Re: 1960 15HP Gale Buccaneer Sea King

[David Stanton]

FYI: On that air cooled outboard, many air cooled outboards do have a water pump if they have underwater exhaust to keep the exhaust housing cool – I’ve seen a lot of people claiming their air cooled motor is overheating and don’t know there is a water pump – which has quit working. Good luck on finding someone to work on it. We find that most marine shops don’t want to work on any outboard that’s over 15 or 20 years old now. Their techs aren’t trained on them and they don’t stock parts. Some will just quote a huge $$ estimate to make you go away…..or….buy a new motor. Lawn mower shops don’t have a test tank to run them in.
Dave