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I’m aware of the parts pile, but the motors in the pile would be harder to fix for people who are not into outboards already. already(somewhat OK) running motors are more likely to give people a good experience because they could use them for fishing, cruising, etc… without too many problems. A motor that is stuck and/or is lacking in spark would get really annoying if you did not know what to do to get it to run. Just seeing a few motors under 20 that run at last tomahawk, I wonder how much it would really hurt one to just give it away to somebody to increase the membership. In the long run, it would probably actually be financially feasible because more people in the hobby would drive up prices a bit and then old members could counter for whatever loss was made by giving away an elgin or zephers or something of the like. I’ve practically given away a couple of fixable motors that did not fit in my collection as part of other trades to people who are just getting into the hobby, and I’ve only been in the hobby for 1 year, 1 month, and 7 days.
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