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@@tahaotuzbir542 If your rubber boat has a rigid transom and it is rated for at least 7.5hp, then I would say yes. Typically, a gas outboard would be used on a RIB (Rigid Inflatable) boat which has a hard floor and transom with reinforced rubber floatation sides if you're talking about a rubber boat. I don't know what type of rubber boat you have. Thanks for watching!

@@mattioder They sure are great little motors. I really like these two. Thanks for watching!

It's a really great runner. It deserves a cosmetic restoration to be honest. The patina kind of tells a story, but it also deserves to have the cosmetics match the mechanicals, which are very good on this one. Thanks for watching!

@@ChristopherFogle-jk8rk No, this does not work in reverse. New tanks are suction only tanks that require a pump to move the fuel to the carburetor. They are not built to contain a regulated pressure to feed fuel. Thanks for watching!

If I remember correctly, there is nothing preventing this motor from being tilted up as long as it is not turned around for reverse. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 I will try again tomorrow. Today I tried but it did not lift upwards that much. I needed to pull the boat almoast completely out from water to be able to get the rotor out of water.

@@mrcrowelly Congratulations on your new motor. Extra nice that it was your pop's motor. They're beautiful, reliable runners. Thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 absolutely thank you!!!

@@rainerneumeister5239 Most things Johnson sold since the mod 1950s still have pretty decent parts availability, at least here in The States. What year range are you referring to with these motors? The 1950s and 60s 3hps are great little motors. The later 3-4hp Johnsons have more power and are still good little motors with maybe a little less charm. The 4hp motors pre-1985 are much the same motors as the 1985-up 3hp motors. The ratings were changed from powerhead (crankshaft) to prop shaft which led to re-rating many existing designs to a lower HP number. At that time, the difference between Johnson and Evinrude was strictly cosmetic. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 I'm looking at a 3 HP Johnson and a 3.3 HP Johnson. Years 1990 and 1991. A guy I know found it very difficult to get a carburetor bowl for a 9.9 Johnson. He waited 9 months to get it. There is also a 4 HP Evinrude available to buy. It think it's an 80s model.

@@rainerneumeister5239 Here, parts for any of those motors are pretty available. If not available new, good used replacements are often available on Ebay. I'm not sure which models these are exactly. The small motors varied quite a bit over the years. Any of them were pretty good motors. If the Evinrude 4hp was the one with the saddle fuel tank on the back of the exhaust leg, I'd probably make that my last choice of the three. Not bad motors, but I have the 2.5hp version and I have had my share of issues keeping it running. Parts are not much of a problem though. That could be different in Ireland than here, though.

@@rainerneumeister5239 I'm assuming the dark gray hood you're referring to is the one that started in 1999. There were dark hoods before then, but are more like blue/black. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404Great. thank you For the information.

@@rainerneumeister5239 You're welcome!

The float valve should be able to hold fuel flow against tank pressure once the bowl is full. If it cannot, the float valve needle and seat are most likely either worn or damaged in some way. That said, I also have a '57 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp that will flood the carburetor if tank pressure is left on it when the engine is off. I have rebuilt that carburetor twice with new float, needle, and seat and it still allows fuel past the valve. I need to rebuild it once more to make sure nothing is wrong. I am not sure what is going on, but it should not do that. Thanks for watching!

@@laerciofelipesinhorelli350 Hello from the USA. These motors are, from the standpoint of basics, not terribly different from other outboards. This era of Mercurys don't require as many special tools as some of the others. I would recommend using Marineengine.com to look up the parts by using your model and serial number. You can then use the part numbers to look inline for the parts on Ebay or other sources that ship to your location. I don't have WhatsApp. I hope that at least gives you some guidance. You can search TH-cam for some more specific how-to videos on this model outboard. Thanks for watching!

These two motors have fully jeweled powerheads, but are cross flow, not loop charged. Yes, they're definitely in another league of performance from the earlier generation 6hp OMCs. They certainly have a different style than the 50s motors. 50s styling is hard to compete with in my eye as well, but these are excellent performers. I like the styling of these motors too, although they're definitely more modern amd "plastic" than the 50s motors. It was a great day to be on the water, although it.did get very windy right after this video and for most of the day. Thanks for watching, Dale!

In 1974, the OMC 6hps were still using the first generation powerhead, which was basically an updated version of the 5.5hp powerhead from 1954. The second generation powerhead from 1980 that replaced the 6hp was introduced as a 7.5hp and is a fully jeweled powerhead. There are other props available for the first generation 6hps. There really isn't much to gain with a prop change on a gen 1 6hp. Probably more speed to be had with your setup by playing around with weight, balance, and trim angle. A 12 foot boat can be considerably more difficult to plane than a longer boat because of balance. A first generation 6hp will push my 14 foot boat at around 10-11 mph with proper balance to plane the hull. The same motor on a 12 footer for me is closer to 7 also because it won't plane off. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 thanks for the info

@@jakeblood4186 I buy many of my parts from Marineengine.com. They carry Johnson/Evinrude OEM parts and Sierra aftermarket parts. I reccomended OEM whenever possible. The only possible exception currently is the points. Last I knew the OEM points were still having quality issues. I'd probably buy Sierra points, but stick woth OEM for everything else. 100psi is good in one of these 50s 18s. These are excellent motors. Good luck with yours. I have a video series that goes over the tune up process for these motors on this channel. I was working on my 1959 Evinrude Fastwin Electric Start 18hp in the series. They may be helpful to you when working on your motor. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Points = Contacts? Part of the ignition system?

@@tinybubbles3724 I found the early 80s 4hp to be a pretty good power to weight ratio. Not really fast, but decent power for such a light motor. I'm quite pleased with the performance of this 7.5hp is a lot faster than the 4hp. Neither motor seems excessively loud for a 2-stroke from that era. 🤷‍♂️. Thanks for watching!

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@@donk499 Your thoughts on this align about as perfectly as I could imagine with mine. It's good to hear someone, especially with your experience with OMC motors. substantiate my thoughts here. The 7.5 does have a slightly more crisp, less muffled exhaust note than the 6hp. I'm guessing the 6s were re-rated 7.5s maybe with some minor internal change to make them a little quieter than the 7.5hp predecessor. In any case, I'm still looking for an 8hp amd I still really enjoy these two little motors. Thanks for your thoughts and thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Yeah, I heard the slight difference as well. The inner exhaust tubes changed slightly around those years as well, wondering if that might explain the difference we hear. I really like these engines, and the 8hp versions developed amazing power and speed. I always liked the original versions of these engines like the ones shown in your video. Never cared for the later model ones with all the cheesy plastic covers and funky forward mounted tiller/shift handle, along with the crappy carb/sync process. But, these later models would introduce one final important improvement to these powerheads which was the steel/cast rods that replaced the flimsy aluminum rods used in the original models. The aluminum rods were fine for the older/original style 6hps, they did not wind up the way the newer models do. Oftentimes, you will hear a bit of a "ringing noise" on the older style powerheads which I attribute to the aluminum rods stretching out a bit. I have often wondered if the original aluminum rods can be replaced with the newer steel/cast rods, an experiment for another day I guess. Don

@@wyomingadventures4943 I wasn't sure what to expect, but I knew they were pretty close in performance. In 1983, there was a 4.5 hp and a 7.5hp. These had the same block. In 1984 they were 6hp and 8hp also sharing the same block. The 8hp had some performance upgrades over both the 7.5hp and 6hp. I still need to get a hold of one of those. I have the 4.5hp also. The performance difference between the 4.5 and the 7.5hp is pretty incredible. I think maybe the 6hp was mostly the result of the change in how the HP ratings were done changing from crankshaft to prop shaft rating. Don K's view on this seems to agree with my thoughts and this test seems to substantiate that thought. Thanks for watching!

The powerheads on the 6 and 7.5hp models were the same. The later 8hp powerheads actually were different. Initially they just had larger intake manifolds, then the exhaust ports would change in a few years as well. The cylinder bores were the same on all of them though

DonK nailed it. 👌 Thanks for watching!

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@@timothyhite4546 Both motors weigh the same. The same powerhead and exhaust leg on both motors. I'm not exactly sure what internal differences there are between the two. In 1983, there was a 4.5 hp and a 7.5hp. These had the same block also. In 1984 they were 6hp and 8hp also sharing the same block. Thanks for watching!

Yes, your Ted Williams 3hp with the Tecumseh powerhead is definitely an Eska-built motor. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Have any insight on the Evinrude 65 HP Triumph 2 Stroke electric shift engine? Thanks a boat load✔️

@@timothycreamer8610 My only insight on those is that the powerheads are good runners and typically strong, durable, amd reliable. The electric shift is OK as long as it is maintained and never gets any water inside. It requires the correct electric shift control box. The electric shift gearcases are very expensive to repair. I stay away from electric shift outboards myself due to the cost and expertise needed to repair them. I have not dealt with them as far as repairs myself because I habe never bought one and I don't like to "learn" on someone else's stuff. Thanks for watching!

@@marksmith9295 Thank you! I do have a cart to get them close. Still have to walk them into and out of the water to mount and dismount them. Today I was using the rack on the back of my golf cart. Lucky enough to have the lake access mostly to myself today. It sure got windy though. The small motors aren't too bad to take on and off. If I'm swapping out the 22c.i. or larger motors, thise get tiring. Thanks for watching!

A golf cart sounds like a great idea! Just need a little cherry picker for it:)

@@marksmith9295 I use the golf cart or the SxS at the cabin lake access quite a bit. At the lake at home it's nit an option, so I usually bring a motor cart to get them from the truck to the shore where the boat is. Having a small lift on the golf cart would be pretty slick!

@@GlenB1963 Thank you. I agree! They're both great little motors. Love the smell of a 2-stroke also. Thanks for watching!

@@jpotts8814 Thank you! I'm very fond of the boat too. I like it so well I have two of them. Thanks for watching!

@@outboardfixer Even the first generation of the 6hp doesn't hold a candle to these 6s from a performance standpoint. The 7ps 4hps are great little motors, but they're not much in the speed department. You're right, not even close. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! These little motors do very nicely for their size. They're fun to run around with sometimes. Beautiful little fishing motors. Thanks for watching!

@@georgekeats1478 The wind did pick up a bit from.the first to second run, bit it wasn't much stronger. It was only 5 or 6 minutes after the first, but the wind continued to pick up for the next hour and a half. There was a little more crossing boat traffic on the second run as well. Either way, the 7.5hp edged out the 6 slightly. It feels a little more torquey during acceleration too, but there not much different. Thank you and thanks for watching!

@@jimmyandersson4599 I thought there might be a little more difference on performance between these two motors as well. After running the '83 Johnson 7.5 the first time, though, it seemed to be fairly similar to the '84 Evinrude 6. I wanted to do a direct comparison to see how close they are. The 7.5 has a little crisper exhaust tone and feels a little torquier out of the hole. The top end is very similar. Around 0.5mph difference. This is a very nice lake with very nice natural surroundings. While there are a lot of houses on the lake, there is still a lot of beautiful natural surroundings. My Alumacrafts are the only boats I own that have deep sides and a short transom that is essentially full width and allows running multiple motors. It would be interesting to run a pair of 6s or even this 6 and 7.5 in tandem on the boat. I'd habe to imagine the performance would be close to a 9.9. ~13.5hp but with the drag of two gearcases would have to be in the same range of performance. I may have to try I sometime. You're right. These days it seems like everything you see videos of is overpowered and every new larger boat has 3-5 300+hp outboards hung on it. I don't understand how people afford that stuff, but they seem to do it somehow. I am planning on putting two '59 Evinrude 35s on my Alumacraft Flying C when it is finished and I'm very strongly considering rigging this FD or my outer one for dual motors and using twin 18, 20, or 25hp motors on it. Seems like it would be fun and I love the sound of the twins running. Thanks for watching!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 thanks Johnny for your answer👍🇸🇪 I appreciate it really. Yes, a test with two tandem 6hp or thoose two would be fun to see. And yes, the drag was what i was wondering about also, but you have the resorsers for doing the test. I don't😄😄 we don'thave any small boats with place for 2 or more engines😄😄 sometimes swedishboat builders sucks😂. I remember all thoose old engines. My uncle had an old Volvo Penta 2,5hp from the 50-60s, and it was slow but a nice fishing engine. Bringing many fun memories back to watch your videos. 😊👋💙💛🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

@@jimmyandersson4599 I will definitely keep that tandem run in mind and make that happen. I may try to make a link bar to link the steering together before I do that. If not, I'll lock one straight and steer with the other. I'll see whan I can get that run in. Stay tuned!

@oldjohnnyrude8404 thanks Johnny, nice of to answer and I will keep on watching, and have a lookout for that test.😊👋🌻 And as always keep yo.... no that's you😂👍 But I'll give you fun fact about sweden: Try to sell a baseball-kit here in Sweden and you will go bankrupt. No one here knows what baseball is🤣🤣 but we have something similar called "burnball", only difference, we don't have a pitcher or a catcher and it's only a fun game among folks and kids and not in a major league and you can buy a full gamekit in your nearest gas-station.😉👍👋💙💛🇸🇪

@@Ody-up6kg Definitely a great motor. I have a lot of fun with mine on my runabouts as well. Thanks for watching!

@@makecoolstuff9170 The fist thing I would do is clean and adjust the points then check spark again. Good that you have new coils, especially if yours are all cracked. Depending on the coils that are in it, they certainly might be. Good luck with your motor. Thanks for watching!

@@samsvintageoutboards6847 HI Sam!! Great to hear from you. I was hoping to see you there also, but you had a good reason for not bein there. Hope to see you there next year. 👍

@@laurentgagne892 I'm running the stock 9.25x10P prop on this motor. Considering I get around 22-23mph with just myself and a fuel tank in an otherwise empty boat, I'd say your 20mph with 2 people is pretty reasonable. I wouldn't expect any more top end put of the 9P prop. It may improve acceleration and get you on plane quicker. Good luck and thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404yes i got 22-23mph with the 10 alone too... but being 2 people it take a good time to plane so i think the 9 will be more fuel efficient since it will hop on plane faster ....and if we are 3 peope with a lot of stuff the 9 will shine...ive heard that stainless steel props are made thinner thus creating less drag and producing higher speeds ...this would be my last resort...ive tried the hydrofoil and i just lose top speed

@@laurentgagne892 Yes, the hydrofoil will just add drag and slow you down. The lower pitch will help.ypu plane woth passengers, but probably won't gain any top end. It will help the engine operate in the range where it makes power though. The SS props are thinner than aluminum but much heavier. Just make sure you idle down as low as possible before shifting and shift quickly. Otherwise they'll also tear up your gearcase.👍

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 im happy with the speed so far because its a 14 feet inflatable saturn zodiac alike ....i feel like it may have more drag than an alu jon boat

Just found your controls build video from a few years back, thanks for the great content! I'll have to keep an eye out if you're ever back in Tomahawk.

@@12RadajGlad you found the controls build video. I'm usually at the AOMCI meet in Tomahawk. Hope to see you next August. Thanks for watching!

@@robertosgood961 Thank you! You're correct about McCulloch building these Wizards. It was actually Scott-McCulloch at this time and not Scott-Atwater any longer. I should correct my video title. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Lol all good! Just starting my Wizard history lesson. Your cowling is designed just like mine but has the greenish turquoise color and is 12hp. What years was this style used? Trying to identify my motor to order a osp manual and get fixing!

@@sailawaybob They sure did build a bunch of these little outboards. There is definitely a big difference in recreational boating from that time to now. Now there are lots of large boats that burn lots of fuel and make huge waves for the sake of making huge waves. It's kind of amazing to me the number of wake surfing boats that I see on all sorts of small inland lakes in my area. Everyone has a right to get out and have fun, and to each their own. Those wake boats sure make it difficult for those of us that like to get out and enjoy our small aluminum boats and smaller outboards though. They disrupt fishing on small lakes to a significant degree too. I enjoy putting around and I also enjoy going fast and I don't want to be a buzzkill for anyone, but I'm not sure those boats have much of a place on small lakes. That's just my humble opinion, though. Thanks for watching!

Excellent! I have not fished on Manistee Lake in a few years. I didn't have much luck last time out, but I'm not usually there during the best times for fishing. Holiday weekends with heavy boat traffic isn't the best. I like Manistee Lake a lot for boating though. I'll have to try fishing it again one of these days. Thanks for watching!

@@joelthewilliam You're welcome. Glad to be of help in some way. Thanks for watching!

Thank you. These are fairly quiet. Much quieter than the air cooled outboards built on the Eska platform for sure. The little air cooled motors do make a pretty good backup kicker. That Johnson 20 is a great motor. The 22c.i OMCs are my favorite motors. Nice job getting that one back on the water. I do plan to put this one on a boat. With any luck I will mange to do that still this season. Thanks for watching!

It definitely seems like it would be a great canoe motor. I'll have to give it a try on my 17 foot Alumacraft flat back. Too bad yours ended up going for a swim and ultimately ended up as parts. At least you were OK and able to get it going again. Thanks for watching!

In retrospect the side mount wasnt a good idea for that particular canoe. A 17 foot square stern will easily take a 4hp . I ran a 4hp Evinrude on a Grumman 17 flat back all summer in 1984 for mineral exploration work in northern Manitoba. The geologist i worked with sat up front in a folding aluminum deck chair for our multi hour daily trips to claims we worked.

@@marksmith9295 Yes, my Alumacraft is rated for 4hp amd would handle that without issue, I'm sure. The little 1.25hp Elgin should be pretty enjoyable on it. I 👍

@@stever.3580 Cool that your friend gave you one of these. Don't try to use a jaw type puller on the flywheel. The 1.25hp does not habe any puller holes. You have to partially remove the flywheel nut, put a small prybar under the rim of.the flywheel and give the end of the flywheel nut a solid rap with a hammer (brass preferably) to pop the flywheel off the crank taper. Once that is off everything is accessible. These motors are quite simple in construction. Hopefully you can revive it. Neat little motors. Thanks for watching!

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Thanks, I will give that a try, it had been his uncle's and sat in his garage for 40+ yrs., still had old gas in it, used acetone to clean the tank.

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@@oldjohnnyrude8404 I always enjoy a good Clinton story. Good luck with your outboard.

@@georgesabol459 Thank you. It's been good so far.

@@waynerowlinson6177 That's a great story even if it meant the unfortunate end to a nice little outboard. I have one of the 2hp air cooled Elgins also. I really l8ke that little motor. It's too bad yours got straight gassed and met its end. The 5hp Tecumseh powerhead on the Eska is definitely harder to start than the 2hp Elgin. Great memories. Thanks for the story and thanks for watching!

@@johnmccrea8106 I know exactly the recoil you're talking about. I have a 5hp water cooled twin cylinder Elgin with that recoil starter. I need to get back to that one and bring it back to life also. Thank you and I'm glad I could bring back that memory for you. Thanks for watching!

@@miketh2436 That's awesome! They're great little motors. They're not very powerful, but they run nicely and they're very simple and reliable. Thanks for watching!

@@marksmith4582 Thanks Mark! There is some smoke, but once it is warm and dialed in, it isn't bad. That and the fact that it is so small it isn't burning much fuel. It turned out a decent little runner. Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!

@@dannyrock5919Thank you! The air cooled 1.25hp Elgin was the smallest one West Bend made. Kissel made WaterWitch outboards for Sears before West Bend took over. They made a 0.75hp air cooled single cylinder outboard. I have one of those on my channel as well. Thanks for watching!

I just noticed that to I seen 3 hp and 2 hp and now 1.25 hp outboard I wonder what would run this on

@@fabianbird4584 They make pretty nice canoe motors. I'll probably run this one on one of my aluminum skiffs. I'll probably try it on my canoe at some point as well.

@@Halonenfisherman 😢 Sounds like the little guy is overdue for service. This one wouldn't do more than an occasional fart when I started out with it. It needed a new fuel hose, a new head gasket, a little carburetor cleaning, a new water pump impeller, points cleaning and adjustment, and one new condenser. Now it runs like a sewing machine. 👍 Thanks for watching!

@@donk499 😁 It certainly is a smooth, quiet idler. Thanks for watching, Don!

@@mikeperry6794 They're wonderful little motors. They knew that had a good one when they built these. The design of these motors went mostly unchanged from 1952 through 1967. '68 was the first year for the fiberglass cowl and remote only fuel but still basically the same engine. Thanks for watching!

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