Topic: 1953/54 Evinrude Fastwin and Super Fastwin.. What the difference?

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February 28, 2019 at 10:34 pm #169943
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I now have two model 15012 . The motor i got from the nice young man in Seattle yesterday has Model 15012-20019. The owners dad repainted the cowling right over the decals, but he did a good job 🙂
The one i had already says Super Fastwin ,but still a 15012. I don’t have the serial # off that other motor with me right now,
Is there a serial # list out there that shows the breakdown of serial #’s to what year they actually are?
What’s the difference between a Fastwin and a Super Fastwin?
Both of these require removing the powerhead to do the water pump? What a pain just to work on the WP!
Thanks, JimPSB

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March 1, 2019 at 7:42 am #169959
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According to the Old Outboard Book, serial # up to 19000 was a ’53, and 19000-up was a ’54.

It is NOT necessary to remove the powerhead to service the water pump on either motor!!!!

EDIT: I thought they were “Super Fastwins” both years. No??
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March 1, 2019 at 8:29 am #169961
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Remove the #81 plate to disconnect the shift rod
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March 1, 2019 at 9:03 am #169966
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Both are Super Fastwins. There is no difference other than decals between the 1953 and 1954. Only the 5-5.5-7.5 series of OMC’s required the removal of the powerhead to service the lower unit.

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March 1, 2019 at 12:57 pm #169990
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The cowling has been repainted over the decals, hard to read the decal through the paint. I will have to look closely to see if it says Super Fastwin or Fastwin, Doesn’t matter as it is just a New and Improved name.Thanks for the info.

FrankR – thanks for the serial # breakdown. I was confused on which size HP requires powerhead removal for the WP. Thanks for clarifying the hp size/WP removal process for me.

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March 1, 2019 at 2:30 pm #169994
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The ’53/54 were super fasttwins. The 55/56 were just fastwins but they got the new and better lower unit. The 57/58 got bored out a little. Picked up two more ponies. Super fastwin is one of my favorite motors! It will keep up with some 18hp OMC’s.

dale
March 3, 2019 at 11:18 am #170243
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Before the Super Fastwin it was a gale built powerhead rated at 14 not so super HP, when they came out with the new improved and much faster 15 hp they added “Super” to the name.
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June 6, 2022 at 6:50 pm #261066
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So, I have reason to revive this thread, because of the parts diagram involved. In order to take this type of mid-section apart, to clean out corrosion in the swivel bushing areas, can parts 47 and and 51 be pushed up from the bottom, as one unit, then disassembled for there? We have screws 41 and 43 out already.

Long live American manufacturing!
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June 6, 2022 at 7:56 pm #261068
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Yes.

OR 47 first, then 51
June 7, 2022 at 5:48 am #261094
billw
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Thanks Frank. I may have to use a hydraulic press to get the thing out. It barely turns and certainly doesn’t just lift out, as it stands now. This particular motor belongs to the guy who owns the company I work for; so if I break it, it’s not going to look good on a resume. ha ha.

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