so outboards, two glass boats and a few pedal boats. Plus a few steel tire tractors that looked like they hadn't moved in ages.
The auctioneer looked around, called up to the house, then started the auction. My buddy walked back around that time, but shook his head and went back in the house, but told me there's motors in the basement too.
The other guy who was looking around out back tells me he's looking to own all four pedal boats, if i leave them alone, he won't big on anything else.
I said its a deal. The auctioneer dragged his feet for a bit longer, and two more guys came out and they started the sale.
It was done in 20 minutes and I had bought 16 motors in all, and a ton of new parts. I then went inside and waited for the same auctioneer to head down the basement, where there were two unopened Force motors in boxes, and a bench with a 2x6 lip on it with 12 9.9/15hp Evinrude and Johnson motors from the 70's or 80's on it, plus some new parts in boxes.
By the time it was done, I had 29 motors and had filled the back of my buddies van with new parts, including a crap load of new props, some OMC tools, the two new Force 9.9 motors, and one new 15hp Force motor, still in the foam in a box, plus about 20 extra 9.9 covers, some spare coils, carbs, etc.
There's five new in the box 9.9 OMC blocks, dated 1982 on the boxes, a box of 6 new carbs, plus four 6 hp Johnson motors, (condition to be determined, but their not seized, one 110hp, one 90hp, with a receipt for a lower unit overhaul, and its got a white lower on a blue motor, two sets of matching controls, and a spare carb set and two power tilt units for OMC as well.
The total count now in my garage for 9.9/15hp OMC motors is nine counting those I got out in PA a few weeks ago.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with the two V4 motors but both are supposedly running motors. They're too big for my 16ft aluminum boat though.
The Force motors though are brand new, in the box. Brand new, 30 year old motors. They look like they came out of the factory yesterday.
Three are 1987, one is 1995, one in 1998.
Does anyone have any idea what something like that would even be worth?
Here's one of the covers I pulled out the box, the rest are still set in the foam in the box, and there's a few extra 9.9 covers.
Brand new Force 9.9hp cover, and a brand new or close to new Evinrude Cover
90hp, VRO is a lie, its been removed on this one, and the lower unit looks like its just been worked on.
I did check the compression today on this one and got 142-149-142-144 (it was much hirer at first but the cylinders were filled with thick oil, it took good bit of cranking to clear it out and get normal readings. The 110 gave me 145-147-148-146 psi and it too was shot full of thick oil. It was too close to freezing so I didn't try to start these but my guess is their both runners, but no power tilt on either one. But there's a few factory tilt units in the lot as well.
A 9.9hp tiller short shaft
below, a 1989 3hp, (this makes two of these now as I got one just like it a few weeks ago)
This one is a bit challenged but its got good spark and compression, but the tiller is busted completely off, it was tied to the bracket with a plastic trash bag. It came with the lot of motors, as they were auctioning them off in lots of 5 or more. After he realized there were no other bidders, he basically just counted them all up and we agreed on a price. I had to assume they were all junk though just in case.
9.9hp long shaft tiller rope start
Above, 9.9 short shaft tiller manual start only This one and its 15hp long shaft twin both look like they've barely ever seen the water.
15hp 20" shaft tiller E start
There's a few more of these as well but it stopped me at 10 pics and they all pretty much look alike. All are from the same era, 1974-85 or so. I think one long shaft 15 is an 85, but its got a 9.9 cover on it.
I swear, when I got up on Saturday I had absolutely zero intentions of buying 40 some motors or spending a dime on anything but sometimes I just can't help my self.
We ended coming back with my buddy's truck and trailer full of my stuff, he didn't buy a thing.
He looked at me funny though when I grabbed his keys and said I had to load something on the trailer. He just stood there and stared at it all when he got back to the truck around noon.
I told him I figured we might need some weight on the back if the snow keeps up. The trailer and van were nearly full. I bought lunch though.
Once back home it too both of us two hours to unload the truck and trailer and get them all into my shed and garage, plus carry the new motors down my basement stairs for safe keeping.
Like the lot that I got out in west PA a few weeks ago, these are all freshwater run motors that haven't been all salted up their whole lives.
I need to stay away from auctions, if I buy any more of these I'll have to start putting them in the living room and kitchen.
