Used 2005 Yamaha F250 250 HP Outboard — 280 Hours, Serial 6P2X1003697

About this engine

The original. This 2005 F250 is from the first year of Yamaha's 3.3-liter V6 four-stroke — the engine that convinced a generation of offshore anglers that four-strokes could run with, and outlast, the big two-strokes. Twenty years on, the 3.3L's reputation is settled: smooth, torquey, and famously durable when the hours are low. And the hours are the headline here — 280 of them, on a 2005 engine.

The identity is fully documented. Serial number 6P2X1003697 decodes exactly as it should — 6P2 for the 3.3L F250 family, X for the 25-inch shaft — and the gallery includes the close-up of the manufacturer's plate reading 05/05. The specification is the proven one: 3,352cc DOHC V6, electronic fuel injection, 2.00:1 gearing, 250 horsepower at 5,500 rpm, on premium fuel.

Condition is shown, not described into existence: six photographs covering both profiles, the bracket, and two under-cowling powerhead views, with a stainless propeller fitted. For a 2005, it presents the way a 280-hour freshwater-era engine should — and you can judge every panel yourself in the gallery.

There is a reason the first-generation F250 still trades briskly while many of its 2005 contemporaries are parts donors: the basics were right. The 3.3L runs cool, the EFI system is simple and well understood, the gearcase is a conventional 2.00:1 unit, and every wear part on the engine is still catalogued and stocked. Owners' forums for this family read like maintenance logs rather than troubleshooting threads — which is exactly what you want from a twenty-year-old design with twenty-year-old parts support.

For the buyer, the practical play is clear: inspect the gallery (the powerhead photos are the tell), confirm the serial against the plate shot, and put a low-hour example of a bulletproof platform on your transom for less than the market asks for engines with three times the hours.

At 22.5% below researched market for a low-hour example of this family, this is the budget-conscious route into genuine Yamaha 250 power — for a repower, a spare, or a hull that deserves better than a tired high-hour motor. WhatsApp us for the full story.

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Serial 6P2X1003697; the gallery includes the manufacturer's plate photograph (manufactured 05/05).