I could watch this sort of content all day long. Keep it up, man!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much man!!!

Dude you’re more informative than a dealer 🙏🏽 keep them videos coming

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you I really appreciate that 💯 more coming soon!

Awesome vid! Subbed. In fact, it was an insta-sub! I really like your style, vibe and presentation. I'm a (young) early 50s. Grew up on Lakes, Rivers and the Bay. And my Grandpa worked for Johnson for 40 years. Brough the Family down here form NY, where they got off the boat from Scotland around 1920. But yeah - always had boats, motors, and although we liked other motors as well - we always had multiple Johnson O/Bs laying around. I love Bow-Riders too, and I/Os. Mercruisers are my fave. But we always had Bass Boats. He got a free boat & motor set-up every 2 years, as part of his package. Good times, and I learned so much in those years. I really love this vid -and I can't wait to see more. You've got some real talent, and a nice touch around a boat and motor. Love that!

@BoatBusters

12 күн бұрын

I really appreciate that!! And wow I bet your grandpa had some really awesome stories to tell!! Thanks so much for sharing this with me, so cool and very thankful to have you as a subscriber. Glad you enjoyed 🤝

New sub! Nice production and thanks for sharing the story. That neighbor wants to go fishing! First trip fur him!

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Really appreciate the sub and the kind words! And we are for sure gonna go fishing soon…

Very restorable. Great model for Stratos. Actually the boat that put Stratos and Earl Bentz first boat company in the forefront of bass fishing. They were popular!

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

It was a great boat, super fun to work on! Thanks for watching Kirk.

Haha a shot of whiskey w the neighbor! Bottoms up my man. Thats cool

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

He’s a good dude 💯

Please do more of these videos. Fantastic content

@BoatBusters

22 күн бұрын

Appreciate that a lot man!! Much more coming soon

This is my first video that I've seen of yours and I love it! The console on that boat looks great with all of the lights and switches. Brings back of alot of good memories. Thanks for sharing this!

@BoatBusters

16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! And I agree, they just don’t make them like they used to. Really appreciate you watching!!

awesome video! love the classics

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that Mark!

Really enjoying your content. Keep it up!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

Wow, great video, i guess you got a sub now too! Very informative and your very knowledgeable. Your going to make it big man!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

That means the world to me!! Thank you so much

Awesome video man, love the troubleshooting

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Really appreciate that brother, thanks for the support!!

Awesome video man, great job!

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Excellent video, looking forward to your next one

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much that means a lot to me! Have lots more great content coming soon 👍🏼

The best thing I have found for the boat stains and carpets is shaving cream Barbasol trust me works great

Just discovered your channel. Love this type of content.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you that means a lot to me! Have a lot more great content on the way 👍🏼

Easy sub right here, great content man!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Means the world to me! Thank you

Great work, keep the video's coming

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support!!!

What a great looking boat. Ya gotta love cool neighbors. Just subscribed to your channel. Saco Maine loves the channel.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Really means a lot

I wish I was more knowledgeable troubleshooting motor problems. Cool video!!

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! And anyone can learn 💯

Bruh, 💯 % walk off HR! Cheers !

Great content! Great Channel!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Another cool vid. The amount of Johnson’s that need the timer base compared to the stator is unreal. Power pak, timer base, stator is how I check them. Piece of advice, you should just stick with flipping motors bcuz the risk is far lower. I’m sure you’ve been burnt with transoms/floors in the past. Not worth the man hours. Looks like you live up north where no saltwater is found. Lucky you. Good job

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Haha yes no saltwater here! And I don’t buy boats to flip unless I have already checked the transom and floors for stability. If they’re bad I just don’t buy them! Have never had a boat project go south on me for something of that nature before. But I have wasted hours of driving only to find they were bad when i was told they weren’t… but great advice and I appreciate your support!

Good work, looking great

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

"This impeller doesn't look too bad", then we look at the new one, no comparison! That's the reason we replace impellers, they become hard and permanently distorted. It definitely needed replacement!

Great content, doing my first 125 merc outboard ,great info bossim into a 2001 procraft 185 for 2400 so far

@BoatBusters

8 күн бұрын

Thank you! And sounds like you got a good one 💯

Agree I like watching boat restoration and boat motor restoration ❤❤

Nice job !!

Nice video, thanks. I appreciate the cost breakdown. It would be great if you could say how much time you spend on each of your projects.

Random video in my feed, I watch it, see you taking boat to my old stomping grounds (CJ Brown), immediately subscribe. Haven't fished it since 96, moved away. Been too busy fishing Florida. Neighborhood you live in looks really familiar too.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! Hopefully I can move my operation down to Florida soon as well… but for now CJ Brown and Alum will have to do!! Hope you’ve been loving the south, and I really appreciate the sub 👍🏼

very nice job but more than 20 mins. All in all very nice work young man. Lots of good fishing to you!

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Hah! Yes it took a bit more than 20 minutes… I was more referring to the video length 🤣 but thank you for the support! 🤝 🎣

@db9818

Ай бұрын

What you talking about it took him 19:59 😂

First video? you're like a pro at this. I liked and sub'd. Good luck with your channel

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you so man!! Really really appreciate that

Just found your channel. Your diagnosing of the timing ring is why you have the boat and the original guy did not. Nice work.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Love finding cheap stuff where the owner gives up…. Easy money!!

I can't say enough good things about CDI, I had a fairly new regulator/ rectifier burn up, which caused damage to the wiring harnesses, power pack, stator & timing base. CDI replaced it all for no cost.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Top notch customer service, great quality, and so much more affordable than OEM. Love CDI!

Good stuff, Bro. What inline spark plug tester and compression tester do you recommend?

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you! And my recommendation would be as nice of one as you can afford… my compression gauge was $19 on Amazon and I haven’t had any issues! It may be reading a lower PSI than what it actually is but my main concern with compression is that the cylinders are even, and my cheap Amazon gauge does just that. Also for a spark plug tester I recommend the SINGARO Inline Spark Plug Tester on Amazon - it’s $6 (Dirt cheap) and never failed me! I like being able to see the spark through the light on it.

Just subbed and really loving these videos😮😮 I am definitely catching you on your way up because you are going to be big🙏🙏 I'm currently working on a 1990 Cajun center console with a 1989 Johnson 140 and have had it and worked on it for 20 years😁😁 currently my buddy and I are rebuilding it from the stringers up👌👌 please keep your videos coming and I love your editing work also👍👍😁😁

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Saving this comment Fredo.. have huge plans for the channel and just really appreciate those words 🙏🏼

That Johnson GT was a great outboard, just cold natured. It always took 3 starts & then she ran like top! It was Crank, die then crank, die the. Crank, GO!!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Agreed! Great motor just takes some time…

make sure to check the fuel lines also. the oem marine lines come with a protective internal membrane that breaks down and deteriorates over time.

@TheNutzandBoltz

2 ай бұрын

Correct me if I am wrong, but is it not Attwood sold at Walmart that separates and stops fuel from flowing. If the black line from Napa works in a 58 year old Mustang it sure as sh#t works on 60hp Merc. I do my stone cold best to never by anything from Attwood.

@chrismcnamara5569

2 ай бұрын

@@TheNutzandBoltz yeah, I also went with the Napa route.

Great stuff, do more please.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Hoping for a new video tomorrow!

Epic man. In Germany boats like this dont rly exist or are super expensive.. one day i will get one ❤ Great Video bro keep doing this Its so sattisfying to Watch 🎉

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! 🇺🇸🤝 🇩🇪

Have you ever asked your neighbor to go fishing? He might be hinting for it.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Haha for sure we’re going to need to hit the lake!

A boat is a endless money pit. Lol As a owner of multiple boats myself over the years, you pretty much covered a lot of common issues. Electrical issues, clogged carbs, siezed bilge pumps, old fuel. Stuck t-stats. Ahh, fun times. Still a bargain for what you paid. Enjoy!

My first boat had almost as many problems, it was a 1977 tri hull with a 70 HP Johnson, the motor was a new replacement, but was sitting for 8 years unused, I acquired it in about 2001 (before youtube) , it took me 6 months to get it running and asking a boat expert that was a friend. Water Pump issues, green gunk in the float bowls was the extent of it. Just think, with youtube you can fix things alot faster.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

You absolutely can! I am a certified KZread-taught mechanic. Everything I know is thanks to the old guys in KZread that were willing to press record and teach

Did you ever get it up on plane? Buddy of mine had that exact boat, back in the day...really good piece of equipment.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

We did, the day we took it out (hard to tell) was 25 mph winds and massive chop… was trying to spare my spine 😂

One hell of an engine, love those things. You needed some heat on the crank taper. I'm glad you didn't splash it with crapped-out carbs, a dead cylinder would've killed it.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Agreed!!

Great video! You should make how-to videos labeled with what motor you are working on so that people googling their problems will find your solution!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Might have to do that! Thanks

Something I’ve done before is use a drill to spin the shaft on the impeller to insure that it’s pumping water 😊

Great Channel 🤘

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Well earned 2k!

What you did with the bottom then end you only help the guy out that’s gonna buy it so that’s pretty cool

@BoatBusters

21 күн бұрын

Yeah, it did need to be done anyways, so I’m glad I did it. Just the frustration of not checking simple stuff first when diagnosing 🤣

@raydickson1485

21 күн бұрын

@@BoatBusters I get what you mean Brother

Good job and lucky you 👍

Barbosal shaving cream is great for cleaning the carpet

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Never heard of that before! Definitely will be trying - thanks!

@allenmanley951

Ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters try it on a small spot, I've been repairing boats for 43 years

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

@@allenmanley951 then I will absolutely listen to the veteran 👍🏼 thanks again

Don't forget to empty the old dirty gas in the tank

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

I did don’t worry!!

I have a 1990 stratos 285 pro as well, same motor, i would definitely recommend ordering only oem electronics for that motor.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I normally do however for electrical components I have had very good luck with CDI and they are a lot more affordable.. but I do agree with you OEM is always best if you can afford it!

@Gramskee

2 ай бұрын

I understand I had great luck with cdi with Mercury and yamaha, but for some reason these gt175 crossfire are very finicky with cdi, everytime I swapped out a cdi to oem my problem was fixed.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

@@Gramskee that’s good insight - I appreciate it!

I just got a Stratos boat. The wiring is horrible on these boats but everything else is awesome. I have to fix a bunch of wires that got chewed by squirrels

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

They definitely do not make them easy to work on do they… always dread electrical work on Stratos boats 😂

What’d ya do with the old seats? Looking for Stratos seats and would be willing to take those off your hands!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

They were so chewed up from mice and the elements I ended up just throwing them away unfortunately.. I always prefer to restore what’s savable but these were really far gone

That neighbor is worth his weight in gold!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!

8:25, Gasoline can turn to a varnish when it sits for years.

Pro tip smack the arbor of the puller with a mini sledge next time

@Jim-ku6ry

16 күн бұрын

Pro tip.... 🤦 As if

That water pump absolutely needed to be changed anyway. You should not feel like you wasted time doing it just because the thermostat was stuck too.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Yeah absolutely agree! Just makes you feel dumb when you always vow to check the easy stuff first then don’t listen to your own rules 🤣

i have a 1994 Stratus 270 with a 150. where did you get the seats. just like your boat my driver and passenger seat a shot.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Kenneth! I got them on Amazon, check the link below 👍🏼 Leader Accessories Bass Boat... www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6891KRG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@evansaxonindustrial6109

2 ай бұрын

A good upholstery shop can re do any seat and it’s much better than the production seat you can buy online and way better materials. I had all of mine redone for $450

Best boat ever made

What seats did you put in I have a 90 201 that needs new ones

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Leader Accessories is the brand name I got them on Amazon 👍🏼

Nice video! I would rather hear the motor than music though

14:30 Over the years I have tried to train myself when diagnosing something, K.I.S.S., and check the obvious stuff 1st. Sometimes I remember, sometimes I don't. :)

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Ah yes my fathers voice drilled into my brain “keep it simple stupid!!!” 😂

@the_lenny_draper

Ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters and that my father also taught me the theory. 🤣

Just enough information to make me forget I know nothing about boats and do something I’ll regret sometime down the road. Other than that great video.

Great frigging neighbour dude. Make sure to repay with a shot of Canadian club.......

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Yes he is!! And of course 🥃

Water deflectors are common problems with those

Did yoy check the compression before you bought it?

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Yes I did, on these big boat flips I’ll never buy without checking it first. Smaller outboards I don’t always bring my gauge though, I usually have a good feel for the compression just by pulling the rope start!

It would be great if you could walk through how you link and synced the carbs and set the timing after you took everything apart. I’m guessing at minimum you had to sync the carbs. I’ve heard that timing should be redone when replacing the timer base. Also if you could walk through how you did the lower unit shift bolt, that is a beast of a bolt and takes very fine finesse. You should have done that with the carbs off, would have been so much easier! Was replacing the T stats hard or just pop the caps off and swap out? And don’t use a gear puller on the flywheel, use the correct puller, you don’t want to end up like me with a cracked flywheel! That was a sad day for me, trying to find another one was a mess. Good luck with the sale!

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

I did sync the carbs- did not adjust any timing. There is a key on the crankshaft and a notch in the flywheel so the timing should not change / it will always return in the same place it left. The lower unit shift bolt was a beast 😂 and yes I wish I did it with the carbs off but hindsight is 20/20 haha.. I used my little 4 prong nut retriever to get the bolt barely threaded and a 3 foot long screwdriver to turn it in. T stats were incredibly easy, just pop the caps off and swap them. And yes I did use the correct gear puller and admitted my fault the second go around haha!

@RifeB6892

Ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters What guide did you follow to sync the carbs? I have heard due to differences in the timer bases that timing need to be verified but it's probably ok. I hear ya on that bolt, I've done it a couple times and there's just no good way to do it! Ill probably try to do my T stats this summer at some point then, sounds like good preventative maintenance. I'm glad you didnt damage your flywheel, that would of been a bad day, dont ask me how I know haha.

from where i'm from, this would be at least double the price rn AT LEAST. do you negotiate on marketplace?

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Yeah marketplace accounts for about 99% of stuff I buy!

Awesome mechanical work except for the assault you did on that poor flywheel. Charges have been filed. 😂 on another note ditch that chemical guys stuff. Watch some detailing videos and you will find more effective and cheaper products.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 the flywheel definitely didn’t deserve that… but thanks for the detailing tip! - you have any recommendations on a better product?

@ekhatchboosted

Ай бұрын

P&S products or I think basic simple green concentrate would have worked for cleaning the carpet.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

@@ekhatchboosted I’ll be sure to give it a try, I appreciate it!

@hondaryder247

Ай бұрын

Q a😊​@@BoatBusters

Does it cost money to register and insurance the boat beg it's re sold?

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Good question! Boats in my state are not required to have insurance. It’s always a good idea to have it, and I would on all personal boats I use regularly. However I do not insure boats that I’m flipping. The boat does need registration to be on the water. They’re stickers and they’re about $30 and good for 3 years at a time. Most boats I flip have good registration, if not then I just pay up and get it registered. The expensive part in my state is the title transfer process. Boats longer than 14 ft and outboards greater than 10 horsepower need legal titles. Getting them notarized and transferred required you to pay tax on the purchase price of each!

Hey man, love your video. I have a very similar engine it’s a 1989 Evinrude XP150 V6 , I’m only getting spark to half of the engine, I flipped coils and coils are fine. Only 3/6 cylinders getting spark is there something synonymous with these engines.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Check the below link: this is the holy grail for outboard spark troubleshooting and I use it for all of my engines. www.cdielectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CDI%20Troubleshooting%20Guide%20-%202012.pdf I (believe) you should be looking at pages 52/53! If you follow the steps in here you will solve your issue 🤝

@GetSomeProductions007

Ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters thanks for the super quick reply! Checking now

Always wear a life jacket for the first time in the water. In fact it's better every time.

Buen trabajo amigo el motor y barco son muy buenos me encanta América es un gran país Dios los bendiga 🛥️👍👌😘 saludos desde España

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!! 🇺🇸🤝🇪🇸

@juanbenitez372

Ай бұрын

🇺🇸🤝🇪🇦 me e suscrito a tu canal me gusta como trabajas te lo tomas enserio aprenderé mucho gracias amigo Dior bendiga América

I dont understand how there still isnt a bullet proof boat engine in 2024 that is reasonably priced. Like a simple design.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Same thing they’re doing with cars and trucks… unnecessary gizmos and gadgets that make it more expensive and just triples the amount of parts that could break…. Give me an old 2 stroke all day long!

@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259

Ай бұрын

The new 4-strokes are extremely durable when cared for, seen Yami's with 12k hours on them.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

@@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 couldn’t agree more! Yamahas are the Toyotas of outboards… they run forever!

Cuts are a bit much in my opinion but good video 👍 I like the added funny bruh! Lol

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback! Trying to find the balance between too slow of pace and too many cuts is hard 😅 but I’ll get better!

How do u legally put a found boat in the water somewhere ? I have a old hawk bass boat that I don’t have any paperwork to. It’s been sitting in the woods for years now bc I have no registration to get it legal for Louisiana water ways

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

I’m not in Louisiana so I really don’t know any of their title laws - however it’s usually a massive pain of a process. Typically you will need a court order to register the boat and then obtain title. I would imagine if you called your local title office they can instruct you on the exact process for getting registration so then you can take that registration and get a title! Sorry I couldn’t be much more helpful on this one

Nice life jacket

Well you surpassed the 20 min mark long long ago!😂

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 true

What seats ??

Where do you live? I have a 1993 Stratos 290 SF bass and ski boat with a 200HP Johnson V6. My dad bought it new and then I bought from him. Learning to do some of my own maintenance but some items scare me. Do you have, or know where to find good references for my boat and motor?

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

I’m up in ohio! And good for you taking the step to learn to work on your own engine! No need to be scared. They look intimidating but the more you learn about them it becomes pretty easy! As far as references there will be a KZread video out there showing you exactly how to do any job to your motor that you need to do 99% of the time. If your dad still has the owners manual that will really be the only resource you will ever need - you can buy one for your motor on eBay as well. Also feel free to DM me on instagram if you need help on anything specific, I’m always here as a resource for my KZread supporters! Best of luck 🤝

Springfield huh cool

What product did you use to clean the carpet?

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I use chemical guys carpet stain remover - diluted with water

@fishingfanatic1

2 ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters Tks. Enjoyed the video and subscribed to your channel.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

@@fishingfanatic1 I really appreciate that!!

Where are you buying your parts from?

@BoatBusters

15 күн бұрын

It depends. There’s a lot of OEM and CDI parts on Amazon. When the part I need is on Amazon, I usually order there just because of shipping time and prime rewards. When Amazon doesn’t have what I need, I buy from Crowley Marine, Marine Engine . com , or eBay.. whichever one is cheapest!

Great job on the Stratos. And on the 4 outboards you on ohio Chris from OHIO gooooooo Buckeyes

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! And yes we are ohio born and raised 🫡 go bucks!

@chriseisele9969

2 ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters im in Dayton ohio area how about you

@fmbbeachbum8163

2 ай бұрын

CJ Brown Reservoir

What were compression #'s?

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

All 6 cylinders were 89-90

@jacklowe3788

Ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters Thanks

Great neighbor

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree 💯

Take the guy next door for a fish he would love it

@BoatBusters

16 күн бұрын

Absolutely man, going to get him out soon and make a video!

I have almost the same boat as this one, but with an Evinrude 150hp. I would like some advice as I can only get it to turn over for like 1 sec and it'll die. If so you can do a video on my boat and ill pay too 😅😂😂

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Send a video to my instagram account of how the motor is behaving - id be glad to help any way I can!

@kaajntsigkong152

2 ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters I sent you a request.

Quick question why didn't you have to time it. I thought after pulling the fly wheel you have to retime and link and sync

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

This is a good question! The flywheel on this engine can only be put back onto the crankshaft in one spot. There is a notch inside the flywheel and on the crankshaft that prevents it from being placed in any other spot than exactly where you took it off. Therefore not necessary to touch any timing components. The only timing adjustment I make outside of ensuring carb butterflies are even is setting the proper idle RPM speed.

@DragginLineOutdoors

2 ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters so as long as you don't take the key out of the notch you should be fine? I have to replace the timer base on my Johnson 115 also

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

@@DragginLineOutdoors my understanding has always been if the flywheel and shaft are oriented in the same way they came off, and no other adjustments were made, you can remove the flywheel and put it back on without issue. I have done this a hundred times and have not had to re-time any of my outboards for top performance. But again, I am only an amateur mechanic with decent experience but I have no license or formal education so maybe someone that knows the OEM process could help answer that

@DragginLineOutdoors

2 ай бұрын

@@BoatBusters ok, good to know... Cause I was dreading the whole timing part cause there is a lot involved in it

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

@@DragginLineOutdoors it’s not fun! I would definitely not get into any timer base jobs if you are not prepared to re-time the motor if you have to. You just never know what could get bumped around or finnicked with during the job. Luckily in my case the motor ran great and RPMs were perfect but just no way of knowing for sure if your project will have the same results. I wish you the best of luck though!

How much time did it take you to do all this work? Earned per hour = ?

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Good question! Obviously parts take time to be delivered when I can’t buy them at a local shop so there are days where I don’t touch the project because I can’t move forward without them. Also this has been a lifelong hobby so labor hours may get a little stretched by me just bumping music in the garage and getting distracted… 😂 total time from purchase to sale for this one was about 2 weeks, but I’d say head down working / real labor hours maybe 15-20. It would be far less than 2 weeks, but I have a full time 40hr / week day job so I really only have evening hours and weekends to do this stuff right now. So with $2,000 profit I made roughly $100-135 per labor hour for this project. Sometimes I get lucky and find a great deal that requires way less work and that $ per hour number goes way up. All depends really! But getting paid to do what you love, even if only a little, is always the best feeling.

You should have pumped every bit of old gas out and put clean new gas in

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Don’t worry I did!

Trial by error mechanics! Lol

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Whatever gets the job done!!!

You need a carpet extractor.

@jvandeEi1

Ай бұрын

Btw, great content… I enjoyed every minute

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! And yeah, I do… keep telling myself I’m going to buy one and never do 😅

dude, unlike mercury, omc outboards do not matter what gear you are in. Just leave the lower on and use needle nose pliers to move the shift shaft up or down but even easier is just shift the control to neutral.... the bolt does suck, i learned long ago to do the water-pump while carbs are off. that makes it all simple.:-).. oh... my experience? 52 years as a marine mechanic and shop owner.

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

The carburetor piece is great advice! However in my case and the tools available to me I just was unable to get the bolt back in without the shift rod being in reverse and I couldn’t get it to shift up with pliers… annoying - but not too hard to just pull the lower unit and put it right back in 👍🏼 as an amateur marine mechanic I know enough to fix most issues on these motors - but to hear some of those tips from the industry pros like you is always greatly appreciated!

W Neighbor 😂

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Right?? 😂

I hate how easy you make this seem. Here I am struggling with a motor I've had for over a year.

@BoatBusters

Ай бұрын

Haha yes the quick cuts and fast pace definitely make it seem that way. What you guys do not see is the hour and a half I spent trying to get one bolt back in, or the 3 harbor freight trips I had to make to get the right tool, etc… however - I am more than happy to help you get your motor running. DM me on instagram (same username) with your year, HP, and model number and any issues you’re having. Pics and videos always help! I will walk through it with you until we get it running good as I always want to be a resource for my KZread community! Thank you again for watching. I really appreciate it

Lol😂 this is how i got a few extra boats in my collection....yes honey im gonna fix it up and sell it.....well its fixed but never even been posted for sale😅 more of a repair man than a salesman

@BoatBusters

2 ай бұрын

Haha I’m guilty too 🤣 hard to let go!