TOPIC: 1964 sweet 16

i am considering buying a cosmeticly good looking sweet 16 the question is it agood idea or am i just shooting myself in the foot?

Do you like the boat? Is it a fair price to you? Those are the only real answers.

Other than that, have someone inspect the usual trouble spots in old boats, if you're not comfortable doing it yourself - is the transom solid? how bout the floor? is the motor working? is the windshield cracked? - that sort of thing

Then check back here with the results, people will be happy to point you in the right direction once they know a bit more about the boat

JIM764 wrote:

i am considering buying a cosmeticly good looking sweet 16 the question is it agood idea or am i just shooting myself in the foot?

Donzi or Evinrude?

evinrude,the price 1500 the motor said to run but rough obviously im concerned about the rot but also the electric shift did they ever find a perminant fix for tha? and the parts for the outdrive are a question

That's a lot of money for a Sweet 16 that needs anything mechanically, unless it's near-new cosmetically.

JIM764 wrote:

evinrude,the price 1500 the motor said to run but rough obviously im concerned about the rot but also the electric shift did they ever find a perminant fix for tha? and the parts for the outdrive are a question

The electric shift actually is a pretty reliable system. Just be sure to use type C oil & don't clobber anything.

Peter, where are you to help back me up on this? We are the only 2 on this board that would be caught dead with one or two or three...

what is type c oil is there a reservoir in the case. also how do i identify the lower unit and do you know if the gasket in the transom is available

JIM764 wrote:

what is type c oil is there a reservoir in the case. also how do i identify the lower unit and do you know if the gasket in the transom is available

Type C gear oil is the oil used on all elecric shift OMC motors. Using the wrong oil will cause problems that can seem weird & won't go away until the unit is reserviced.

As for a reservoir, you fill the unit from the bottom until it flows out the top level/vent plug. If we are dealing with an I/O, the upper housing has a dip stick for its quantity check.

You mention the "gasket in the transom". Are we dealing with an I/O and if so, are you refering to the big rubber transom seal? There were 3 different transom seals used. A picture or model number would be helpful.

Jim

yes its the rubber gasket im talking about and yes its the 88 hp i/o version he said the boat had been taking on water while sitting at the dock so i suspect the rubber as havjng holes in it. is there any other likly culprits ? i guess i dont know how the pushbuttons connect to the actual transmission. whitch is why i asked about the oil.thanx
jim