A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

[1946Zephyr]

Well, I just recently acquired a 1965 Yachtwin on a trade, so today, I tackled the ignition system on it and royally cleaned it up. I even pulled the transom clamp assembly all apart and cleaned out all the old grease and packed it with new. Once I got it back together, it fired right up. I have the lower unit off, so I can replace the impeller.

 

[Rayzor]

Re: A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

Hmm, seems I have seen that old dude before!

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

Oh cool. The good ole' friend I got this little gem from. Cool to see ya here Ray.

Yep, this turned out to be a good little motor. It's in as good of mechanical shape as the '57 J dubb too. I'll give that one the once over too, but didn't have enough time and energy to get it done today. I think it'll turn out as nice though. It's an awesome little motor. It's funny looking at these little 3hp motors and seeing what a tiny little engine block they have and how something this petite can stay strong for so many years. Well, I do have a motor that's even smaller, that's been around 71 years now and I'm about ready to apply a nice new coat of paint on it and get it back together. More on that one later........
I'll have the '57 J dubb all nice and cleaned up real soon too. I like those little guys. My favorite years.

 

[Rayzor]

Re: A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

The 57 J was a dream troller motor. Never heard a motor idle down so low and smooth and stay that way for hours. Im hoping the 5.5 works out well. I should be on the water within 2 weeks once I get the 80 wired up. I have gone threw both motors now so my chances of a firey death are high. Good job on gettin the yaht running. Seems those coils are always the one issue.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

Yea, I'm willin' to bet the old JW had good care in it's life, to be able to run that good, but when I get done with it, it'll be the best it's been in years.

Yea, I found a good source on those coils, through the AOMCI for about half what I spent locally. I got four of the for $63, so getting these two motors back to life will be a bit cheaper than I had thought.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: A nice little 1965 Yachtwin

Well, just a little update here. I put the little Yachtwin in the barrel and got it going. It took a little while, because I found out the carb needed some TLC. I had to replace the gasket between the bowl and upper half and the float needle. Sometimes when rubber gets old, it gets soft and swells up. I'm going to put a new impeller in it, because the one in it, is pretty old. Awesome running little motor though and the lower unit is in great shape. No leaks. Great oil.