Johnson boat question/outdrive

[2cycle]

Does anyone have any favorable or negative opinions of this boat and outdrive? Would one this old be bound for trouble or could it be a worthwhile project? Did Johnson manufacture a lot of boats or are they rare? Any ideas welcome and appreciated.<br /><br /> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26455&item=4512324770&rd=1

 

[phatmanmike]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

seriously, why would you want that boat?<br /><br />are you bored?

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Me thinks Mike is bored.<br /><br />2 cycle, check out this website<br /><br /> http://www.ultimate.com/omc-boats/ <br /><br />Aldo

 

[Mod2]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Moving to Inboard Engines Forum.

 

[walleyehed]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Well I got cut off while typing in the other forum, but my suggestion would be to leave it to somebody who has lots a money to keep that outdrive operational...

 

[cmyers_uk]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

How do the exhausts keep cool?

 

[2cycle]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Thanks everyone for the advice/thoughts. Mike, don't really know a good reason why I would want that boat, but I'm sure it would be a good cure for boredom as it would probably require a lot of attention. I never knew that Johnson had manufactured boats in the past. Dunaruna, I enjoyed looking at the sight and a novel piece of boating history - Thanks! Walleyehed, I think I will follow your advice...

 

[tommays]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

at least its not the 2 cycle sterndrive<br /><br />tommays

 

[KaGee]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Yep, that drive looks to be electric shift... some of those parts are slowly turning up NLA (no longer available). Even used prices on Ebay are going through the roof.

 

[bomar76]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

At the current bid of $205 it's $500 overpriced

 

[walleyehed]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

bomar, that's a good way to look at it...

 

[bomar76]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Glad you liked it!

 

[2cycle]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

The boat went for $329.00....or $624.00 overpriced according to standard bomar 76 accounting/appraisal procedures..hehe.<br /><br />Any guesses as to how fast that 350 will push that old tri-hull? 40 MPH?

 

[bomar76]

Re: Johnson boat question/outdrive

Assuming it ran and moved (not likely) not fast enough to avoid the water cops and the reaming you'd get for using dry headers in an enclosed engine compartment....bet everything else on that tub's engine was non marine too