DRIFTER_016 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 So I was doin' a little surfin' this afternoon and on my favorite Yellowknife buy&sell site I see an ad for a Minn Kota 80# trolling motor. The price was very good, so I make the call. 10 minutes later I'm at the sellers house. He is selling it because he has never used it. It came on his 19 1/2 foot Lund Tyee that he bought new in 2007!!! It is a Minn Kota Powerdrive, 80# thrust with universal sonar and autopilot. SWEEEEEEEEETTTTTT!!!!! So I bought it. Price? $150!!!!! It even came with the Minn Kota quick release bracket. So I got a motor that sat bolted on the front of this guys boat for 2 or 3 years but was never used at 90% off. Made my week that has been going crappy, into an awesome week. Now I get to bolt her up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I've gotta move... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 You should be ashamed of yourself, not giving us the opportunity to have a race to his house and have a bidding war, you got a sweet deal there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I hate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 probably siezed from lack of use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLEX ROD Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Hey it is nice to see that some one has got the horse shoes. Good on you, use and enjoy!! FLEX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Wow, 6 replies while I was off taking pictures of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-miester Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 wow :| that is just TOOOOO good ! I swear Im gunna have to start watching the threads up there and make a road trip up there one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 wow :| that is just TOOOOO good ! I swear Im gunna have to start watching the threads up there and make a road trip up there one day No need for a road trip if the deal is good enough. I bought a 3 yr old 40hp Honda outboard last summer from the y2k trader for 2 grand. Cost me $350 to have it shipped by truck right to my front door. (Course Dave crated it up for me. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-miester Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 hmm sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Great deal! If you see a 15 horse Honda in there for $300., it belongs to TJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Is that a 60" shaft or a 54" I will give you $350 for it as long as shipping is less that $200. Serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 <------- I'm using a different finger right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Is that a 60" shaft or a 54" I will give you $350 for it as long as shipping is less that $200. Serious It's a 60" and sorry it's replacing the 19 year old Minn Kota 765 MX mounted on the front of my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 It's a 60" and sorry it's replacing the 19 year old Minn Kota 765 MX mounted on the front of my boat. Was worth a try. I just got a new motor and it is still in the box but it is onlhy 55 lb thrust, 54" shaft no sonar or autopilot and I didn't see much change from $600 after taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Was worth a try. I just got a new motor and it is still in the box but it is onlhy 55 lb thrust, 54" shaft no sonar or autopilot and I didn't see much change from $600 after taxes. The $150 I paid is way better then $1300 for a new in the box one, especially since this one has never seen water (other than spray or rain). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Dave... you need to just quit your job and browse the trader full time. Buy. .keep the "deal" to yourself and resell here! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fishburn Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Looks stolen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) Looks stolen to me. Not!!! I helped him remove it from his 19 1/2' 2007 Lund Tyee. In front of his house, with the neighbour yaking away and his wife and daughter cycling around the hood. Edited June 9, 2010 by DRIFTER_016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 NICE!! That's just what I need for my boat. An 80lb'er that is not cable steer. Good find!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shearer Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Dave; It certainly seems that you have a knack for being in the right place, at the absolute best time! Unlike the rest of us.....day late, and a dollar short congrats on the lucky find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Awesome deal! I got a sweet deal similar on another fishing forum. 50# Minn Kota & marine battery for $100! Usually people lie about the condition... I believe this guy when he said he's had it in the water once! Sometimes you get great deals online, sometimes you deal with jerks. The good deals always make it worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fishburn Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Just ribbing you about it being stolen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 I can't beat the deal....why no one can, even with a Ugly Stick....But I did get (3 years ago) a brand new Minn Kota Edge cable steer with 52 inch shaft from Cabela's because it was on sale, free shipping and using my Cabela's CC points it only cost me $74.00....however the first time I used it, the prop turned backwards because the wiring on the foot pedal was wrong from the factory (where ever that is now) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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