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15 OR 20 HP.... IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE?
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<blockquote data-quote="satx78247" data-source="post: 427535" data-attributes="member: 11019"><p>randy03629,</p><p></p><p>IF it was me, I'd find a NICE pre-1960 Johnson/Evinrude/Gale 15-25 horse OB & replace the points/plugs/condensors/coils/water pump impeller & rebuild the carb. = It's been my experience that you can buy the motor & do all the things that I suggested for 250.oo or less on a Johnson Model FD-12 & have a BETTER OB, too.</p><p>(In point of fact, I own a 18HP electric-starting 1958 Johnson, for which I paid 40 bucks at garage sale & then spent 112.oo replacing all the things that I mentioned above for a total of <155 bucks. - It's been FINE on my 14 foot tin Lone Star open fisherman, that I paid 100.oo for, for over 3 years now & hasn't "missed a lick".)</p><p></p><p>just my OPINION, satx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satx78247, post: 427535, member: 11019"] randy03629, IF it was me, I'd find a NICE pre-1960 Johnson/Evinrude/Gale 15-25 horse OB & replace the points/plugs/condensors/coils/water pump impeller & rebuild the carb. = It's been my experience that you can buy the motor & do all the things that I suggested for 250.oo or less on a Johnson Model FD-12 & have a BETTER OB, too. (In point of fact, I own a 18HP electric-starting 1958 Johnson, for which I paid 40 bucks at garage sale & then spent 112.oo replacing all the things that I mentioned above for a total of <155 bucks. - It's been FINE on my 14 foot tin Lone Star open fisherman, that I paid 100.oo for, for over 3 years now & hasn't "missed a lick".) just my OPINION, satx [/QUOTE]
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