I eventually was able to sell my trailer for 100 EUR believe it or not. Not as much as I hoped but I had no proper place to store it so I had to get rid of it. However I was able to compensate the disappointing sale with the bargain of the century. I got the outboard, with a brand new Mercury outboard control, new petroltank, jerrycan with fuel and a battery for... wait for it... 200 EUR. The controls are worth more than that. So I am quite pleased. That means that I have been able to buy the boat and engine for 700 EUR.
The engine needs some TLC but nothing too serious. The plan is to do the work over the next few weeks and both parties should meet in a couple of weeks.
Minor update: bad news, the impellor is bust, loose bits fell out of the cooling water intake. Probably a dry start by the previous owner. Good news, as the impellor was bust anyway, some friends and I started the engine today and it started the second time. Not bad for 31 years old. But then again, there seem to be a lot of new screws and bolts in and on the engine. Shows you the value of good maintenance I guess.
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