Two Lucky Fish +1 needs a repower!

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timflan

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C Dory Year
2005
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22 Cruiser
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Two Lucky Fish +1
I trust the mechanic telling me this. He's got no incentive to steer me in this direction, since they don't sell engines at all. But we're looking at $3k easy to get the old 2004 Johnson (Suzuki) 90 running. With every expectation that we'll discover things along the way that need attention now, or in the very near future.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Two Lucky Fish +1, she's a 2004 22 Cruiser. Gelcoat looking pretty rough, but as far as I'm aware the hull is solid.

So. Yamaha 90? Waypoint Marine in Ballard? That's what I'm thinking right now. Appreciate any feedback/advice.
 
I will be interested in what you decide. I have a 2004 CD22 and the same Johnson (Suzuki) 90. No problems with mine so far. I think I'm about 1000 hrs.
 
Tim, if you do not perform all of your own maintenance on your outboards, then the best advise from many on this site is to purchase an outboard brand, that has a sells and service facility near your boat's location. I work on all brands and most all newer outboards are reliable. I have a Honda on my 26 and had one on my 22 and would purchase another one if I needed an outboard. My Maritime Skiff has a Yamaha 115 and it to is a well built outboard. Lastly the Mercury's and Suzuki's are holding up well, so don't write them off either.
 
Sportcraft Marine in Oregon City did ours. Very competitive in pricing. You don't pay sales tax. Maintenance is pretty easy regarding oil changes and zincs, spark plugs, etc. Just look up on You Tube. They sell Honda and Suzuki. Very happy with our Suzuki.
 
I keep my C-Dory 22 in the dry stack storage at Waypoint, but I imagine there are more affordable places to have the work done. I believe they charge $250/hr for labor unless repowering includes the installation. The 2014 Evinrude E-Tec that came with my boat is still running fine, but I will consider using Waypoint for a repower when the time comes...mostly out of the convenience factor. At the time I analyzed replacements, a Mercury 115 was the lightest 115hp option and a Suzuki DF90A was the lightest 90hp option. It seems like I've noticed a couple of C-Dory boats in the Waypoint yard repowered with Mercury and Suzuki.
 
It is hard to KNOW when to repower, since a well-maintained relatively modern outboard will run almost endlessly. I repowered a 2002 CD22 from a 2003 Honda 90 (carburated) to a fuel-injected Honda 100 a few years ago. There was nothing wrong with the 2002 Honda 90 except lots of hours. It always started right away and ran but could be slow to get on step heavily loaded. The Honda 100 has been much better than I thought. It has the same block as a modern Honda 75 or 90. Gas mileage improved from a little over 3 statute mpg (based on volume and GPS measurements), to an average 4.7 mpg (so far, based on the new NMEA electronics, which I love), and nearly 10 mpg at 5 mph. It also has a "trolling" mode which allows you to change rpm in 50 rpm increments. I don't use this since I troll with an electric motor. It comes on step quickly and WOT speed is near 30, faster than I want to go. I am very happy since RANGE, not necessarily $, is a main consideration for me. I can't guarantee improvements you will see with any repower, but mine were much better than I thought I would see.
 
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