Evinrude Silver Starflite Pic needed

[FlowMaxx]

anyone have any pictures of an Evinrude "Silver Starflite" I think they were made 1974 or so..

Thanks in advance

[delawarerick]

Flow weren't they older? I had a 63 starflite VII it was an electric shift. I will look for the photos if I have them. Rick
(subscribed love the old starflites)

[FlowMaxx]

Pretty sure that it was a 74 or 75 model 135. Came right after the Strangler.

[powerabout]

should be on liquid nirvanas's site
There was some good photos in the production engine brochure
They did look very cool

[delawarerick]

Was that the gold color model? I thought the older models were called starflite shows what I know. Rick

[powerabout]

no it had blue and white full paint job if we are talking about the same engine

[JWTjr.]

The Silver Starflite was produced two years, 1974 and 1975. Both years it was painted entirely in silver. The engine came standard with power trim and tilt and a SST propeller. In 1976 it was called the 135-S and was painted silver with a dark blue gearcase; the cowl top was also painted dark blue. In 1977 they re-rated it as a 140 and it was called the 140-S.

It was not produced after the Strangler (consumer model, not race); it was produced and offered simultaneously, both years (1974-75). The top of the line for Evinrude in those years was the standard 135 Starflite (gold paint, no trim/tilt, aluminum prop), then the 135 Strangler (blue/white paint, no trim/tilt, no prop) and the Silver Starflite (as described above).

John

[transomstand]

Is this it??

[JWTjr.]

That's the one...nice Pete...

[powerabout]

well done
Brings back memories of fixing those trim units...yuk

[FlowMaxx]

Thank you for all of the useful information guys. Just what I was looking for.

[blown84gt]

"pressure back piston rings"

Rebuilt a bunch of those after the top ring came out...

[bakerfreak]

Yeah, nice streamlined gear case too.
Tough motor though. My brother has a '74 85hp, third owner, still runs good. Pulls skiers all day long on 12 gallons of gas.

[Laker]

Schultz told me he had one early last spring.
Their is a nice SS docked out on pewaukees south east shore every summer clamped to a Baja

[terry taylor]

"pressure back piston rings"

Rebuilt a bunch of those after the top ring came out...

Yes, and one would have thought the famous carbon build-up from the oils at that time would have held them in place thanks.