[dcobbett]

Last December, I bought a new, in the crate, 2003 Yamaha 130 with a 25" leg. I saw 2 such engines over a 6 to 8 week period starting late last fall, so they are available. Prices on both motors was slightly below NADA's average retail used price. During that time frame, I also saw at least 6 or 8, late model, used 130's, but most of them had 20" shafts. All of my searching was on the internet. I also went to the local Yammie dealer a couple of times, and he assured me that he had checked with Yamaha and there were no late model crate engines left. Also, if you need rigging and gauges as I did, I found that I could buy new if I wanted to and still save at least 1/2 off of Yamaha's list prices by careful shopping on eBay and several internet stores.