59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

[JamFavata]

I've recently bought a boat with a 1959 35hp johnson/evinrude(?) seahorse motor on it. this is my first boat and even though i'm an engine mechanic by trade, i have no idea how to work on a boat motor. while inspecting the motor i discovered that the main wire harness that connects to the motor has some corroded and broken wires in it. is there any place that i can order a new wire harness and possibly a service and repair manual for this motor. any help would be much appreciated. thank you

 

[larky]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

as far as the manual you can get the factory one at ken cook co.
link here http://www.outboardbooks.com/

and for the wiring harness. you might want to strap yourself to your chair for this one! second one down the page

link here http://www.nymarine.ca/wiringharness.htm

good luck with your motor. if ya have any more questions, don't be shy. many helpful people here.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

you can do your own harness for much less money. i did.

 

[tnltracy]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

Agreed. I ran my own due to PO cutting most of the wires off. Used standard wire protection sleeve, but darn, that's a pretty harness there on nymarine !

 

[JB]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

You can get the factory Manual here. move up the page and click on "Johnson Manuals".

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

http://www.iboats.com/Johnson_35_hp...2102917--**********.923957110--view_id.439913

 

[asdasc]

Re: 59' 35hp johnson sea horse. please help!

you can do your own harness for much less money. i did.

That is a good tidbit of info! Did you happen to take any pictures of how you did it? I will need to look at the connector again and see if it can be taken apart and reassembled with new wires.

Thanks for the tip!