1957 Evinrude Fastwin Electric 18hp Outboard Motor Lake Test

[newmoon]

Very nice '57 Evinrude 18!!! Those 50's motors were the absolute BEST made motors for quite a few good reasons! Power to weight ratio, ease of transporting, ease of servicing, simplest engineering of all (especially compared to the Mercs!), almost no specialty tools needed! Just listen to this motor in the video idle down to around 500 rpm or lower, , and when put in gear, it doesn't burp or stall out!!!! Way to go Ollie, and

[evinrudej]

Beautiful love seeing these engines get restored to their former glory so they can keep on running

[davidparlee]

1957 Evinrude and 1958 Johnson were the best looking motors each company made in my opinion. You got a keeper there!

[Ody-upkg]

We had one when I was a kid on a runabout. A great motor! We had so much fun on that boat!

[northwoodsmanbybobolink]

THAT MOTOR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION‼️LOOKS ALMOST LIKE NEW‼️👍👍

[brianandrew]

Nice Runner. Looking forward to getting my 58' 7.5 Fleetwin on water as soon as the ice goes here in Canada. To you and your family, stay healthy and safe. Cheers!

[thunderoutboards]

I’ve only ever ran my 6 & 7.5 hp motors. I bought this exact motor in great shape and haven’t had it on the water yet. I’m excited especially after watching this. Great video!

[lakesideranch]

Nice runner for sure, good to see you're able to get out on the lake and have some room to run!
Great job on the video, stay safe and enjoy your weekend!
Doug@ the "ranch"

[РафаэльСамитов-цш]

great job great motor congratulation mister Johnny

[GlenB]

I'm going crazy out there at the lake. (Fargo steve bushimi) Sorry, I had to throw that in. Seriously, that is a beautiful motor, and it has some beans too for an ol girl. Best wishes to you and all your viewers from Brisbane Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 I'm so jealous. ❤

[ballhawk]

Excellent! I have a '57 Evinrude Fastwin pull start that doesn't look quite as nice, but has great compression - to the point it takes some effort to pull the starter cord - and runs very smoothly, with an exceptionally low noise level for its era, and a great idle, suitable for s-l-o-w-trolling. Very well made engines, and super-easy to maintain. I'm generous with the oil, which I've been using XD-30, and ethanol-free gas. Gets some attention when I take 'er out on my '65 Alumacraft. Usually I'm the most vintage rig on the water by a long shot.

[OxbowSummer]

Do you have a video showing how to change the prop? I have one of these with no prop. Seems like it requires part #2111-093-11P
With Pin drive rubber hub POA-RB2 (part # 1798102). Thanks!

[postaltraining]

what a beauty!! i have one almost as nice, same year and electric and was lucky enough to get original wiring harness too. took a long time for it to get to me but it was worth the wait. i think you know the guy i got it from- good ole ben up in MN

[labradorguy]

My 57 18 was what started me collecting these old bandits! Now sense I see yours I wanna put the starter back on it. Where did you find a electric cable? They are expensive! Maybe I will make one. Great motors! Thanks for posting.


dale

[JohnJones-psfo]

I truly admire that old AlumaCraft hull that you are using--you have used the same one on other videos, and it is quite distinctive. It looks like an old model "R" Runabout racer, either a 1959 or a 1960--??--if so, it appears to be in very good condition for the vintage--thanks for sharing the trip with us--

[middlfam]

I am 70 years old. I have a fully restored 1956 15HP Evinrude. it is amazing. However, at my age, I sure would like to find an electric start outboard. This one would be perfect.

[jons]

How fast she go Jonny, hard to see on my phone. Love that whine!

[samtaylor]

Finally the water is starting to open up here in Canada

[stephenwinter]

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada my family owns the same outboard on a 16 ft cedar strip 😂boat😅

[keenanldickson]

Was it hard putting an electric starter and where can you find them electric starters?