Info for 1935 Sea King 8 1/2hp

[George Emmanuel]

A friend of mine, an AOMCI member, bought a ’35 Sea King 8.5 hp engine made by Evinrude. In looking at his motor, there are no comparable Evinrudes of those years…..they are different! So, does anyone have information on the Sea Kings of those years? For example, is there a coil from another motor that fits? Carb?

Nothing on that motor comes close to matching an Evinrude of the same period.

George

[Buccaneer]

I have this page from a brochure, exact year unknown.
This one says it’s 8 hp. It does list a few specs.

Prepare to be boarded!

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Michael Zampini

[Phil Budne]

When I was first trying to understand relations between OMC engines of different marks and years, I put together this interactive chart:

https://www.regressive.org/phil/boat/omcyears.html

It shows The 1935 Sea King has the same bore, stroke and displacement as:

1933: Elto “Super A” 8.5hp and Evinrude Fleetwin 8.5hp

1934: Evinrude & Elto Fleetwin 8.5hp

1939-41: Elto Fleetwin 8.5hp

I’m *SURE* not all the information I entered is correct!!

I did a similar chart for Mercury: https://www.regressive.org/phil/boat/mercyears.html

Where the column colors indicate the bore.

http://www.omc-boats.org
http://www.aerocraft-boats.org

[Buccaneer]

Phil, Thanks for the handy charts!

 

Prepare to be boarded!

[George Emmanuel]

Wow, thank you everyone! My friend will be delighted.

George

[HARRY D. NICHOLSON]

The 1935 Sea King was 8.5HP. The decal on the ’35 Sea Kings had an all black background. This pic is a 1935 8.5HP Sea King tank. The cylinders on Sea Kings are sometimes different than any Evinrude, sometimes due to different shapes (oval), or tank mounts….

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Michael Zampini

[George Emmanuel]

Thanks Harry!! That’s what made me ask the question….We had a Sea King 8 1/2 at our meet this weekend with the front tank and it was way different from the 1935.

Good to hear from you!

George

 

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