1973 Evinrude 115: Holeshot after heads were reworked.

[Paulsmarinesalvage]

Just curious...what do you mean by "reworked" the heads?

[fatboyntn]

@Paulsmarinesalvage I had a machine resurface the heads after the motor over heated.

[matul01]

My family had this motor on a 18 tri-hull, no problem pulling two slalom skiers, and pulled 3 people up on two ski's, ran that motor hard for over 20 years without any major problems.

[DanOlooney]

whats the black box on the back of the engine called it looks like an extewrnal hard drive with wires coming out of it

[fatboyntn]

@DanOlooney Most likely what you are looking at is the ignition module.

[Jazzyhorn111]

OK WE YOU guys are freaks, OUTBOARDS AWSOME. WE are all nuts to go out of sight of land with a pice of shit like an old outboard. It scares me the further I get from the dock,satey,land ,home, electricty hotwater. BUT DAMIT we still do it are we all stupid,its fun. OH also the polution restriction the FUCKIN GOVT puts on motor vehicles and outboards ABSOLUTLY ENRAGES ME!!!! Nothing smells better than outboard exhaust in the water HUH!!! Somebody REPLY

[DiscosMobileKent]

@Jazzyhorn111 two outboard exhausts smell better than one and sounds horny if you have offshore legs ;-) 

[gablej]

I swear by Evinrude and can attest to how good their motors are. I have a 1981 Cee Bee boat with a 140 2 stroke Evinrude package.I got the boat from my dad and the boat had been sitting for almost five years!I had the carbs, plugs, wires, and water pump all replaced out of sheer pre-caution.The fucking motor has NEVER one time left me stranded on the lake and runs 60mph! My boat mechanic of 30 yrs plus experience told me that evinrude/johnson is the most reliable motor ever made.hit the gas!!

[ljalaska]

Very nice!!!!!! luv Evinrudes!!!!

[Nirrozero]

hey I was just wondering how do you add a water temp/pressure gauges to your engine?

[fatboyntn]

@Nirrozero Temp gauge is easy. Just bolt the sending unit on the top starboard head. This is the warmest head on the motor. The water pressure gauge was a little more tricky. I had to drill and tap the block and screw in the sending unit. I used the small boss that is located on the starboard side of the head as the area to drill and tap.

[staticxfan4life]

never see mercurys this old only thing a merc is good for is an anchor

[jammin1033]

@staticxfan4life a fucking men! i just sent my mercury in for repairs to.. it only has 50hours ..

[staticxfan4life]

@jammin1033 yeah i know a guys whos brand new one just blew up

[tallcanadian]

You turned your camera sideways, I thought I was going to fall out of the boat. Awesome motor, thanks for sharing.

[blackkanto]

Yea that was a fast plane :) I got a 1967 Johnson 100hp I've been working on.

These motors ever fail to amaze me. Over 40 years old and the thing still screams like the day it was made.

[fishinkid15]

holy crap on plain in like 1.5 secounds!

[BarneyFife82]

Can't beat those ole Starflites!!! Tough ass motors!!

[SilverStarflite]

One of the best outboards ever made...take care of this classic