Sportwin cowl/ID tag descrepancy

[billw]

A friend of mine gave me a box shaped, fiberglass cowl, Sportwin 10 HP Evinrude. The cowl is a 1959, with gold sides and a “Golden Jubilee” emblem on the back. The ID tags says it’s a 1960, and it has  an original looking, single line fuel system. I know that a lot of swapping can happen over the years, but I was wondering if it was possible that they used ’59 cowls on early 1960 motors? I am not aware of a list of serial number breaks for Evinrude, like we have for Johnsons. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks.

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[crosbyman]

1959 was the  jubile year and the cowl has a round medalion  as per the parts listing

 

if your motor shows 10020 mdl maybe the manuf. continued the celebrations  🙂 into early 1960 or  somebody swapped it on

 

if it fits , looks like a duck, swims like a duck  why worry after 64 years ?

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[Steve D]

’59 and ’60 are basically the same motor except for the fuel pump which was new to 1960 models, and the paint and graphics, so swapping between the 2 years, the only 2 years with that style hood, was easy.

[fleetwin]

I don’t think that Evinrude actually used the 59 cowls on 1960 engines.   Does the paint match on the cowl and the rest of the engine?

[The Boat House]

 

Uncle Wayne (not really my uncle) bought a new 1959 – 10 hp. for his 1957 – 12′ Penn Yan. As a 13 year old it seemed almost fly.  Might explained why I like the look of them so much. Tubs

[billw]

Thanks for the replies! The paint question was interesting. I forgot that 1959 blue was darker. I looked at my ’59 18 hp, Golden Jubilee, and it is dark. The 10 hp is lighter, both on the engine itself, and the cover, too. Closer examination proved that somebody took the time at one point, (however badly) and painted over the dark paint on the cowl to match the lighter, 1960 blue. At first, I thought it might be factory light blue, until I saw where they had painted over some scratches with it, and a little bit of dark showed, near where they taped the edges. So, it’s definitely a 1960 with a ’59 cowl. No prize, but I’ll make it run, eventually. I have started with resealing the lower unit, which alone may take me two months, with the free time I have. Lol.

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