Re: Old 75 hp Johnson
D.SMITH,I DO NOT HAVE MY BOOKS WITH ME SO I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE YEAR MODEL.BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN STILL GET JUST ABOUT ANY PART YOU MAY NEED FOR IT FROM YOUR LOCAL JOHNSON DEALER.I HAVE RECENTLY REBUIT A 1958 EVINRUDE 50 H.P. FOR ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS WITH NEW CRANK,RODS,PISTONS,BEARINGS,SEALS,WATER PUMP,POINTS,ETC.HAD NO TROUBLE LOCATING ANYTHING EXCEPT SOME OF THE HARD PARTS .BUT EVEN THEY WERE NOT HARD TO FIND. FUNNY THING IS THE CUSTOMER HAS BEEN A REGULAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND USES HIS BOAT REGULARLY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM HE HAS EVER HAD . HE TOLD ME HE BOUGHT THE BOAT AND MOTOR NEW IN 1958 FOR $1,800.OO AND IT COST HIM ALMOST A $1000.00 MORE THAN WHAT HE PAYED FOR THE RIG TO PUT IT BACK IN LIKE NEW CONDITION , BUT HE FIGURED THE ORIGINAL WENT FOR A LITTLE OVER 40 YEARS AND THAT IF HE COULD GET HALF THAT OUT OF IT NOW THEN HE WOULD BE TO OLD TO USE IT ANYWAY . HOW ABOUT THAT AN OUTBOARD BUILT TO OUTLAST IT'S OWNER . WHO CAN SHOW ME A JAP MOTOR THAT THEY CAN SAY THAT ABOUT ......YEA THAT IS WHAT I EXPECTED NOTHING BUT SILENCE . I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE SAME MOTOR AS YOUR 75 H.P.BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE MOTORS .YOU HAVE A GREAT MOTOR THERE IT WILL DRINK GAS AS FAST AS YOU POUR IT IN ,BUT YOU WILL RUN OUT OF GAS BEFORE IT WILL. GOOD LUCK
