How many hours on the motor would you consider "low hours"?

[FNQCairns]

I have an 86 model, replaced every bit that showed age/wear or corrosion....it now has another 15 years + up it's sleeve, effectively the same prognosis as any well looked after 3 year old engine doing the low yearly hours of an anglers boat but at a faction of the total cost, still 80% of it is original, the age/wear equation has all types of caveats.

cheers fnq

[Dee Jay]

An engine of that age would have had salt sitting in the power head for some time. No matter how well they are flushed there is always some there. All engines need to run regularly to keep the flushing process happening. I would be asking how often and regularly has it been run. I start and run all of my outboards every two weeks for this reason. I have never had corrosion problems, but have seen plenty. I would not be touching it personally. Have also heard the line about “leaving the key” on about a thousand times.