Reply To: Sportwin cowl/ID tag descrepancy

[billw]

Thanks for the replies! The paint question was interesting. I forgot that 1959 blue was darker. I looked at my ’59 18 hp, Golden Jubilee, and it is dark. The 10 hp is lighter, both on the engine itself, and the cover, too. Closer examination proved that somebody took the time at one point, (however badly) and painted over the dark paint on the cowl to match the lighter, 1960 blue. At first, I thought it might be factory light blue, until I saw where they had painted over some scratches with it, and a little bit of dark showed, near where they taped the edges. So, it’s definitely a 1960 with a ’59 cowl. No prize, but I’ll make it run, eventually. I have started with resealing the lower unit, which alone may take me two months, with the free time I have. Lol.

Long live American manufacturing!