MrMophoto wrote:
Oh yeah, that is a 40HP Johnson (long shaft?), we got a lot of comic mileage out of that too! It is at least 50 yo, shed stored all it's life and not run for at least 30 years. While I was there it was sold for $35.
Years ago, while I was in college, I worked at a shop that sold and serviced stuff like that. I built an 80 HP Johnson from a collection of old and new parts and ran it on a 16 foot fiberglass speed boat. That boat was pretty fast for only 80 HP.