My 1974 115 HP Mercury will someday need replacement. Noticed this 1988 (last year of the in-line 6's) 115 HP Merc on Craigslist and purchased it, with pickup next April. Improvements over my present motor are electronic ignition, power trim motor outside the boat, horse power rating at the prop rather than at the powerhead, and oil injection. Hear that this was the old 140 HP under the old rating system.
It was on a 17' fishing boat and has low hours. The seller was able to get a 115 Evinrude 2003 factory testing motor broken in but not used with 22 hours for about the same money as the selling price of the 1988, otherwise they were going to destroy it.
Comes with 2 aluminum props, control box, control cable, tach, power trim gauge, and water pressure gauge.
Will need the cavitation plate rubber fins taken off and 8 holes filled, paint scratches touched up, and bottom 1" of skeg welded back.
Plans are to build a motor stand to mount it, weld and fill holes, restore paint, and keep in storage until the old motor runs no more, get tired of Doug Campbell always beating my speed, others in our Glastron group faster, or find a suitable boat to mount this on.
Should add a few MPH to the top end.