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I can’t remember when I heard that the OMC
coils could be used as substitutes for coils that
were no longer available.
After I did every time I had a motor with a
bad coil I’d modify the lam’s to see if they
would work. They do.
That was back in green board days where
posting pictures was even more of a
challenge than here.
You had to post your picture on a website,
then modify the link a certain way. Garry
Spencer was the one that figured it out.
As a group of pictures would be more
helpful, I began struggling with You Tube.
They weren’t really videos, but slide shows.
My first coil video was on modifying
the lam’s for the OMC style coils to use in
these early Johnson’s magnetos. Not
really of much value as these coils are
rarely bad.
This hobby fills a lot of my free time, but
the motivation to spend so much of my
time on it is, others seem to be getting
something out of it.
Tubs.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.