Let me start by saying its a 1967 18 horse Evinrude. About 2 years ago I ripped the pull cord out when i was starting it, then trying to put it back, spun the recoil the wrong way, so I took it to a marina to get it fixed. They said they put a new recoil spring in it so I ran it on a half hour...
Re: painting a 1953 johnson
this is as far as i've gotten so far, on the lower unit theres a good bit of corrosion i guess you could call it. its a pain to get that stuff off
just recently began working on my old Johnson 25 horse and I've got it all stripped and sanded to bare metal and plan on using a self etching primer then, using my air brush, putting some paint on it. The problem i'm running into is finding a heat and gas resistant paint, as well as water too...
hi, i got a '53 johnson for free and wasnt running at the but with a little carburetor work it started kicking again. Now I am not the one working on it right now, a friend of mine is, mainly because i dont have that much knowledge on outboard motors, but anyways there is something wrong with...
alright, so i recently picked up this 1953 25hp johnson, model RD-14 (that i got for free!) its quite rough on the outside, and needs new paint and decals etc.. but I believe it has a shot at running since it has good compression and isnt seized. so i thought the first steps I should take to...
I have a 1967 18 hp Evinrude on an very lite 14 ft aluminum boat. i can have the engine at a low rpm and move about 5 mph at the most but when i start to push the throttle down, the engine revs, but the prop is not spinning. I took the prop off and found out that there's no rubber hub on the...
well i recentley purchased a 1955 lone star that it painted on the bottom, and i plan on shining the the upper part, gunwhales, and the deck which i have already started. i went to advance auto parts and found what I thought would work best which was Mothers mag and aluminum polish. at first i...
I am currently restoring a 1955 Lone Star and im currently deciding what type of wood to use for the benches. I've looked into Red Oak boards but for a 10" x 12 ft board costing almost $100, ive looked into a 4' x 8' piece of birch ply for $40. I was not sure if birch ply wood would be good for...
