Under the hood, everything - and I mean everything - has been painted by the previous owner to try to match the original maroon-ish color. Upon closer inspection, the gears (at the motor-end of the tiller) have been painted and may be what's causing the resistance. The throttle grip (the twisty bit at the end of the tiller) seems really hard to turn in either direction, and it doesn't turn very far at all. I'm not looking to win any antique motor competitions, but I'd like it to look nice, run well, and perform reliably. I'd eventually like to "renovate" the motor, as opposed to "restore" it. I am by no means mechanically inclined, and I am looking for some gentle guidance on what to do next. There are two long battery cables hanging off the motor, which I assume get connected to a 12v battery. It's an electric-start model with a tiller. She supposedly runs great, although due to some scheduling issues I had to pick the motor up without being able to see it run. So when I found a guy selling this 1957 35HP unit, I jumped on the deal. I watched Craigslist and eBay for months, and these things would sell almost immediately when they were listed. I've always intended to hang an antique-looking outboard off the transom of this new old boat because, frankly, a new four-stroke model would just look silly IMO. By the time I was my oldest kid's age, I had already sunk a 10-foot jon boat out in front of my grandfather's place on the San Bernard river in Brazoria, Texas (Granddad always told me it was because the 9.9 hanging off the back was too big, but I think I just turned her too sharply and drove the bow right under water - scared the crap out of me and a little buddy who happened to be sitting up there, but the nearly-empty gas can kept her afloat long enough for my dad and granddad to pull her back to shore).īut I digress.
My kids (ages 7 and 9) and I are building a traditional wooden skiff (the Macomber 15, recently featured in Small Boats magazine) for use on the local lake.
Allow me to apologize in advance for the rambling nature of this post. My name is Andy, and I have recently rejoined the ranks of outboard motor owners after a long, long hiatus (20+ years).
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