57 5.5 Fisherman - removing the cowl

[Jzjames]

Pardon me for asking a question thats probably been covered.
whats the steps to remove/replace the cowl cover on this old 57 5.5 Fisherman outboard.

Ive picked up a 56 Fastwin and a 57 Fisherman recently. Both of them are a tight fit getting the covers off.

 

[racerone]

?---Spin propeller & shift to reverse.----Flip the latches.----Lift rear cowling.------Undo rubber snubber if still there.---Push cowling assembly to the front.

 

[Jzjames]

Thanks kindly. -shift to reverse is the key-

 

[oldboat1]

Like the '57 Fastwin, the '56 shift lever might rotate down 180 degrees and out of the way -- would pull directly out and rotate. After shifting to reverse, put a shop rag over the the 5.5 lever to help prevent nasty scratches to the hood.

 

[Jzjames]

'56 shift lever might rotate down 180 degrees and out of the way -- would pull directly out and rotate.

Shift lever will pull out and rotate down?

 

[F_R]

Probably not on your motors unless they have been modified. That feature was necessary on Gale motors to get the hood off and can be retrofitted on some Evinrudes---which the factory eventually got around to doing on some later models.