Re: I found out the problem with 1957 Johnson, and no one could have quested.

[Bob Wight]

The older 1950s motors are certainly easier to work on and fix. My only experience is that for whatever reason, the outboard mechanics in my area just don’t want to fool around with an older motor so they usually quote some high number to scare you away. As Frankr notes, it shouldn’t take more than a couple hours to replace all the motor mounts on dobber’s motor – $1000 doesn’t pass the laugh test. I’d tell dobber to tackle this himself or find a friend that could help. The most satisfying repairs are the ones you do yourself.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

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