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Old 05-22-2019, 05:50 PM
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Re: outboard, I wouldn't. I think a boat the size of a Catalina 30 looks ridiculous with an outboard. If your boat is as nice as you say, an outboard would make the situation worse in my opinion plus probably come close to the same expense as an A4 replacement by the time you add up the cost of the outboard, a mounting system, fuel system, throttle, shift and electrical plus what are you going to do with the existing prop, shaft and strut sticking through the bottom of the hull? You might list it for $6K to have a little room to fall back to, avoid spending anything further on the boat that you'll have to recover in a higher price and let the buyer, if he is the perfect match for a project, decide on a repower for himself? Again, I'm remembering that mechanical labor is off the table for you.

There are two A4s on ebay right now, both complete running engines. One is $3950, the other is $3000. With a little patience a buyer for your boat could probably find a used engine for under $1000 as a parts donor for a Moyer short block. There are lots of possibilities.
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prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22
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