TOPIC: Arkansas Traveler needs motor

Heres the deal....after a few years of working on and off I finally found a motor that would work perfectly, a late 80's classic fifty with power trim to replace the rusted 70's omc 50hp that I removed. It had a classic look but modern enough to find parts and has trim. I drove 2 hours away and checked it out. The motor looked great, low hours started right up on old fuel. Everything was there. I was so excited to get this thing in the water for labor day 2015. I dropped it off at a local mechanic(whom I use often with my other boats) to get a fresh water pump installed and carbs rebuilt. I got a call that cylinder #4 only had compression of 40psi and it was not worth fixing.

so.. I am hoping for a little guidance or better yet if you or anyone you know has a good running remote controlled engine 25-50hp I would be very interested. I am willing to travel anywhere around VA, NE NC or MD to find a good running older motor for my little boat. I know there are a bunch of us in VA, NC, GA and PA.

Help a Glassic boat guy out?

if your interested check out the original thread here
www.fiberglassics.com/fiberglassics-forums/home/main-forum/ark-traveler-new-post-old-thread-updated-10-2-13

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Hi,
I may be making some false assumptions here, but if you have not disassembled the Merc 45 enough to determine the damage, it might be that it can be well repaired with a piston. It is possible that a cylinder block may also be required (we have one if needed), but the crankshaft and pistons need to be removed to determine what is needed, and then make a judgement. You may want to think about this seriously, as if this is a short shaft model with power trim (the power trim can be seen in the pictures), it is indeed very difficult to find very clean vintage appearing outboards of this horsepower. As to purchasing a smaller horsepower instead, I think that you will be very disappointed by very likely going with smaller piston displacement (cubic inches), and mostly two-cylinders designs, in comparison to what you presently have when in good service condition.

Regards,
Joe
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