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Southcentral Outboards

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Southcentral Outboards

We sell new and used outboard motor and marine parts on our website southcentraloutboards.com We offer remanufactured and rebuilt parts as well as used parts.

Southcentral Outboards sells new and used outboard and other marine parts out of Altamont, IL. Everything we sell is guaranteed, warrantied, and ready to use.

06/01/2026

Quick one: if your motor's hitting WOT but won't quite touch its rated max RPM, you're probably over-propped. Every 1" of pitch you drop = roughly 200 more RPM at the top.
Running 21" and only seeing 5,400? Try a 19. Boat'll feel like it woke up.
We've got props in every pitch from 13" to 27", and we'll help you figure out the right one — just give us a shout.
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Southcentral Outboards — Altamont, IL

05/30/2026

Two lower unit problems that are doable for the handy guy with a Saturday and a service manual:

🔧 Water in your gear oil
If you caught it early (oil looks milky but the gears still feel smooth), you can reseal the lower unit yourself. Pull it down, pressure test it to find which seal is leaking, drop in a fresh seal kit. Most common culprits are the prop shaft seal, driveshaft seal, or shift shaft seal. A few hours of work saves you a whole gearcase.

🔧 Shift cable or shift shaft splines worn out
If the linkage at the helm is adjusted right and it still shifts hard, the wear is down in the gearcase. Pulling the lower unit and replacing a shift cable or the shift shaft itself is well within reach for a DIYer. Just take your time and label everything.

Both of these are the kind of repairs where a service manual pays for itself the first time you use it. 🛠️

Not the DIY type? Give us a call and ask about our inspection and rebuild services.

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Southcentral Outboards — Altamont, IL

05/29/2026

📣 CONTROL BOXES IN STOCK — new and used.
Limited quantity of new units left. Used units bench-tested before they ship. Both options ready to go with expedited shipping available on request.
Not sure which one fits your motor? Reach out — you'll get a real person on the other end who knows these boats, not a chatbot or a call center. We'll help you find the right box for your setup. 📍 Southcentral Outboards | Altamont, IL

05/27/2026

This is Smokey.
She's seen every carburetor, every ignition system, every powerhead, every part that's ever left this shop. From her perch, she watches the chaos, ignores Oliver, and makes sure nothing goes out wrong.
Twenty years of outboards behind her — and a sunny corner that's earned. 🐾
South Central Outboards 🔧

05/25/2026

Power trim test:

Up? ✅
Down? ✅
Somewhere in between because it felt like it? ❌

If your trim's making its own decisions, it's time. 🔧

05/23/2026

🎁 WHAT DAD REALLY WANTS 🎁

Forget the necktie. Forget the World's Best Dad mug.

Dad wants his boat running.

Southcentral Outboards has:

⛽ Lower units & gearcase housings
🔩 Propellers, water pumps, starters
🎱 Powerheads, controls, vintage hard-to-find parts
🛠️ Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury, Yamaha, Suzuki, Tohatsu/Nissan, OMC — 1950s to current

Affordable prices. Real expertise. We ship anywhere.

DM us Dad's motor info before Father's Day and we'll help you get him exactly what he needs. Pickup in Altamont, IL or shipped to your door. 🛥️

05/22/2026

Customer called yesterday: blown upper on a '94 Alpha One Gen 2, boat scheduled to launch Saturday.
We had three on the shelf. Confirmed the 1.81:1 ratio against his serial, boxed it, on the truck same day. He's running this weekend.
That's why we stock 140+ sterndrive uppers — MerCruiser, OMC Cobra, Volvo Penta, Yamaha, all opened and inspected. Most with a 6-month working warranty.
Got a project sitting in your shop? Send us the serial. 📍 Altamont, IL

05/21/2026

🚨 VINTAGE FUEL TANKS IN STOCK 🚨

Fresh batch of classic outboard gas cans at the shop. Pictured here are just a few of what we have available:

🔴 Evinrude Cruis-a-Day — mid-century OMC red, original mix instructions readable
🔴 OMC bilingual Gasoline/Essence can
🔴 Yamaha 6.3-gal steel from Iwata, Japan

…and more on the shelf. Various brands, various vintages.

Great for restorations, garage décor, or running your old motor the way it was meant to be run.

Affordable prices across the board. Pickup in Altamont, IL or we ship.

Check them on our website. 🛥️

05/20/2026

Count Orlock supervises every lower unit that comes through our shop.
He's quiet, thorough, and has never approved a bad rebuild.
Gearcase work, water pumps, seals, shifts, skeg & cav plate welding, professional paint. Done right, done on time — under the watchful gaze of our Feline quality control officer.
South Central Outboards. 🔧🐾

05/18/2026

Graduation season is here 🎓
Your lower unit's been studying hard all winter. Don't let it graduate from 'weird noise' to 'expensive lesson.'
Bring it in before the ceremony. 🔧

Address

14 N 2nd
Altamont, IL
62411

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 4:30pm
Thursday	7am - 4:30pm
Friday	7am - 4:30pm

Website

https://www.southcentraloutboards.com/

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