Thanks for all the nice comments. A very nice welcome to the site and I appreciate it. ChrisP, The gentleman I bought the motor from was named Edward Bachman from Porter, Texas. Does that ring any bells? I am new to vintage outboards so I will be needing lots of advice on how to crank it up, service the gear case, mixing ratios, etc… I don’t even think Edward every put gear oil in the lower end. it’s as clean as a newborn’s bottom. Can’t find drip of oil anywhere on the entire motor.
About to call Peter at nymarine and order a wiring harness as soon as I figure out what length I need. Is the junction block commonly installed up front near the driver or back near the motor? I don’t know what length I need and need to start figuring this stuff out.
Here’s some images of my Aristocraft Torpedo 14′ that will be getting the Javelin motor. I ordered her as an unfinished complete boat a couple of years ago from Scott and Bill Turner at Aristocraft. I am working on finishing the boat now. Got lots to do from applying epoxy to the bottom hull, paint, and varnishing.
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