Topic: 1958 Lightwin Refurb – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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April 11, 2017 at 2:45 pm #6719
lindy46
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Bought this one for $75 with a broken recoil spring. Couldn’t test compression, but it looked clean so I took a chance. He threw in the stand, so I figured it was a good deal. Replaced the recoil spring, did the usual tune-up, carb rebuild, impeller, oil change (seals were good) and took her for a test drive before investing in paint and decals. Motor runs like a top – couldn’t have been any better when new! So I went ahead and did the paint and decals. Here are a few pics. Now I hate to run it! Don’t want to damage the new paint!

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April 11, 2017 at 3:25 pm #55897
crosbyman
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truly beautiful work. I would not run it 😀

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April 11, 2017 at 3:32 pm #55899
Mumbles
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Great job on bringing that motor back to life. She’s a beauty!

Your motor is too nice to be a sawhorse queen and needs be used and shown off as it was meant to be!
April 11, 2017 at 4:25 pm #55905
crosbyman
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are those evinrude letters good old stick ons ?

they actually don’t look that bad and may offer a half decent (cheap) solution to expensive decals for non-purists

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April 11, 2017 at 7:39 pm #55910
lindy46
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Vinyl stick-ons – unfortunately, I didn’t realize the backgrounds were not clear, but colored. And the colors don’t quite match the OMC factory paint colors. Next time I’ll stick with NYMarine.ca
April 11, 2017 at 8:18 pm #55913
fleetwin
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Boy, that is beautiful, wish I could paint like that…
What paint did you use for the dark blue "commodore blue"?
April 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm #55918
lindy46
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quote fleetwin:

Boy, that is beautiful, wish I could paint like that…
What paint did you use for the dark blue “commodore blue”?

Yup, Commodore Blue, along with Polychromatic Blue and Aqua White – all Reprotint rattle cans.
April 11, 2017 at 10:01 pm #55920
fleetwin
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Cool, I bought a can of commodore blue from Reprotint, but haven’t tried it yet. I get so discouraged with most of the supposed matched colors I have tried, they tend to be a tad dark and take on a maroon-ish tint…
April 12, 2017 at 4:13 am #55936
Tubs
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A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
April 12, 2017 at 12:17 pm #55942
1946zephyr
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Very nice little motor. Those usually do come back to life pretty easily. I wouldn’t have went as far as you did, since now it prevents you from using it. A tune up, would have sufficed.
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