Re: Elgin value

[SCOTT BOGUE]

Locked up – I’d say not worth the risk. It’s probably a 2.5 hp, water cooled, so will probably need an impeller ($40).

I like the pea-green Elgins. They’re well engineered and they run great. Even so, they’re dirt cheap most of the time (the exception being the very collectible 1.25 hp). I bought a 1954 7.5 hp with decent graphics for $40, not stuck, and had to put in an impeller and coils. I have way more in it that it’s worth, but it’s a good performer and it deserved to be saved. Me, I’d pass on this one. There are lots more out there.