johnson sea horse 1959

[Zach b]

I just pulled out a johnson sea horse 1959 qd-20 hp:10. and it runs good i will need a flot for it soome time but not to woryed on that but i was wondering if it can be sold as a collectible and if sould i repaint to make it look good and get new stickers for it some were. also the repaint would be done by a auto body shop that has the capibltys and skill to do it right. also what might i get for this engion if i sold it. if you could please reply to this post thank you so much

 

[JB]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

Howdy, Zach.

Welcome to iboats.

That was a really good engine but it has no collector value. There are many still in regular service.

Use her and give her good care and she will be around for another 50 years.

 

[lindy46]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

I restore/repaint many of these old motors, mostly as a hobby. If I count the number of hours I put into the motors, I probably get about $1-2 an hour for my time. But I'm retired and not looking to get rich off of them, I just enjoy working on them. If you had the motor professionally repainted, you wouldn't even come close to recovering the cost of the paint job alone, not to mention the tune-up parts. There are some rare old motors which you can restore and make money on, but not this particular one.

 

[Zach b]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

thank you for the anwsers i just thought i would repaint it becouse my uncle owns the shop so i thought i would give him a call but know that i know that it dosent have colector vaule i think i might just use it on the boat i got i off ove. thank you so much for the help

 

[Louis John]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

I have Johnson Sea-Horse 1959 5.5hp, Model#CD-16. I am looking for a operators manual. Does anyone have one they can copy and send to me.
Thanks. Lou

 

[Zach b]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

i have decided to keep this engion and i was wondering if i repanted it and gave some new decals and sowed it off in a room just to hold it for years to come and would it be a good decison to do?

 

[Zach b]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

in 20 years dose the value go down for collectors? becouse im keeping it for the vale of vintage/ collectors

 

[Zach b]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

can i sell it for some money?

 

[JB]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

Of course you can. Put it on Craigslist or eBay.

Do not try to sell it here. Our rules forbid that.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

That motor's value is as a service motor, not a collector item. They made thousands of them and there are more motors than collectors, which keeps collector value down. However, folks are always looking for good running, reliable small outboards. I had a 1960 10hp last year - got $250 for it on CL...

 

[jonesg]

Re: johnson sea horse 1959

I bought a 1959 10hp for $125, it needed water pump ,coils, plugs and wires.
Suppose I could sell it for $200 but then I'd still need another one to replace it.