Johnson 150 with a 110 cowl?

I recently boat a boat that I was told has a Johnson 110. The Previous owner was unsure of what year the motor was. I figured it was an 86-89 by the decals. The serial number plate list the model as Model #j150tlc0s. I entered that number on boats.net and it pulled up a 1985 150hp. The 110 were only in 86-89 and I read where after 85 they changed to hp at the prop. Could it be a late model year that was changed for hp rating? What do yall think?

If it's the factory powerhead, it's a 150. Probably got a used cowl replacement a couple owners ago.
I bought a 35 hp Johnson that the guy was convinced was really a 30 because it had a sticker on the engine that said 30 on it. And it did say 30...degrees before tdc. Lol.


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I believe it is factory powerhead. Everything looked original when I changed sparkplugs.

So slap the lid back on and go surprise some folks!


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I see that now. Do you know why it would be like that instead of 110 on the plate?

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