rare motor sighting

[Anonymous]

Not mine – but I know what it is. Antique fans will know it too. Can you identify it?

Enjoy

Best,
T2

[Buccaneer]

No idea, but I love the fluted tiller handle. NEAT outboard!

Prepare to be boarded!

[John Schubert]

With the Japanese written on the decal it probably is a Showa/Shoa I know that is wrong but close

[archangel]

Pretty sure it is a Johnson rotary valve motor with what looks like electric start and a massive coil. Am I warm at all?

EDIT: TR-40 Giant Twin?

[chris-p]

1930 to 1932 16hp Johnson, SE 50.

Here is its bigger brother, a recent barn find, the VE!

T2, did you get it!?

EDIT: WIll have to upload my VE pics to photobucket.

[kees]

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my wild guess;
SE-50 or PE-50, but tank looks older with the cap at the side of the tank
were there SE-65 or PE-65 too ?
😉 😉
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[jerry-ahrens]

I can see the model # SE 50 stamped on the starter cover rim. That’s a rare bird. I would love to see the rest of the collection.

[archangel]

quote Jerry Ahrens:

I can see the model # SE 50 stamped on the starter cover rim. That’s a rare bird. I would love to see the rest of the collection.

Wow, good eye, Jerry! 😀

[chris-p]

Here is the bigger brother, the VE

[george-emmanuel]

my wild guess;
SE-50 or PE-50, but tank looks older with the cap at the side of the tank
were there SE-65 or PE-65 too ?—

Good catch Kees! The tank is wrong for that motor…..the 1/2 speed rotary valve indicates it should have the tank with the filler at the rear—but who knows what Johnson did with left-over parts!

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