OK, digging a little deeper in my files, I found this later version of an Evinrude oiling chart that indicates 24:1 is OK for a 1957 Fastwin. Don’t know how/why/when OMC might have changed this specification, but I’ll continue with 16:1.
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp
“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."