skinny Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I just picked up what is supose to be a 12hp johnson it is missing the recoil and orgina hood but it did come with a 18hp hood that seems to almost fit (I could modify it ) any way looking for place that might have parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 http://www.klausmarine.com/ call them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) Johnson never made a 12 hp, but the Gale division of OMC (Johnson's parent company) did. The 12 hp Gale built outboards were based on the 1953-56 OMC 15 hp, which is the predecessor to the 1957-76 OMC 18 hp. So you may either have a 12 hp or an 18 hp. Who knows. If you can post some photos and/or the model number I can tell you what you have. Edited December 15, 2009 by boatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grt1 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 try buckeye marine in Vermilion Bay Ontario 807-227-2020. they have been a johinson dealer for years but have recently given it up. They have a lot of parts for older motors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Isn't Bernie (on this board) into old Johnsons? Wait a minute, that didn't sound right.... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 i'm located in Delhi but would ship the item here if need be the model # is 12D18B serial 32839 i will gt pictures today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Skinny, it's a Gale 1959, 12 HP deluxe. Here is a partial listing. http://www.antiqueoutboardwiki.com/wikka.p...akka=GaleModels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I used to source parts for my old 25 seahorse from Bay City Marine in Hamilton and Don Hyde Marine in Hagersville. One or the other always had what I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I don't have the parts catalogue for that motor, but I would expect that any 15-18-20-25 OMC top mounted recoil from 1956-1976 would fit. Tune-up parts are the same as Johnson/Evinrude. Go to the Ask-a-member-board at AOMCI.org and ask what motors share the same recoil. I should have also added that the coils are probably shot on your motor. The original coils had a 100% failure rate. There should be an inspection plate on top of the flywheel. Remove it and take a look in there. If the coils are cracked, sweaty or discolooured they are bad even if they spark. You can get new ones from your dealer ($35 each) or NAPA ($26). A few pictures would help. Edited December 15, 2009 by boatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Scugog Island Marina use to have lots of old OMC parts. Think they changed hands but might be worth a call. Garnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Great old engines. Lots of good advise given so far. I would look at the lower unit parts and the water pump before spending a lot of time and money on it first. No point in getting it running if the lower unit is bad. End up being more than what it is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 sorry for picture delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yup. That is pretty much a 1955 Evinrude 15 hp with a few changes/differences. As I stated at aomci.org any recoil from a 1949-55 10-15 hp Johnson/Evinrude will work. If you want to use that Johnson hood you will need the cowl mounts for it. You really don't want to run it without them. It'll rattle like nothing you've ever heard before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) If you can't find a rewind, let me know. I think there should be a few of those kicking around somewhere. Might even have some mounts for that hood. You may need to wait until the snow is gone though as many of them are presently buried with it. Edited December 18, 2009 by Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 If you can't find a rewind, let me know. I think there should be a few of those kicking around somewhere. Might even have some mounts for that hood. You may need to wait until the snow is gone though as many of them are presently buried with it. Eh!! Did I tell you or what? This is why we elected him captain of Team #8. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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