Lundman A-14
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Well,I finally found a bigger motor. I traded my old 1970 9.5 Johnson in
for an older 1960's Evinrude Fastwin 18 outboard. The Evinrude was priced at $450.00,...but I got it for half that because the dealer I bought the Fastwin from gave me $200.00 for my motor as trade. I am guessing that
my Evinrude Fastwin 18 is about a 1967 model. It is short shaft with both
manual rope start and electric start,...which I love. That Evinrude really makes that Sea Nymph 14R move,...much better than that underpowered
9.5 HP Johnson. The only problem i experienced when I was trying out the
Fastwin was that with the weight of a battery in back,myself,and gas tank,...well,motor,too,...I had a porpoising problem where after the boat got on plane,the bow started to bounce a lot. I had to back off the gas to get the boat to settle down. The dealer I bought it from told me to set the trim in all the way and add a little weight up front,...that should take away the bounce you are experiencing and smooth things out. I have a
fishing outing this coming weekend,so I will see what happens after making the adjustments the dealer told me to make. Aside from that,...
that ole Fastwin purrs like a kitten and idles down really smooth. I
have a feeling that going over to an Evinrude was a good choice. She fires up at the first touch of the start button. She was given a really good tune-up,...you can tell it.
for an older 1960's Evinrude Fastwin 18 outboard. The Evinrude was priced at $450.00,...but I got it for half that because the dealer I bought the Fastwin from gave me $200.00 for my motor as trade. I am guessing that
my Evinrude Fastwin 18 is about a 1967 model. It is short shaft with both
manual rope start and electric start,...which I love. That Evinrude really makes that Sea Nymph 14R move,...much better than that underpowered
9.5 HP Johnson. The only problem i experienced when I was trying out the
Fastwin was that with the weight of a battery in back,myself,and gas tank,...well,motor,too,...I had a porpoising problem where after the boat got on plane,the bow started to bounce a lot. I had to back off the gas to get the boat to settle down. The dealer I bought it from told me to set the trim in all the way and add a little weight up front,...that should take away the bounce you are experiencing and smooth things out. I have a
fishing outing this coming weekend,so I will see what happens after making the adjustments the dealer told me to make. Aside from that,...
that ole Fastwin purrs like a kitten and idles down really smooth. I
have a feeling that going over to an Evinrude was a good choice. She fires up at the first touch of the start button. She was given a really good tune-up,...you can tell it.
