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Offline rmorit01

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Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« on: April 28, 2015, 09:27:15 AM »
Wanted to buy a 3.0 mercruiser - finally found out that the #3 cylinder is bad.

Would drive up to 200 miles to pick it up and I am located in Madison, WI.

Send me a message or email me at rmorit01@gmail.com -

I have been searching local craigslist too and nothing great has popped up yet so the search continues.

Motor will go into a 1981 SSV-164 - thanks - Bob

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Re: Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 10:13:27 AM »
Bob I sent you an email
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Re: Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2015, 10:23:26 AM »
Bob - I had my existing motor rebuilt, including paying a little extra for it being 'drop in ready'...meaning, it was fully running, timed, everything when I picked it up from the machine shop.

It'd sure be nice to see your boat at the meet this year!
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Re: Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2015, 01:40:10 PM »
Wanted to buy a 3.0 mercruiser - finally found out that the #3 cylinder is bad.

Would drive up to 200 miles to pick it up and I am located in Madison, WI.

Send me a message or email me at rmorit01@gmail.com -

I have been searching local craigslist too and nothing great has popped up yet so the search continues.

Motor will go into a 1981 SSV-164 - thanks - Bob

There is always new too. But a little more spendy but at least you know its good. Otherwise the only way i'd buy a used motor is in a donor boat you can test run on the water.

http://www.michiganmotorz.com/base-marine-engine-1967current-replacement-p-67.html
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Re: Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2015, 09:17:12 PM »
Bob I sent you an email

Thanks Brandon - Appreciate the offer but I am going to look more closely to home.

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Re: Wanted To Buy - 3.0 mercruiser
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2015, 09:22:37 PM »
Bob - I had my existing motor rebuilt, including paying a little extra for it being 'drop in ready'...meaning, it was fully running, timed, everything when I picked it up from the machine shop.

It'd sure be nice to see your boat at the meet this year!

Working on it - Instead of looking used going to work towards a rebuild unless the block is completely ruined.  If that is the case the michigan motorz may be an option.  Should know more next week.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2015, 12:00:02 PM by rmorit01 »