Used Outboard Motors for Sale: Buy Used Outboards Near Me Online
Buy used outboard motors online and have the engine freighted to you, rigged and ready to hang. Every used outboard for sale here is a specific physical unit with its own hours, shaft length and rigging, photographed as it sits and tested before it goes up.
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Shop used outboard motors for sale
Used outboards for sale are listed with the shaft length in the title, so you can shop straight to what bolts on your transom. Outboard motors for sale used and outboard engines for sale used bring you to the same stock, sorted by size. Send us the transom measurement and hull model before you order a used outboard motor and we will confirm the fit.
Used outboard motor sales here cover every major brand and every size, from tender engines to offshore V8s. Used marine outboard motors for sale and used outboard boat motors for sale sit alongside used marine outboard engines for sale, and used outboard sales run the full range. Order through the product page or call and we will size it to your boat first.
Buy used outboard motors instead of new
A used outboard motor takes the depreciation hit someone else already paid for. A serviced four stroke runs past 3,000 hours, so buying used outboard engines is not the compromise it is on most machinery.
Used outboard boat engines are killed by neglect and standing unused, not by hours on the clock. A documented high hour engine beats a low hour one that sat on a trailer for six seasons. That is why used outboard boat motors with a service history are worth more than the meter suggests, and why we list what we find rather than what sells fastest.
A boat motor outboard used listing, an outboard boat engine used listing and used boat outboard motors all mean the same thing, and used outboard prices here are set on hours, shaft length and what rigging is attached. A 25 inch shaft fits fewer boats, so those engines list below an equivalent 20 inch unit, which is money in your pocket if your transom takes one.
Used four stroke outboard motors for sale
Most of what moves here is four stroke. Used four stroke outboard motors for sale are quieter, cleaner and cheaper to run than the two strokes they replaced, with no oil to mix and no smoke at the ramp.
Used four stroke outboards for sale hold value better too, so a four stroke outboard used is worth more when you come to sell it on. Used four stroke outboard engines for sale cover every size we stock.
Two strokes still come through and still have a place on light hulls where weight matters more than fuel burn. Both are listed the same way.
Used outboard motors near me, or buy online and have it shipped
Searching used outboard motors for sale near me, used outboard motors near me, used outboards for sale near me or used outboard boat motors near me gets you whatever the local yard happens to have that week. A used outboard motor dealer stocks to their own buying pattern, not to your transom height.
We ship nationwide on curbside liftgate freight, crated for the larger engines, quoted by weight and destination. Most buyers never visit. If used outboard near me or used outboard motor near me has not turned up the size and shaft you need, ordering is faster than waiting for a local trade-in to land.
Used outboard motor dealers all draw from the same pool of trade-ins and repowers. What separates them is what is actually on hand, and availability ships.
What to check before you buy a used outboard
Ask for these four on any used outboard motor for sale, here or anywhere:
- Hours read from the engine ECU rather than a dash gauge or the seller’s estimate.
- Compression on every cylinder, written down rather than described over the phone.
- Photographs of the midsection, transom bracket and trim rams, where salt damage shows first.
- Confirmation of what is included. Controls, harness, prop and gauges cost real money when bought separately, so a complete engine is worth a premium over a bare powerhead.
Every used outboard engine listed here carries all four. Ask for more photographs of any area before you commit and we will send them.
Used outboards for sale by size
| Size | Suits | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 to 9.9HP | Tenders, dinghies, canoes, sailboat auxiliaries | Carried to the water more than run |
| 15 to 30HP | Jon boats, small skiffs, inflatables | Tiller steered, often electric start |
| 40 to 90HP | Aluminum fishing boats, pontoons, small bay boats | The repower band, most common purchase |
| 115 to 250HP | Bay boats, center consoles, offshore singles | Remote controls, power trim, fly by wire |
| 300 to 425HP | Offshore, twin and triple rigs | Digital controls, integrated steering |
Buy used outboard motors by brand
Shop the brand you already run, or cross shop on price. The engineering gap between brands is narrower than the price gap.
Yamaha outboard motors hold the strongest resale. Mercury outboards for sale have the widest dealer network for servicing. Suzuki outboards for sale undercut both for comparable output. Honda outboard motors own the small portable range. Johnson outboard motors and Evinrude outboard motors are discontinued, which makes them the cheapest reliable horsepower on the site.
Used outboard motor financing and payment
Used outboard motor financing runs through marine lenders and personal loans rather than through us. Rates on a used engine usually sit above boat loan rates because the collateral is portable, so compare lenders before you commit.
Buy used outboard engines complete where you can. The saving on a bare engine disappears the moment you price controls, harness, prop and cabling separately.
How many hours is too many on a used outboard? 01
Service history matters far more than the number. A four stroke serviced on schedule runs past 3,000 hours. An engine that sat unused for years is the worse buy, whatever the meter says.
Is it worth buying a used outboard motor? 02
Yes, and more so than most machinery. Depreciation on outboards is front-loaded, the engines last a long time when maintained, and the used market is deep enough to find the exact shaft length and configuration you need.
How do I know what shaft length to buy? 03
Measure from the top of the transom straight down to the hull bottom at the centerline. Fifteen inches takes a short shaft, twenty a long, twenty five an extra long. The shaft length guide carries the full chart.
Can I buy a used outboard online and have it delivered? 04
Yes. Order online or by phone and we arrange freight nationwide. Outboards ship curbside with liftgate rather than by parcel carrier, because even a midrange four stroke runs several hundred pounds.
Should I buy from a dealer or used outboard motors for sale by owner? 05
A dealer tests and documents the engine and carries the risk if something is wrong. Buying by owner can be cheaper, but you inherit whatever the seller did not mention. Ask for compression figures either way.
Do you take trade ins? 06
Yes, on running engines with clear title. Send the model, year and hour meter reading and we will quote against it.
What is the difference between a two stroke and a four stroke? 07
Four strokes are quieter, cleaner, more economical and worth more used. Two strokes are lighter and cheaper to buy. For anything that cruises, buy the four stroke.
How much does it cost to ship an outboard motor? 08
Freight is quoted by weight and destination. Engines run from a couple of hundred pounds to over a thousand, so delivery is curbside freight rather than parcel.