Re: Gale Buccaneer 5 hp- 5D10B carb question
For awhile, they had some "different" models. Evinrude had a 7.5, while Johnson had a 5.5. Later on, Johnson had a 20, but Evinrudes were only 18. After all, you couldn't have people saying they are the same, could you? Besides, there had to be justification for an Evinrude dealer and the Johnson dealer down the street. I used to chuckle when people would swear that Evinrudes were faster, but Johnsons were more dependable, while in reality they were exactly the same under the paint.
For awhile, they had some "different" models. Evinrude had a 7.5, while Johnson had a 5.5. Later on, Johnson had a 20, but Evinrudes were only 18. After all, you couldn't have people saying they are the same, could you? Besides, there had to be justification for an Evinrude dealer and the Johnson dealer down the street. I used to chuckle when people would swear that Evinrudes were faster, but Johnsons were more dependable, while in reality they were exactly the same under the paint.
I believe the two are the same and just as good as each other. I myself prefere the color and styling of the 1950's Evinrudes, but like you said, while Johnson had the 5.5's and 10's Evinrude had the 7.5's and 15's, so it makes sense, that people would think the Evinrudes were faster. In 1956, when the two became fully incorporated, they both had all 4 and all were the same. LOL I think the 7.5 was dropped in '58, simply because they had the 5.5 and didn't really need two motors close to the same size and also the 7.5 was an older technology than the 5.5 (since it came out in the late 40's and the 5.5 came out in '54) To me though, the 7.5 was just as good and just the same as the 5.5. When both shared the same motor, the only difference was within the cubes.