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Thank you. The Boat is a 16 ft1956 runabout built by Dixie Boat Works in Newton NC. All its life, the boat and its 1956 motor were garage kept except for the few times each summer when the family trailered it to Claytor Lake VA for a day trip or at the most a two day trip. The motor always ran in fresh water. After a lengthy stay in my sister’s garage after my Dad got too old to manage the boat and while I was busy at college and marriage at a remote location, I have revived the boat and motor. I took the very clean motor off and took it to a professional shop to be checked out. A mechanical fuel pump was added and a single fuel hose was substituted in place of the old double hose. The carburetor was removed and cleaned. All fuel hoses on the motor were replaced. The impeller was replaced, and the lower unit was filled with 90 weight gear lube. The metal Evinrude 6 gallon tank is very clean, and a new primer bulb and a transparent fuel filter were added to the fuel line. Last summer my 39 year old son and I took the boat to Lake Chesdin VA three times (one day trips). This summer, we took it to the lake two times.
So …… short summary: A very clean, well-maintained, and never abused motor. The only issue is that it does not push the boat as fast as in years past. Hence my thoughts about possibly replacing the motor, although I would much prefer to preserve the matching 1956 boat and motor if possible. The professional shop said the upper compression is 110 and the lower is 120.
I continue to tinker with the motor to get the synchronization correct and would like to inspect, remove, and test the 2 coils, but have not succeeded yet in removing the flywheel. The points are very clean and set at 0.020.