I recently bought a used 14' jon boat less motor.  I'm wondering what would be a good choice for this boat.  Two stroke or four stroke? The transom is 16"  so I believe a short shaft will be in order.  Mercury, Honda, Johnson, Evinrude...???   What to look out for if buying a used motor...?  Thanks for any input.

two stroke whatever, less weight. weve covered used boats/motors on here quite a bit. really depends on what you wanna spend. a $500 deal motor is different than a $5000 deal motor.

Buy a used Evinrude/Johnson.  From Late 80s Early to Mid 90s.  They are bulletproof.   Get a 9.9HP.  If you feel limited on it's speed, you can add a 15HP carburetor making it a 15HP.  It's really simple.

If you can swing it, BPS has, as part of their classic sale, 4 stroke 9.9 Mercs for $2235 which includes a $500 gift card or an additional $500 price reduction. So, you're looking at $1735.00 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&appID=163&template=circular.cfm&i=193880&m=30468&storeID=71&tab=3&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.basspro.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FCFPageC%3FstoreId%3D10151%26langId%3D-1%26catalogId%3D10051%26appID%3D163%26template%3Dcircular.cfm%26i%3D193880%26m%3D30468%26storeID%3D71%26tab%3D3&hvarAID=vantage Turn to the last page of the flyer 

Look around and find a later model tohatsu 9.9-18 two stroke. 9.9 to make it a 15 is a throttle cam and linkage, same carb!

Buy a used Evinrude/Johnson.  From Late 80s Early to Mid 90s.  They are bulletproof.   Get a 9.9HP.  If you feel limited on it's speed, you can add a 15HP carburetor making it a 15HP.  It's really simple.

x2 these little old motors are near bulletproof