Johnson 1954 CD-11 5.5

[Gary Pasquale]

Anyone have any idea what a fully restored Johnson 1954 CD-11 5.5 would be worth? I have the Peter Hunn book but it’s telling me it’s only worth $200. I’m not really believing that.

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

Peter’s book does not give values for restored motors….
Depending on who did what to consider it restored, could be from $500 to $1500 more or less.
Is it a coat of paint slapped on the motor? or was it a full mechanical as well as cosmetic restoration?

Did they skimp on replacing parts or was the mechanical part done correctly?

http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
classicomctools@gmail.com

[Bob Wight]

As Richard noted, “fully restored” may or may not be fully restored. A good paint job with original factory colors and decals, new ignition, new water pump, and fresh gearcase oil might make for a good looking and good running motor. But were the cylinders honed? New rings or pistons? New gaskets and seals? Even with all those factors considered, a motor is worth what someone is willing to sell it for and what someone is willing to pay for it.

Bob

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

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[Gary Pasquale]

Here are the details:
Entire motor disassembled and chemically cleaned,
new gaskets and seals,
new water pump kit installed,
lower unit inspected for wear (replace gears if necessary) and lower seal kit installed,
carburetor cleaned inspected and new carb kit installed,
new coils,points, and condensers,
new spark plug wire and plugs,
cylinders honed,
new rings (if needed),
Motor converted from pressure 2 line too single line fuel delivery.
ALL surfaces that are to be painted are sandblasted down to bare metal,
primed with zinc chromate primer
painted with quality original factory color paint,
new decals,
barrel tested and tuned.

[Mumbles]

Personally, I’d skip the sandblasting and have the parts glass beaded instead. Beading does less damage to the metal and requires less bodywork for paint prep.

[outbdnut2]

Prices vary a lot around the country due to supply and demand. There is a very small market for these, as most of us hobby people like to find one we can fix up for the fun of it. This is not a hobby to make a profit at. Often we invest more in parts than a motor will ever be worth.

If you want to maximize profits, consider making a lamp out of it per the link below which is the most ridiculous pricing for old outboard stuff that I’ve found, and I doubt they sell very many:
Dave

https://machineagelamps.com/collections/nautical-1

[sutterhome]

5s are not great sellers here in the Chicago area in any condition. 10s much better

[Gary Pasquale]

Sorry I misspoke, I do use glass bead.

[Gary Pasquale]

I am not looking at making a living at this by no means, I just want to have fun restoring, and selling, I just don’t want to lose my shirt ….trying to figure a semi smart way of doing this in my near future retirement. Any advice at all would be immensely appreciated.

[Gary Pasquale]

Mumbles that looks awesome, hoping to get the same result, can you share how you did the two tone on the cover? Tips / Tricks? Also whre did you get the decals, I ordered some vinyl ones but I don’t think I am going to be happy with them.

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