Rebuild Cost?

[danh124]

G'day all,

Wondering if anyone knows how much a full ebuild costs for a 115 two stroke (roughly)

cheers

[Fester]

G'day all,

Wondering if anyone knows how much a full ebuild costs for a 115 two stroke (roughly)

cheers

How old? which brand?

[danh124]

yeah sorry i should explain, I am looking at getting a second hand bass boat.

The boat will likley have a 115-150 hp on it and predominantly be two stroke.

looing at 2005 and latter.

Just trying to get a worst case scenario as to how much it might cost me if the outboard is a dud.

[bisso]

I think from memory, mine was about $1500 per cylinder.. i cant remember if that included labour but pretty sure that parts were included in the price. that was about 4 years ago so it might be more now.

Cheers

[Fester]

It will still depend on make and model, some motors split easy, where some are more time consuming,if looking for boats with blown engine etc, look at replacement price of motor not rebuild cost, you might assume it to be only a piston or bearings let go, then strip it and find block corroded,crank a new paperweight etc.

[danh124]

is there a mobile marine mechanich sort of thing that will come and inspect boats ?

[BFB]

is there a mobile marine mechanich sort of thing that will come and inspect boats ?

There are people who can inspect the boat for you but that will not always give a true picture of the motor. When I purchased my boat I have it inspected including motor, cylinder compressions, etc. All appeared OK. A short time later I had the head pulled off to do a check and found one of the bores was stuffed. Motor still ran OK but was not sure for how long so I replaced the motor. Still very expensive when you do not except it.

Purchasing a boat second hand, like most things in life, will always be a bit of a gamble. Most boat motors are plenty reliable. I have seen alot of old boat motors which are still running fine despite years of abuse.

Best thing is to have someone look at it and then hope for the best.

[Little Hooker]

Brothers freind brought a dud boat of e-b,a.y. They had to rebuild the whole thing due to a melted piston and it costed them 4k -/+ and he did the larbour him self. Mercery 115 2stroke 1988 model. Very coslty

[Guest Aussie007]

yeah sorry i should explain, I am looking at getting a second hand bass boat.

The boat will likley have a 115-150 hp on it and predominantly be two stroke.

looing at 2005 and latter.

Just trying to get a worst case scenario as to how much it might cost me if the outboard is a dud.

if the boat and trailer is worth what there asking and your getting the motor free or close to it i would pull the motor down and inspect it the main problem would be a damaged block (unrepairable) or damaged crankshaft these are the two most costly parts besides labour 2 stroke motors are very easy to work on if u plan on doing the work your self get a good work shop manual u can get one for $10 from a well known auction web site just stay away from the clymer manual its useless and leaves out a lot of detail u need to know any 2005 model of good japanese or amercian brand will still hold a good value and would sell well down the track if u note it has had a full rebuild people will jump at it

[a boat]

Hi, a classic "how long is a bit of string" question. A very very rough guestimate for a V4 is if one cylinder picks up due to fuel problem, which is the most likely cause, a rebuild is about $3K. That said an engine of 2005 model is not going to just fail without a cause and as I mentioned fuel related issues is the biggest problem so if the boats fuel system is upto spec than no reason why that carby 2-Stroke will not last 30 odd years-we service plenty of 1970's model V4s so if the money is right i would not hesitate buying a V4 once it has been checked over by soemone that knows what they are doing.

Cheers,

Huey.