Thanks Ben! I bought this motor from another member in Canada. Al Lockhart was kind enough to bring it down to Tomahawk. I’ve always wanted one of these, because they are part of the evolution from the old square tanker motor to the remote fuel tank motors of the 50’s. I’ve heard the SD10 had some powerhead problems on the early ones, and Johnson paid to have the powerhead completely replaced under warranty. You don’t see to many of them around.
You sure don’t see too many of them around. The SD-10s are few and far between. I have a SD-15 but it’s a junker. I have a decent 1949 SD-20 that’s a really good runner. I like that motor and I was excited to get it for the same reason. It’s another piece of the evolution. First of the remote tank motors. I made a video of it on the boat in my little pond a couple weeks ago. It’s a beast and running a 16hp direct drive motor with independent throttle amd spark advance on my little pond that’s maybe 1/4 acre was quite a rush. 😎
No log Mums. That was just me crossing my wake and backing off the throttle. The wake and lower prop rpm lifted the motor a little. I gave it a gentle bump again to set the motor back against the stop and off I went again. 😆
-Ben
That would be a nice motor to bring to Tomahawk and run. Big enough to get up on plane and explore the lake. I’m thinking of a way to bring 2 boats up this year, that way I could run some motors like that one, and still have the Big Twin for long cruises. If you bring that motor, I’ll have to talk you out of a ride!
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