What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

jkwidener

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I just recently got this Johnson Seahorse 35 and it dont look pretty, but it starts and runs great. I believe it is circa 1959, anyone want to chime in on it? Thanks for the great forum...
 

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lindy46

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

Looks like a 1959 to me. Model number will tell for sure:
RD-RDL-21 RDS-RDSL-21
would be 1959.
 

tx1961whaler

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

Somewhere 1957-1959
Need the model number from the transom mount or (maybe) freeze plug to know for sure.
 

Mas

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

Looks like '59 to me. It's not a '57 and 1960 was a 40 hp.

Mas
 

69starcraft

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

It looks like a 59 to me too

I have a 1957 30 hp Rd18

mine is red not white
 

1946Zephyr

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

I would like to know how you got in my back yard and got my motor. :D:D Yep iit's a '59 Got one just like it and just as "pretty" Mine is a long shaft with a factory generator though. Yours is most likely an RDS-21B model.
 

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1946Zephyr

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Re: What year is my Johnson Seahorse 35?

Yep Mas, you're right. 1956 is the RD-18 '57 is an RD-19
 
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