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Nice looking motor! It looks like a 1st year model, a 1952. The decals look like the original lacquered type. Make sure you run at least 24:1, even if you run synthetic oil. It is a bronze bushed motor and it needs the oil film thickness to keep it from wearing out prematurely. Never leaner...

In North America the 4-horse switched from a remote tank to an integral tank for 1979. They switched to the style of tank that had been used on the European 4-horse since 1972 models. Shown is a grainy picture of a 1972 Evinrude MiniTwin (Johnson had the same in Johnson colours); shown as well...

I think Chinewalker makes a good point. I had to respond when I saw your boat and motor combo. From the '68 Starcraft brochure:

You can use a weedless "foot" on a 1964 - 1972 high thrust 90 degree l.u. For 1973 the high thrust lower unit & midsection changed and carried through for a bunch of years (into the mid-80s). No longer could you just swap the foot over, but you could use the complete l.u & midsection from the...

The portable 9? was very compact and had tight control grouping (including shifter) at or near the front of the motor. OMC did not include a steering bracket, but they did engineer a kit which F_R displayed above. The kit bolted the steering bracket to the motor. The kit also included a...

The leather seals are not to be dismissed. I really need them for my 1950 TN-26 but I can't subscribe to the old-timers archaic ways of doing business as a Canadian. The seals will make a world of difference for that old T-series motor. Dads and now my old 1950 TN motor:

Bingo! The 20 was last offered in the U.S. in 1973, but surprisingly it was still offered in Canada & Europe beyond that. The ignition setup shows that it as a 1973+ motor. The 20 was not shown in the 1974 brochure, but in my 1975 Canadian brochure it was offered as an exclusive Canadian motor...

Greetings. I have an old cedar strip square stern canoe that my father had built for him right after WWII by an old boat builder in Orillia, Ontario. In the 1960s after knocking a small hole in the bottom of it, he plugged the small hole then used fiberglass mat & resin to cover the entire...

The "vibration kit" that racerone is referring to was an OMC retrofit for 1964 & 1965 9? motors. Dad had one on his 1965 that he bought new and it made it very smooth running. The way to spot it is to look for 2 acorn nuts visible on each side of the motor (4 in total) on the vertical flat on...

Make sure to run ethanol-free gas in that motor. In Ontario, Shell Gold has no ethanol, Silver has up to 5% ethanol, and Bronze has up to 10% ethanol. Gold has the highest octane rating of the three but your motor doesn't need the higher octane; use the Gold for its ethanol-free properties. I...

I have the 1974 Starcraft Cruisers brochure that I got from the dealer new. The Islander 21' was made quite a few years from the mid-60s through the 1970s at least. Recommended maximum horsepower in 165, in the case of both OMC & Mercruiser meant a 250 Chevy straight six with a 2-barrel. I would...

It looks very much like the boat is a 1968 Starcraft Sprint V15. It would have had an avocado green hull and a jade green deck & transom well. Rated for 65 horsepower. It would have had sleeper seats and a fixed center console, plus the windshield would have had an extruded aluminum frame around it.

I don't own the kit, nor do I know where the lubrication points are. I do have a picture from the 1974 Johnson Accessories brochure where the kit is rigged on a new 6 horse.

I know this is a stale thread but I want to amend it to include an actual advertisement from Popular Science, February 1970. Note that it said within the ad that the brand was so new they wouldn't appear in the phone book. They were actually soliciting for dealers to carry them! I believe that...

Re: 5HP Twin Gale information? That orange used on the pan & lower unit are 1961-only. Attached is a brochure picture of a 1961 Gale 15.

I was wondering if anyone happens to know the correct paint colour for a 1955 Elto 5. I was talking to Peter McDowell at North York Marine last weekend and he told me that he has correct paint for the 1956 Elto, but not the 1955 unfortunately. Elto of course was Canada-only at that time, but...

Re: Cannot figure out what year my 12hp is Frank, make me your protog?. I have loved outboards for decades, but obviously there is much to learn. Now that I have a couple of Gale motors under the guise of Elto & Viking I am trying to flesh out the blind spots of knowledge. I have made strides...

Re: Cannot figure out what year my 12hp is I'd say with the integral tank it is pre-57. Looking at the lower unit without the wraparound covers and rubber dampers for the lower swivel bracket mounts (added 1955 on Johnson / Evinrude) your motor is either a 1954 or 1955. The lower unit your...

Re: is it wrong to have 7 motors in the garage and then buy another? Is it wrong to have 7 motors in the garage and then buy another? Yes! You are a sick man. ...Welcome to the club! :D My wife was complaining that I have too many motors, but I don't see how she can complain. I have them all...

Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP Outboard Complete Rebuild It is looking good so far. When it come to prep, you get out of it what you put into it. Since you are painting the lower unit black, why not paint your cowl Stinger Orange like the racing Johnsons of the early to mid 1970s? See the attachment: