Craigslist Find

[lindy46]

What year and is it worth it?

https://knoxville.craigslist.org/bpo/6039729578.html

[PM T2]

looks like 1936 Sportwin, 2.5 HP, can’t really see the model number but betting its a 4156.

$175 isn’t completely outrageous for asking price, but it should really sell for quite a bit less than that amount, in my tiny mind anyway. To me, its a $75-$100 motor.

Hope this helps.

Best,
PM T2

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[Tubs]

Cant read the serial number but looks to be a
1936 Evinrude Sportwin. Value has much to do
with each individuals desire to own one however
IMO I don’t believe most would pay that much
for one in that condition. If I had that motor for
sale I don’t believe it wouldn’t get much interest
asking for anything over $100.00 and even then
I suspect it would take me awhile to find a buyer.
This is just my opinion. Others may see it differently.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[Tubs]

T2 seems to have pulled the trigger ahead
of me but we seem to agree on its value.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[Buccaneer]

Really neat front cover with the OMC cast in.
I’d like to have one like that, but as the others
say, for "less". Make an offer, or wait a while
and maybe he’ll drop the price?

Prepare to be boarded!

[Tubs]

When you consider a family dinner out,
a golf pass, or a trip to Disney World
the enjoyment per dollar spent make
these old outboards cheap at many times
over that price and at any point you can
actuality "Get Cash Back". You’ll never
over pay for one that you really enjoy.
Compared to other ways, these things are
cheap family fun or a way to escape the
world for a while. There is so much
more to these things than what they’re
worth.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[frankr]

Went out for breakfast this morning with an old friend and his wife. They just got back from a cruise to Bahamas. He said it was a good way to get rid of $5000, but not much else. Everybody to their own taste, I guess.

[bill-loveland]

I can make out 4156 on the tag – they’re great little motors – poppet valve carbs, very simple, typical ignition for the period (read: expect to replace), an exhaust note you’re only gonna find with an opposed twin. On the downside, their waterpumps are a pain in the ass – checkballs that tend to stick and are difficult to access.

On that motor, I’d want to make sure the skeg is still there (they rank up there on the fragility scale with Bendix). And I’d want to be darn sure that crud on the left cylinder – at the back, toward the bottom – isn’t a burst water jacket.

As for the price – ask him to start it for you. If it starts, pay him and be happy that it has good coils. If it doesn’t, try to get him down on price.

added: I just blew up the pics, and that sure looks like a burst water jacket – not an insolvable problem, but it makes a motor that should bring $100 at best worth more like $40 as a parts motor/major project

[lindy46]

Thanks, everyone.

[garry-in-michigan]

The picture of the Model number leaves a LOT to be desired – . . . 🙄

But the powerhead is of a 1936 Sportwin, and also proves from the there is no such thing as an OMC brand of outboard. They were ALL OMC built and were Evinrude. or Elto depending on model and decal.

From what I see of the Lower Unit, it may be from a 1939 Handitwin. . . 😕

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