"Guy F. Anderson Sr." wrote in message
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I have located the above motor, 97% new, 6 mos. factory warranty
remaining. I can get the motor, mounted, for $2800 plus my '97
Mercury Force 50/2 cyl. ( know that '05 is the last year Mercury
will manufacture the Classic mid-range 2-strokes.)

Please give me opinions & advice: is this a good motor? Any common
mechanical problems with it? Good $$ deal?

Thanks!



I swapped the 1990 Chrysler Force 50 on my little boat for an 04 Mercury 3
cylinder 50 the end of last winter. Wow what a motor. Runs great, starts
easy, and it really puts out 50HP unlike the Force that only puts out about
40.

It pushes my 16 foot flat bottom Waco Jon to 35.02 MPH with the prop I am
currently running and I am still turning about 100 RPM over the reccomended
5500 redline. The best I ever got out of the Force was about 28 with a
light load. This thing pushes me to right at 35 with the livewells full and
my kid int he passenger seat.

Thats pretty good when ytou figure its pushing a flat bottom boat with all
that extra drag.


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