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Old 27 May 2011, 21:12   #1
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evinrude outboard think it 235hp ideal export | eBay UK

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Old 27 May 2011, 21:55   #2
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That's about 80hp per cylinder - bloody amazing what they can do these days.
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With a bit of luck my engine will be a snifter over 80hp per cylinder!
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Its a fekin disaster what some people post on flea bay .....
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Which bit? The extra 200hp, or the missing "0" on how many years its been in storage?
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If I'd understood these things better then, I'd have nicked this 175hp I saw on me hols this winter...

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Old 27 May 2011, 23:54   #8
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Ah, but that's where you're wrong.

In Ebay land the Blue paint adds another 3HP.

So that's a 'classic', 'Rare' and 'Collectable' 178HP.

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