Reply To: 1958 Johnson RDS-20 35hp

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All good information, many thanks to you all.

I’ve had a 1955 Big Twin 25 (manual start), a 1962 Speeditwin 28 electric,  and a 1963 Lark 40 over the years… great motors all.

It’s my feeling the OMC big twins from early ‘5os was one of the best big-ish motors ever made by anyone. I’ve had 6  x ’58 to ’76 OMC crossflow V4s and 3 x 3 cylinder OMC inlines and love those as well, but the big twins are my favorite.  We could ski behind our 25 hp  E-rude on our little plywood ’58 Broadwater 14’ runabout “back in the day”!

I’m aware the the ’58 Super Sea Horse and ’58 Lark were essentially the same excepting the cowl & cowl pan, and trim/color. So I  ordered a ’58 Lark Parts manual which will work fine in the meantime since can’t find the Johnson one for less than 4 times the price!

Any info on who sells the correct paint colors now?

I did source the 2 front plastic cowl emblems, but still need the rectangular one for the rear.

The boat is an unusual one that came on a ’58 Tee Nee trailer with the cool “pontoon” shape wheel fenders with aerodynamic taillight.

The windshield has a unique fiberglass frame rather than the usual plexiglass with aluminum trim.

I have located a correct potential parts motor too, a 1958 Lark, if needed.

Thanks again to all.