Let's see how keen you all are - especially the OMC people!

[BallisticBullet]

It's the number of people not wearing their PFD's ,,,,,, in the Lund boat the two adults are not wearing them,,, the two people in the Boston Whaler no PFD's ,,, the two fellows setting out top go fishing are wearing fishing vests not PFD's ,,,the two guys already fishing with a Pikemuskie on the line PFD's are optional.


Ok I didn't see that especially the OMC people,,,,

[keefallan]

picture #2 looks like it has a fake cowl sitting on another...........maybe the older round style? It looks like a round lower edge that's barely visible. That cowl is a fake!!

[FMP]

Johnson?

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Too obvious, thought maybe it said fisherman, for marketing purposes.

Plenty of lifejackets for 78/79 when these pics were likely taken for the 80 models.

[FMP]

Love that hat, need one.

[keefallan]

Lastly, where are the hp numbers? Arent they supposed to have hp numbers on the sides? That Johnson 2 that was posted later has a hp decal on the side. I cant see one on any of those others.

[Stoker1]

Built in fuel tank on the one engine (not the 2hp). Don't recall them having it.

[Scream And Fly]

Top pic looks like the mid/ bracket is old 6hp rounded leg with the new cowling.. dave

Dave is the winner! That’s exactly what’s happening there. It appears as if a 1980 model 6hp was not available at the time of shooting and they just placed the newer cowling on an older 6. Very good eye on that call!

[Scream And Fly]

Cowling decals two dif years.

Thats also a great point. In looking closely, the engine itself appears to be a 1980 model. On the cowl, it looks like somewhat messy paint touch up that gave the cowl a look similar to the 1979 model. In areas of images that were dark or difficult to see, it was very common for the images to be touched up with paint when gong to print to make details more visible. That’s what looks like is happening here. Over the years in OMC catalogs there are many examples of very obvious touch up work that was less than ideal, but would not usually be noticed with the lower resolution print process. Very good eye on that Randy, I actually didn’t notice it!

[99fxst99]

As a kid with a john boat and no motor I poured over the engine catalogs (all makes) until I got a brand new 6hp Evinrude for Christmas in 1967. I have a collection of many of the old catalogs and seeing these reprints brings back good memories.
Evinrude catalogs were great in that every model had a page dedicated to it and there was a full table of specifications at the end.
Let's have another contest!

[Robby321]

This is driving me nuts this small OB stuff! Selling a 84 8 HP Rude tomorrow for $500..


Just sold 2 3 HP weedless few days back Belgium Rude, and a Johnson. $300 and out the door. I got too much stuff!

[Scream And Fly]

Robby, I wish you were in Florida. I’d buy that 8 in a heartbeat!

[FMP]

I have the same 8 but it's a 7.5 , couple years earlier

[Scream And Fly]

As a kid with a john boat and no motor I poured over the engine catalogs (all makes) until I got a brand new 6hp Evinrude for Christmas in 1967. I have a collection of many of the old catalogs and seeing these reprints brings back good memories.
Evinrude catalogs were great in that every model had a page dedicated to it and there was a full table of specifications at the end.
Let's have another contest!

What you just described is the very same way it was for me. I was glued to the catalogs. They came with me all through elementary school right into college. I still love em. All I would do I’m elementary school was draw the Johnson V4 on my dad’s boat. I absolutely love small outboards.

[FMP]

Still not faster than the 8 looper CHRYSLER, same years.

[Scream And Fly]

I have the same 8 but it's a 7.5 , couple years earlier

Interesting note about your 7.5 - the 7.5 never really went out of production when the 8 came along. When OMC began prop-rating outboards at that time (I think in 1984 as the first year) the 7.5 became the new prop-rated 6.

When I was 13 my dad got me a 1986 Evinrude 4DLX. I kind of wished it was a 6 but that’s alright. I used that engine almost every day in the summers and could never get enough of it. I just loved it. I sold it before I moved here in 2003 and regret that decision immensely. It had a lot of sentimental value.