I took the outboard to a repair shop today. I had considered trying to get a manual and then trying to restore the outboard that way. However, I am not a mechanic and with an engine that hasn't even been run in several years I wouldn't even know where to start.
Keep in mind the last time this aluminum boat was registered was back in the mid 1960's and for all I know it hasn't been run since then.
Given the circumstances I thought it would be best to get the outboard up to a base level and then work from there. I also have a lot to get done on the boat itself without spending significant time and money trying to teach myself how to get a boat engine running.
Regardless I was able to learn the year of the engine: 1957. This means that this motor is more likely to be the original one for the boat, and that the age of the boat itself is probably older than I thought.
Should hear in the next few days what they find. If it is just a matter of cleaning out the carburetor it shouldn't be a big deal, but there are a lot of parts that you just can't find anymore for this particular outboard motor.
I was recently given a boat . . . a death sentence for many. A death sentence because one of two things typically happen. 1. The boat takes up space in the owners yard and rots (similar to what happened with the previous owner of mine), or 2. The new owner spends countless hours and dollars restoring a boat that never really functions properly. I intend to do neither. I plan to do this boat restoration project with a reasonable amount of time and money.
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