Identifying Sea King Motor

[txcass]

I have a Sea King motor I bought complete with boat and trailer. I need help identifying motor. I was told it is around 30 hp. Model #GG18757E and Serial #36X876887 on plate by the transome. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[sutor623]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

Can you see on the tag if it is a Montgomery Wards, Clinton, or Sears (Eska)? That'd be a great starting point.

 

[JB]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

Nobody but MW marketed Sea King outboards. They were made by several different manufacturers.

The model number starting with GG identifies that one as built by Gale, a division of OMC. I don't have the chart to decode the model number into year and HP. It is probably a 30HP from the late 50s.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

Are we sure the last letter of the model number is an E and not a P?

Found this;

Model-------HP----Year
GG-18757P--40----1963

Evinrude has it listed here; http://shop.evinrude.com/media/document/ModelNumberReference.pdf
Under "Gale manufactured products 1941-1963" in the Montgomery Ward section.

 

[F_R]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

There are several 1963 Sea Kings that don't exist, according to the model number lists. My theory is that since 1963 was the last year of Gale production in U.S. they may have run out of motors to fill Ward's purchase contract. So they imported some from Canada, with funky model numbers. The Gale-built motors continued in Canada for a couple of years after 1963.

 

[txcass]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

There are several 1963 Sea Kings that don't exist, according to the model number lists. My theory is that since 1963 was the last year of Gale production in U.S. they may have run out of motors to fill Ward's purchase contract. So they imported some from Canada, with funky model numbers. The Gale-built motors continued in Canada for a couple of years after 1963.

I checked and last letters on motor and it was E. It is a Montgomery Wards made by Gale. The 15 ft.Vhull is also Sea King and I have title to it and it is a 64. Thanks for the comments and info.

 

[F_R]

Re: Identifying Sea King Motor

There is no doubt concerning the year of your Gale Sea King. The "36X" tells that. Just reverse the numbers preceeding the X and you get the year. 36 reversed is 63---1963. You just have one of those funky model numbers, probably built in Canada.