Mercury Marine 4.5 HP Outboard Motor

Single Cylinder, serial number seems to be closer to 1985 I did a side job for a lovely older lady who’s parents unfortunately passed away and they were trying to clean up/out the property… She asked me to take a bunch of stuff from a warehouse they had on property and she just wanted to clear out as much stuff before the estate sale… and wanted to thank us for our help - and she said “if you see something, just ask…” - (this is how we were paid, as my wife and I didn’t originally offer to help with the expectation of compensation) With that story out of the way… this is one of the many things my wife and I ended up with… I’m not an experienced boater, nor do I know anything about it… other then she says it runs fine, and at first glance from my most basic knowledge and rough knowledge in mechanics… it looks responsibly well maintained and kept… I have NO way to test it for you, so come prepared with that knowledge or bring a way to test it on the spot… or SOLD AS IS After a reasonable amount of time trying to research it, I value it at roughly $400… but because of lack of knowledge an EXTREMELY flexible… https://offerup.com/redirect/?o=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVlcm95c3JhbWJsaW5ncy5jb20vbWVyY3VyeV80LjUuaHRt … is one of the many links I checked for information on this motor, which I thought it was pretty detailed - so I thought I’d leave it here for anyone interested in it.