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Anyone have an idea how heavy my 1973 25hp Evinrude is, and it's a manual start if that matters
 
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Many folks are surprized to find out how " light " these older motors are.
 
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jimmbo said:
The 1973 Evinrude Brochure says 85 lbs
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I would of thought that 25 hp weighted more than 85 lbs myself, not at all questioning what you posted, just I would have been wrong thinking it would weigh in around a 100 lbs, me guessing. My 1985 6hp Evinrude weights 58 lbs and I believe my 1990 Johnson 15 hp weights 72 lbs.


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If I said the 18/20 weighed 85 lbs would you think that was reasonable? Well except for a few parts the 18/20 and 25 of that design are the same engine, so they weigh the same
In the early 70s a 150 merc weighed about 272lbs. Power trim was a separate entity
 
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Wow. I can't believe they are that light. My 18hp feels like 115#. My 10hp feels like 85. Maybe that is because they are both 1958's
 
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'58 10 hp is 68 lbs. 18 is 77 lbs. (actually, that is the '57 FD-11 weight).
 
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​Interesting...
​Still new to outboards, but out of curiosity, I found a brochure online for 1958 Evinrudes..
​Seems the 18hp Fastwin was 80lbs(Add 7 lbs for Electric start), and the 10hp Sportwin was about 68lbs..


​That is, assuming your 58's are Evinrudes...
Neat stuff!!

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oldboat1 beat me to this by a minute! lol.. I'd listen to him over me though.. I'm still new to outboards.
​For reference, the brochure I found is here: http://boatinfo.no/lib/evinrude/broc...nrude.html#/28

​Looks like a scanned copy of a 58 brochure, but I could be wrong.. LOL...
​Still, it's interesting to see the weights of the older outboards.. Pretty amazing!
At least to me, as a new to outboards person.. :D
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Well haha I guess they feel heavier when you have to walk the motors to the boat all the time. Really have to prepare yourself!! Lol
 
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The older motor may look heavier because of their large cowlings.----New motors are compact and everything is squeezed in.-Take for example the 63 model 10 hp Johnson.----Take the cover off and everything is there to work on , even the reed valves.----Try that on a say 1985 9.9 model.
 
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