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Question About Craigslist Motors that "Need Work"
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<blockquote data-quote="MrSimon" data-source="post: 197022" data-attributes="member: 5461"><p>I really like buying cheap boats from Craigslist, cleaning them up, and re-selling them for a small profit. Its a little hobby of mine.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty good at judging the condition of the boat itself from pictures and talking to the owner, but the motor is a bit harder.</p><p></p><p>I've come across a number of boats that have lots of potential, are really cheap, but the add says the motor "needs work" or "won't start" etc. These motors are usually 20 to 30 years old and between 20-40HP.</p><p></p><p>So my question is how bad can the motor really be? Would a good cleaning, new plugs and a DIY re-build usually get the motor running well again? Or are these things more often than not just useless?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrSimon, post: 197022, member: 5461"] I really like buying cheap boats from Craigslist, cleaning them up, and re-selling them for a small profit. Its a little hobby of mine. I'm pretty good at judging the condition of the boat itself from pictures and talking to the owner, but the motor is a bit harder. I've come across a number of boats that have lots of potential, are really cheap, but the add says the motor "needs work" or "won't start" etc. These motors are usually 20 to 30 years old and between 20-40HP. So my question is how bad can the motor really be? Would a good cleaning, new plugs and a DIY re-build usually get the motor running well again? Or are these things more often than not just useless? [/QUOTE]
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