Re: 1957 Gale 25 hp quality?

[frankr]

Some history: In 1955 Evinrude and Johnson came out with their rubber-mounted 25hp motors. Gale had the exact same motor, but with smaller bore and different cowlings and called it a 22hp. In 1956, E/J bumped their 25hp up to 30hp and Gale increased their bore to the same as what the ’55 E/J was, and it also made 25hp. Gale motors never did have pressure tanks, but fuel pump kits could be purchased for E/J.

In subsequent years, E/J became 35hp and 40hp Gale continued to make the 25 and ALSO a 35 and 40. Mixed in there were the 40hp E/J "Super Quiet" motors. Interestingly enough, the 28 and 33hp E/J motors were just the Gale motors. The 1972 era E/J 40hps were resurrections of the old Gale 40……and the 28/33/late 40’s did not have thermostats. So there!

So, in other words, take a bunch of OMC parts, mix them all up and call them what you want, but the results are still OMC motors.

One last word, this concerns the particular motors under discussion. Not all motors in the Gale lineup had J/E equals.