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Are penta outdrives any good

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mike mochernuk

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i am looking to buy this boat

i am looking to buy this boat but one hold back it has a penta outdrive and was told to steer clear because they are expensive to fix if the go bad please any one with help full feed back please reply thanks
 
"Bad news is: they are expensi

"Bad news is: they are expensive to fix when they break.
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Good news is: they are virtually indestructible.
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Even better news: you can buy used outdrives on eBay at very resonable prices.
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"Mercruiser= well off and busy

"Mercruiser= well off and busy mechanics, well off and busy parts dealer.

Volvo= Not so well off and not so busy mechanic, occasionally makes big sale parts dealer.

I confidently purchased a circa 1986 Volvo 280 "leg" unrebuilt (pulled off of a junked boat) to install on my boat. It ended up needing about $120 in parts and a day or so of my time.
Don't even THINK about doing that with a 1986 Mercruiser!!!! BTW... the 1969 Volvo 250 drive that I removed from my boat (and replaced with the 280) was working 100%, just had the wrong ratio for my new engine :)"
 
"I would NEVER buy a boat with

"I would NEVER buy a boat with a Merc after undergoing a complete VP rebuild last summer. VP's are well engineered, well built and very easy to work on. I would not hesitate to buy a boat with an older VO powerplant."
 
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