1966 Johnson Sea Horse 3 HP

CMorg · 01-31-10, 09:47 PM

My dad bought at an auction a 1966 Johnson Sea Horse 3 hp outboard for $120.00 , it has all the paperwork with it ( operation manual , parts guide , and a 3 year warrany paper ). He bought it thinking I would want it. I am considering buying it because the lake I fish regulary has a 10hp limit and I have a 25Hp. Is it worth $120 ? I pretty much stuck with it anyway , since he bought it thinking I would repay him.

bamabassman · 01-31-10, 10:30 PM

Buddy.....in my opion only here. BUY IT! If not for your boat, buy it to hang on the wall. I would if i could. As a matter of fact, IF i had the money, i would buy it from your dad.

CMorg · 01-31-10, 10:43 PM

You know , I actually thought about that. It looks like it was used a handful of times , great paint , has a small dent in the tank. I think I can have the dent removed with a paintless dent repair guy we have here in town. Other than that it would look good in my fishing room !

WTL · 02-01-10, 12:02 AM

Those old motors have a great nostalgic feel to them. It kinda sounds like you are locked in, but that sounds like a very reasonable, even a good, price. You have to decide if that is a collectable motor, or if you are going to try and fish with it. Old motors can be fun to work on, not that it sounds like it needs much.

nofearengineer · 02-01-10, 12:34 AM

Dude....that sounds like a great conversation piece for a Man Cave. Those old motors were beautiful too, in their own way. Very mechanical looking instead of a sleek plastic cowling.

01-31-10, 09:47 PM	#1
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	1966 Johnson Sea Horse 3 HP My dad bought at an auction a 1966 Johnson Sea Horse 3 hp outboard for $120.00 , it has all the paperwork with it ( operation manual , parts guide , and a 3 year warrany paper ). He bought it thinking I would want it. I am considering buying it because the lake I fish regulary has a 10hp limit and I have a 25Hp. Is it worth $120 ? I pretty much stuck with it anyway , since he bought it thinking I would repay him.

01-31-10, 10:30 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Buddy.....in my opion only here. BUY IT! If not for your boat, buy it to hang on the wall. I would if i could. As a matter of fact, IF i had the money, i would buy it from your dad. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-01-10, 12:34 AM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Dude....that sounds like a great conversation piece for a Man Cave. Those old motors were beautiful too, in their own way. Very mechanical looking instead of a sleek plastic cowling. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

01-31-10, 10:43 PM	#3
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	You know , I actually thought about that. It looks like it was used a handful of times , great paint , has a small dent in the tank. I think I can have the dent removed with a paintless dent repair guy we have here in town. Other than that it would look good in my fishing room !

02-01-10, 12:02 AM	#4
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Those old motors have a great nostalgic feel to them. It kinda sounds like you are locked in, but that sounds like a very reasonable, even a good, price. You have to decide if that is a collectable motor, or if you are going to try and fish with it. Old motors can be fun to work on, not that it sounds like it needs much.

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