I have a 2007 Evinrude E-tec 200hp with only 236 hrs on it. Long story short, port got clogged up and burned up a cylinder.


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Repair and salvage estimate are around $6,000

Should I get it repaired and if so who do y'all recommend. I live in Brenham but willing to drive to Houston/ Austin/ Victoria for a good trusted mechanic.

Or salvage and buy new one.

Thanks in advance

FWIW my Yamaha 200 SHO cost $16,500 + tax&little. For a 10K difference, I'd probably lean towards repair unless they will give you a significant trade in value on the broken motor.

Should have told yall, if I get $6,000 for motor I have another $4,000 to put down. So around 7K for new motor.

So the dilemma is $2,000 to rebuild (don't know if I trust a rebuilt motor)

OR

$7,000 for new motor.

Let me make sure I have this right

Option 1: $2,000 to fix your existing motor
Option 2: Trade in existing motor + $4,000 cash + finance $7,000 for a new motor

If that is correct, I'd still lean towards a repair. Damn near every guide I know is running a motor that has been rebuilt at least once if not more often. Unless this is a known common problem with the '07 Evinrude you're $11,000 ahead and you have a motor with very low hours.

Other considerations are what is the year and make of the boat? I helped my father in law sell a re-powered boat last year. The new motor did very little to drive the price up. If you are going to keep the boat another 10 years that may not be a big deal, however, if you are selling the boat, having a new motor on an old hull is a bonus for the buyer, but, may be hard to recover the money you invested.

I have never owned an E-tec, but the four people I know with one have all had hell with the motor quite a bit.

dba- Boat Is 06 but is tip top shape. Keeping it until it sinks. Thinking now rebuilding is way to go.

Dirty- don't want rewire for different brand of motor so sticking with Evinrude for now.

Thanks for your input.

Rebuild. Most definitely.

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I have never owned an E-tec, but the four people I know with one have all had hell with the motor quite a bit.

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Yep

rebuild the motor. As long as its done by a decent mechanic, you should have no problems.

Lots of rebuilds out on the water with no issues at all.

Warranty on rebuild from someone who will stand behind it?

Shaver street marine in Pasadena or Dreahn boat repair in brenham

A bit of a drive for you, but Acie's Outboards in ****inson
is one of the best. Never have heard a negative word about them.

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****inson

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That's Funny!!

if you're going to keep forever I would upgrade while it makes some sense. I bet you can sell your broken rig on craigslist.

Rebuild. When I rebuilt mine, they extended the warranty on the rebuild for an extra year if I replaced the oiler for a few hundred bucks more. Seemed like good insurance.