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Nice!!! This is how it all started, I purchased a 1966 12’Alumacraft boat from an elderly man in excellent condition about 3 months ago just to go fishing here at the local lakes and the boat came with a 1957 Evinrude 7.5 HP in great cosmetic condition, the owner said the motor ran about 4 years ago he tried stating it when i went to look at the boat and it didn’t start, so he lowered the price drastically and i bought it. I brought it home and was able to start the motor after a few carb adjustment and i was amazed on how awesome the little motor ran, a few weeks later i was browsing through Craigslist and i saw the big brother this 18hp in great condition just like the 7.5hp that came with my boat, i figured i probably would want a little bigger motor in the future so i took a chance on it knowing it had not ran in about 25-30 years, for not ever working on an outboard motor and the help from people on this forum and youtube videos i was able to re seal the lower unit , rebuilt water pump, replace ignition coils, condenser, points, spark plugs and wires and rebuilt carb, i now have a nice running motor just need to fine tune the carb. So in reality i have 2 good vintage motors, and who knows i’ll probably keep browsing to see if something else comes up on Craigslist or Offerup I’m hooked on these little motors LOL