Posted by JRP on 10/31/17 - 4:43 AM
#4
warming123 wrote:
I currently have three options..
A new 90hp Mercury for 8k installed. (concerned about weight on transom)
or
I found a guy that restores old evinrude/johnson motors. 80s-90s $2500
or
Freshwater 2000 70hp Johnson with controls $2000 (warrantee negotiable)
I would be trading in the current 1988 88spl on all of them
Thoughts?
That Merc 90 Fourstroke should be fine for the Montauk 17. It weighs about 354 lbs.
But if weight is a big concern to you, why not consider the Yamaha F70 four stroke? It weighs about 100 lbs less than the Merc 90, yet is still a 4-cylinder engine and by most reports performs very well on a Montauk 17.