Did I Pay Too Much?

[theodore]

Can anyone divulge the secret to getting a nice silvery carb like that, other than paint?

[Mumbles]

quote Steve D:

Great job as always Mumbles! What brand and color paint did you use? Also, do you use a little Dawn in the drum?

The semi-gloss Ivory and satin Canyon Black are Rust Oleum from Home Depot while the builders cast aluminum comes from my auto supply. A good squirt of Palmolive dish soap from the dollar store helps to emulsify any unburned oil left in the water.

[seakaye12]

quote Theodore:

Can anyone divulge the secret to getting a nice silvery carb like that, other than paint?

Even the brass needle looks perfect! 100% PERFECT!. Mine always have plier gouges on them….

[Donald Heil]

Just curious Mumbles. Where do find all these bargain motors at ? That’s something I am looking forward to doing, like 5-10 h.p. range. The older Seahorses and E/rude models. Local bargain motors here in Lehigh Valley, Pa. are almost non-existant. Even Craigslist are over $100.Junkyards maybe, just a thought. Rebuilding a CD-15 from dead along with the 2-line tank and an ’83 E/rude 4.5 carb gave me the itch. Nice video of the ’58 CD-15 on your page. So, thanks for reading this.

Donald

[reivertom]

You paid WAY too much…I will gladly let you cut your losses and give you your money back for the scrap heap reject.

[1946zephyr]

Those little 6’s are one of the best small hp motors ever. Excellent deal! 🙂

[george-cantabene]

I think that the 6HP OMC motors were some of the sweetest outboards ever made. Put lots of them on grandpa’s rental boats in the day. Not much difference between them & the 9.5s. Nice find!

George

[1946zephyr]

And its also a next generation 5.5 too

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