1961 Sea King 60hp

[FarmerJon]

I've been lurking while contemplated purchasing a boat. I finally bit the bullet and bought a my first power boat, a 1961 Sea King package (complete, even the trailer!). The motor is a 60hp Sea King (Gale) GG-18746B which I had out on the water on Friday. It ran pretty good - I found that the tilt bolt is missing (reverse was impossible) and there's a small fuel leak which I believe is coming from the carburetor (there was fuel mix on top of the intake manifold - no higher). Everything else seems acceptable (need to get a nice polish on the gelcoat - meh).

I have above-average mechanical skills and want to get going on giving the motor a good once-over but am humbled and confused by the conflicting information regarding a service manual. A while back, I came across a document with the title 'Evinrude, Gale & Johnson - 4-Cylinder 50 to 85 hp (1958-1968)' - a very generic-looking basic manual. It seems to imply that my motor is equivalent with an Evinrude 50524/25/26/27, a Gale 60D11B/12B/13B and a Johnson V4S-13/V4A-13 (whew).

I have downloaded an Evinrude service manual (much more comprehensive) for the 50524/25/26/27 - the diagrams seem to look a lot like what I've got. Can anyone chip in and tell me if I'm on the right track?

What a fabulous resource this is... I'm bummed out about my 'Cadet' rank, but I'll work hard and see what happens ;-)

 

[FarmerJon]

Re: 1961 Sea King 60hp

Does anyone think I should cross-post this into the Johnson/Evinrude forum?

 

[silver_bay]

Re: 1961 Sea King 60hp

The same engine came up the other day on the AOMCI forum:

http://www.aomci.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1312781168

It was described as "Mostly a 75 lower unit and updated 50 powerhead" by one of the gurus.
So the gale Gale (60D11B) model number is the one that's exactly right.

E/J did adopt the 60hp back from Gale in 1964 (Evinrude 60453, Johnson VXL-10)

Ken Cook sells the Gale service manual
http://www.outboardbooks.com/index.cfm/manual/60D11B/

and eBay gives a bunch of hits for
1964 evinrude 60 hp manual

 

[steelespike]

Re: 1961 Sea King 60hp

Gale is a devision of the old OMC now BRP. Some motors are very similar to the E/J motors
and use the same components.
Last year for Gale production was 63.Be sure to read carefully before starting any repairs.
Some components are pretty hard to get.But the E/J 4 cylinder of thatr era are very somilar.
E/J usually refered to as the "Fat Fifty"Thought of as heavy when it is actually lighter than todays 2 cylinder 40,50 and 60.Evinrudes.