This engine is actually air-cooled but the exhaust is water-cooled, so running it in fresh water clears out any salt deposits in the leg as part of the winterising procedure.
The Honda is still for sale as is my Johnson 3.5h.p. two stroke outboard (£275). I want to sell one of them and keep...
Oops. I'm too busy rushing about, sorting other things out. I should have said that I ran it in freshwater. Are you interested in the engine? I see that you're in Poole, which seems a long way from Scotland's West Coast.
The date stamp says that it was manufactured in 2004. I haven't used it much and I doubt that it was used much by the previous owner, as he rarely used the yacht that it came with.
I did not use it at all last year but it worked fine the year before, when I last used it. I ran fresh water...
I have removed this from a boat that I bought earlier this year. The holding tank installation had never been finished and was unsatisfactory so I removed the whole lot.
I am guessing that this pump was only used once or twice due to the unfinished installation. I ran some fresh water through...
I eventually bought the original manufacturers' clip and fuel tap - at twice the price of the Ebay items. I fitted them today and found that there was a teaspoon of fuel left in the tank so I opened the tap and moved the outboard about to get the drop of fuel into the carburettor, pulled the...
Navman 7100 complete with microphone, manuals and fittings. Working but surplus to requirements. No MMSI number input.
Prefer collection from North Ayrshire coast or West Yorkshire £50.
Or £65 delivered.
This two stroke outboard came with a boat that I bought recently but it is surplus to requirements as I already have an outboard engine.
As far as I know this Johnson was bought new in 2003.
I haven't had time to try it as I am still working on the boat on the hard and I have far too much to...