I am so excited! I bought off craig's list a '53-54 (not sure yet) 15hp Evinrude.
I have been watching this motor for a little while as I need a little more horsepower for my '50 Lone Star alum 14' runabout. Bought the motor from an older military officer who got it from his wife's grandfather who bought it new.
Came with the orig tank (which looks clean inside and smells like gas/oil mix) and the duel hoses. Curiously, the hoses are 2' long. I guess the gas was meant to be right there by the motor. I will put 8' hoses on it...will it affect gas pressure?
I have been studyiing the many, many posts here on resurrecting old motors, and am so looking forward to bringing this back to life.
For $100 I can get the service, parts, and owners manuals from kencook.com, which I am going to do first. Because of its era in evinrude design, parts look iffy. Nothing here at iboats.
But it is in beautiful condition!
No accumulated oil/grease/whatever on it. Paint hardly nicked. Not faded. Pulled the rope and got lots of "thunk thunk" and compression resistance. And when in gear the prop rotated when pulling on it.
The screws show no marks from clumsy prior repairs, most show the factory paint. I doubt it has ever been opend up.
I wouldn't even try to undertake this project without all awesome advice and suggestions I have received here on my 2 previous projects.
As I drove home with it I was wondering about how in the world I will set the high speed setting; the motor at wide open will empty my test tank.
Any suggestions on carb, ignition, and cooling parts access will be greatly appreciated!
The seller remarked that when he rode in it, it seemed a lot more powerful than he expected for a 15 hp. I am so hoping I wasn't scammed; I don't think so.
Chuck in Austin
I have been watching this motor for a little while as I need a little more horsepower for my '50 Lone Star alum 14' runabout. Bought the motor from an older military officer who got it from his wife's grandfather who bought it new.
Came with the orig tank (which looks clean inside and smells like gas/oil mix) and the duel hoses. Curiously, the hoses are 2' long. I guess the gas was meant to be right there by the motor. I will put 8' hoses on it...will it affect gas pressure?
I have been studyiing the many, many posts here on resurrecting old motors, and am so looking forward to bringing this back to life.
For $100 I can get the service, parts, and owners manuals from kencook.com, which I am going to do first. Because of its era in evinrude design, parts look iffy. Nothing here at iboats.
But it is in beautiful condition!
No accumulated oil/grease/whatever on it. Paint hardly nicked. Not faded. Pulled the rope and got lots of "thunk thunk" and compression resistance. And when in gear the prop rotated when pulling on it.
The screws show no marks from clumsy prior repairs, most show the factory paint. I doubt it has ever been opend up.
I wouldn't even try to undertake this project without all awesome advice and suggestions I have received here on my 2 previous projects.
As I drove home with it I was wondering about how in the world I will set the high speed setting; the motor at wide open will empty my test tank.
Any suggestions on carb, ignition, and cooling parts access will be greatly appreciated!
The seller remarked that when he rode in it, it seemed a lot more powerful than he expected for a 15 hp. I am so hoping I wasn't scammed; I don't think so.
Chuck in Austin
