40 year old outboard in action

[Bigfisherman]

This is my 40 year old 1968 20hp motor in action, I hit a rock on labour day so it also has a slightly bent prop, and roughly 120(2 d31 batteries) extra #s on the stern.

 

[YAWN]

Not much out there that lasts 40 years so you can at least say you got your monies worth!

 

[Bigfisherman]

Motor sat in my father inlaws basement for 20 years, I only put 14hrs on it so far. I'm hoping it will last a little longer maybe even until I can upgrade to a bigger boat instead of buying a new motor/motor just for this one. The $$ I would spend on a new motor I can put into a bigger boat, only 1 issue it must fit in the garage

 

[disspatcher]

gets you an the water..better than shore fishing for sure////Love the racing colours too! :roll:

 

[Spinninreel]

I had a 1957 johnson 18 horse which I retired about 5 years ago after having too many troubles with it. I bought a new Yamaha 20 horse outboard that has been great. One thing that I am especially glad about is how much less the new motor pollutes. The old motor would leave quite a slick of oil on the water and use a lot more gas.

 

[Bcaster]

well i have a 30 year old 18hp merc that was well taken care of, still works great and i cant imagine getting rid of it. Although i could see myself in one of them triton 250's :roll:

 

[Bigfisherman]

I'm going to pick up a 83 25hp Johnson this weekend hoping it will perform slightly better then my 68. Hopefully will get to test next weekend.

 

[Bigfisherman]

The 83 runs much better I would say its almost twice as fast as my 68.