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I am thinking of buying a 1964 Evinrude 75hp "Starflite" that has been in 1 family all it's life. This would go on my 1964 Whaler (Sakonnet). If for now other reason than it's a beauty and in great shape, and only $500. Does anyone have experience with this vintage motor or any pros/cons? I hear it's a huge gas guzzler and might be a challenge for parts....but it's really unique. Thanks- Mike
Parts are plentiful for them since they made 10's of thousands of those engines but as mentioned the electric shift was problematic but there are a lot of used units out there just sitting in barns and piles. Evinrude stopped naming the different models around 1975 and the Starflight marque was always given to the V-4 engines from 58'-74' signifying space age and advanced technology of the day. I used to know the names of all of the models when I was a kid.
