Big for small motors?

[punchbug]

I have come across several big evinrude, Johnson and Merc motors that I think I can get at a real reasonable price. I have zero interest in Big motors ( larger than 20 HP) but I have a great deal of interest in small outboards. Would it be worth my while to buy the big outboards and trade for small? Is there any interest in that?

[reivertom]

My back surgeries dictate the size of motors I am interested in. At one time size didn’t matter so much. I still have a ’57 Javelin I bought in 1990, but it is a pain (literally) for me to move around. 18hp is even too heavy for me these days.

[frankr]

I have a 12hp for sale, same reason. In fact, I’m in physical therapy for my back at this time. And to think we used to use our Armstrong Hoist to lift Fageols and Fat Fiftys. That is part of what’s wrong with me now. Not even mentioning the fact that I’m deaf in one ear and can’t hear out of the other one.

[fisherman6]

I like some of the bigger motors too, but I tend to concentrate on the smaller ones (20hp and under) more again for the same reason. My back can’t take lugging the big ones too much. I use a dolly for everything but the smallest motors going very short distances. I had my back hurting really bad a few months ago and had a very hard time sleeping and walking for almost a month. There is typically a bigger market for the smaller outboards. I still like the RDs and Big Twins though.
-Ben

OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

[bullie]

I like the smaller ones too. That way I can have more. I bought an inversion table this weekend for my back. Been waking up without back pain. But I am a bit sore. I guess from the stretching.

[fisherman6]

Mark,
Funny you should mention the inversion table. I bought one a few months ago when I hurt my back. It helped me a lot and I continue to use it. It is easy to overdo it though, especially at first. I do believe it saved me though. Worth every penny. OK, back on topic before I go off on a tangent. 😆
-Ben

OldJohnnyRude on YouTube

[Anonymous]

Punchbug
If you get them, take them to a local AOMCI meet and look for deals.
https://www.aomci.org/events/
Happy Hunting

Steve A W

[slim60]

To those of you considering an inversion table buy a Nordictrak. They are well built and sturdy. I would’nt trust one of the cheap ones "as seen on TV". Mine has been very very good to me. At this point in life my KG-7 is too heavy for me.

[billw]

I bought a Teeter inversion table (BECAUSE I saw it on TV) and I am very, very happy with its quality. IMHO it is very well engineered and works wonders for me. I have "degenerative disc disease" and should have had my lower disc replaced three years ago. I was having pain like I was being tasered. Now I get on the thing 10 minutes a day and, as long as I don’t do anything stupid, I have less pain than I did 10 years ago.

(For the record, "stupid" would be carrying my 145# aluminum boat over my head, alone, from the truck to the beach, like I used to….or lifting a Mark 55E by myself. I can move FDs and mark 25s around okay as long as I am careful.)

Long live American manufacturing!

[Buccaneer]

One of the reasons my PO-15 is still sitting on the stand
and not yet been "test started" after refurbishing is
it’s "HEAVY", lol, and my shoulders have been messed
up ever since painting the house two summers ago.
Will agree that the inversion tables are helpful.
Whenever I feel my "back out of whack", I use mine.
Perhaps this thread should be moved to the "Geriatric Forum" 😉

Prepare to be boarded!

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