Used 2013 Honda BF225 225 HP Outboard — XL Shaft, Rigging Included

About this engine

The Honda BF225 is the thinking boater's big engine: a 3,471cc V6 with VTEC, PGM-FI fuel injection and Honda's BLAST system, which advances ignition and enriches the mixture at launch for a hole shot that feels anything but sensible — followed by Lean Burn Control at cruise, where it sips like something half its size. It is an engine for people who read spec sheets, and its owners tend to keep them for a very long time.

This 2013 example has the history you hope to find and rarely do: 220 hours, flushed after every use, and presented in good condition on its stand from every angle — including the under-cowling powerhead close-ups in the gallery, which are the photos sellers of tired engines never take. The XL 25-inch shaft fits the deeper transoms on offshore and dual-console hulls.

Just as important is what comes with it: all rigging is included, and the propeller is brand new. Anyone who has priced a repower honestly knows rigging and a prop are where budgets quietly bleed — here they are simply part of the deal, which makes the 22.5%-below-market price even stronger.

Two features deserve a closer look for the offshore buyer. First, the 60-amp alternator: on a boat running a chartplotter, sonar, VHF, livewell and spreader lights, charging headroom is what separates a relaxed day from a battery-management exercise, and this Honda has it. Second, the XL 25-inch shaft paired with the included rigging means this engine was spec'd for a real offshore transom, not adapted to one — the geometry, the prop and the controls arrive as one thought-through package.

Honda V6s also age gracefully in one specific way that matters at resale: their hour meters tend to tell the truth about easy lives, because the engines invite cruising rather than abuse. At 220 hours with a flush-after-every-use history, this one has barely started the life these motors are known for.

For a center console repower, a walkaround refresh, or replacing a thirsty older V6 with Honda smoothness and a 60-amp alternator to run the boat's systems, this BF225 is the complete package. WhatsApp us — complete, low-hour Hondas move quickly.

Included with this engine

• All rigging
• Brand-new propeller

Good to know

Flushed after every use (per seller). Good condition (per seller).