Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

[mfbear]

Anyone know if a 57 18hp starter and bracket will fit and work on 68 18hp? Thanks

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Im pretty sure it wont. I have been trying to convert my 1969 18 hp Fastwin to electric start too. The one you need looks like this:<br /><br />

<br /><br />This will replace an existing bracket. There are guys here that will help you locate one. <br /><br />Thanks!<br />-Jacob

 

[mfbear]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Sorry forgot to add I am thinking about the bracket and the u shaped part of bracket on 68 for the throttle.

 

[mfbear]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Dang your quick. That was what I was worried about. Thanks

 

[krb113]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

mfbear, <br /><br />I am using the bracket, s. motor and wiring harness from my 59 18 horse johnny on a 67 20 horse. Bolted right on. The front of the bracket has the "horn" out in front for the cowling bumpre but does not interfere with the 20 horse cowling, just looks funny. Same wiring harness worked too.

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

I hate to get off topic, but Iboats member geekomatic is searching for a bracket to fit his '58 18hp. May I ask where you found the '57?

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

KB, <br /><br />I would be interested in seeing what your set up looks like, Do you have any pics? Also, is yours mounted in the same location as the one in the pic? <br /><br />Paul,<br /><br />I am pretty sure there are a few out there on ebay. Everytime I have searched for one for my motor, I have been able to find older ones that didnt seem like they would fit right for me.<br /><br />-Jacob

 

[lisitza]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

i have a starter off a 25hp gale that looks like the pic you say you need i am also looking for astarter for a 1958 18hp idont know if the starter i have works or not i would get it tested if you wanted to trade lisitza123

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Larry, I am interested, if Mfbear is not. Email me. ned_louis@hotmail.com<br /><br />Thanks!<br />-Jacob

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

A starter for a 25hp gale ought to be the same as a starter for a '58 18hp or even a '69. Just the bracket is different.<br />Actually, any of the short starters (the ones without bottom brackets) that were used on the 25/28/30/33/35/40hp engines are identical to the 18/20/25hp starters. I think the longer starters came out in '64 or '65 on those engines. But perhaps even the longer starters would fit too.

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Yeah, I understand this. I need the bracket and motor, and I just figured that we were talking about a package (everything needed to bolt a starter onto a previously pull only motor). <br /><br />-Jacob

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

I ment to imply that the bracket for the 25hp Gale is different. It goes on the other side of the engine.<br />But perhaps I'm overlooking something.

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Oh, Im probably missing something. In the picture is the way that as far as I know Johnson/evinrude lower hp years ranging from late 60s to 70s mount. I just assumed that Gale is the same way. The late 50s motors have a different bracket, but mount in the same location. This is just my understanding, I am probably wrong.

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Yes that's right, the 18/20/25hp engines '57-70something (all 22.0 CID) all mount to the port side of the engine. But the 25hp Gale is like the '51-'55 25hp - a 35.7 CID "Big Twin" which has the starter bracket on the starboard side of the engine. It is nearly identical to the 30hp and later 28hp, and shares a lot of the same parts with the larger 33/35 and 40hp engines.<br />Here's a '55 25hp:<br /> http://www.nymarine.ca/55ev25reassembled.JPG

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Paul, beautiful motor. I see now what you are talking about. It would definately not work. <br /><br />Thanks!<br />-Jacob

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

No trouble. Thanks, but that motor ain't mine. I don't belive in restoring them. Click my "Man-Next-To-House" icon and you'll see what I mean.

 

[SeaKing15hp]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

So your into racing, or what is that motor for? I think its the best looking outboard I have ever seen.<br /><br />-Jacob

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Thanks, and thanks for putting up with a show-off! <br />The motor's for nothing. I just like messing around with old outboards. Call it a winter hobby. <br />I don't think my engine was ever raced: it's really an econobox. Earlier versions of the same were though. <br />I guess the 22.0CID engines like yours were. There's some pretty provocative posts by DHadley about them - hopping them up for racing and such. I don't think there was any practical ends though as he indicated they didn't last very long after they were hopped up.<br />But we're drifting dangerously off topic here. I don't want to hijack mfbear's post.

 

[krb113]

Re: Evinrude 57 18hp starter/bracket to 68 18hp?

Sorry I'm so slow to respond everyone.Granddaughters DO take priorities whether any man can EVER!! say what they want about females.<br /><br />Seaking15, Yes, it is mounted the same. No, I have no pics available, but the bracket you will replace has all the same bolt holes as the one you will remove that mount it and anything AFT of the starter motor. This should clear up any question of compatibility that I am understanding in the posting. I also have a 40 hp with the bottom bracket that was mentioned, but I believe, as Paul said, that the 18,20,25 horse all interchange. Also, the hole that the kill button is mounted in is shaped to fit the wiring harness plug-in and the wiring harness is good to 68,69?? Works on my 67 anywho!!