The Industry (outboard remanufacturing) standard for rebuilt motors is ONLY 100 hours per outboard repair, and a loss of up to 20% power loss . Here is the problem:  piston and ring seating is dependent directly on cylinder wall finish. To accomplish the proper finish, the method used is referred to as "plateau finish". This process is how today's automobile motors go over 100,000 instead of maybe 50,000 miles like they used to. To obtain this finish in a blind hole motor (outboards) you can't use automotive machining methods.  Special machines using diamond precision computer controlled hones are needed. These machines with their support equipment are a must on modern outboards, gone are the days that you can do this correctly at a dealer or in a garage. With this in mind we attempt to educate.

For the uneducated customer who looks only for low price also gets a new friend, who? the dealer or person who is going to rebuild your engine again, to the industry standard, AGAIN...

1outboard, has the equipment and years of experience to offer  same as New "factory power head warranty" of  ONE YEAR. No other major re-manufacturer offers this peace of mind.

    Now 1outboard  brings you a another industry first in outboard rebuilding, Torque Plate piston fitting.   This process has taken performance and reliably to the next level. Here's how it works, when a cylinder head is torqued (controlled bolting) to a motor the cylinder bore distorts to a out of round condition some times as much as .002 of a inch.   Now you might think its not much, but lets put in the right perspective.   A  piston's capability to produce power and stay alive is a thin film of oil protecting it from the cylinder wall.  This thin film of oil fits into a clearance of .0025 to .0045 thousands of a inch. To maintain this clearance it depends on the cylinder being round like the piston and rings.  To do this we developed simulated heads that are torqued onto the block to simulate the stress and distortion of a assembled motor then we use our computer controlled diamond hone to  fit the piston .This process gives a true fitted piston/ring with precise clearance for better lubrication, even cooling and less blow by. Trust 1ouboard  to do it right.