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<blockquote data-quote="edd_tv" data-source="post: 399723" data-attributes="member: 8098"><p>check craigslist as well for motors in your area. you can hear it run and give it the once over before you take the plunge.i found a mercruiser for my runabout less than an hour from house for half of what they were going for on ebay. takes some time cause new ads are posted everday. granted you probably wont spend a lot of money on a used outboard motor but if you buy someone elses junk(like me!!!) and have to have a mechanic work on it ( upwards of $75/hour labor) or get stranded, you wont regret taking the time</p><p></p><p></p><p>it depends on wether or not your canoe has a transom and/or square stern. if so then you wont need a motor mount. the motor will bolt right to it. you may have to have a piece of plywood to fill the gap. some of the older clamps are wide. mine is pointed on both ends so i bought the mount. i use it solo riding in the middle. or on my end if i have someone with me. i had an evinrude circa 1960,s on mine that i loved. ran for ever till finally spun a throwout bearing in the lower unit and it would have cost more to repair than i had in my whole rig. so now i have to lug around a battery for a minn kota trolling motor. still beats the j-stroke by a mile!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edd_tv, post: 399723, member: 8098"] check craigslist as well for motors in your area. you can hear it run and give it the once over before you take the plunge.i found a mercruiser for my runabout less than an hour from house for half of what they were going for on ebay. takes some time cause new ads are posted everday. granted you probably wont spend a lot of money on a used outboard motor but if you buy someone elses junk(like me!!!) and have to have a mechanic work on it ( upwards of $75/hour labor) or get stranded, you wont regret taking the time it depends on wether or not your canoe has a transom and/or square stern. if so then you wont need a motor mount. the motor will bolt right to it. you may have to have a piece of plywood to fill the gap. some of the older clamps are wide. mine is pointed on both ends so i bought the mount. i use it solo riding in the middle. or on my end if i have someone with me. i had an evinrude circa 1960,s on mine that i loved. ran for ever till finally spun a throwout bearing in the lower unit and it would have cost more to repair than i had in my whole rig. so now i have to lug around a battery for a minn kota trolling motor. still beats the j-stroke by a mile!! [/QUOTE]
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