omc-boats.org
Evinrude^® and Johnson^® boats
The Original OMC Boats web site!^*

Between 1962 and 1970 the (late) Outboard Marine Corporation sold fiberglass boats under the OMC, Evinrude and Johnson names Chris-Craft purchased the molds after OMC ceased production.

This page is dedicated to those boats.

[An Evinrude Sweet 16 moving fast]
An Evinrude Sweet '16.

[A Johnson 17 foot Deluxe]
A Johnson 17 foot Deluxe Runabout.

The Evinrude boats featured a "gull-wing" design, which rode on the large center V hull at speed, and were built in 16 foot (1964-1970), 14 foot (1965-1968), and 19 foot (1967-1970) lengths. The boats were solidly built, roomy and stable. The Gull-Wing hulls were designed by Richard Cole, while Brooks Stevens designed the above water styling. Later 16 foot hulls were designed by Lars Granholm and Ralph Lambrecht.

Johnson boats were built in 17 foot (1962-1966), 14 foot (1966-1968), 16 foot (1966-1969), and 19 foot (1966-1969) lengths. The OMC/Johnson 17 Deluxe above was designed by Harry Hillman was also a tri-hull design. The center hull provides extra lift; at speed it was a three-point suspension hull, riding on the sponsons and an after-plane. Later boats Johnson boats were Cole and Granholm/Lambrecht designs marketed using the name "Sea-Foil".

Sightings

Photographs of boats, past and present;

Photos and scans sent in by owners and spotters have helped make the site what it is! Please keep your contributions comming!

1965 Evinrude Ski Larks (14') updated 8/18/2024
1964-1966 Evinrude Sweet '16s updated 7/28/2024
1966-1967 Johnson Caprices (14') updated 6/24/2023
1962-1966 OMC and Johnson (17') OMC-17, Deluxe, Dual, Runabout, SeaSport updated 6/24/2023
1967-1969 Johnson Revelers (16') updated 6/24/2023
1968-1970 Evinrude Sportsmans (16') updated 10/13/2022
1971-1974 Chris-Craft Gull-Wings (SeaSport, Dolphin, Explorer) updated 9/5/2019
1968-1970 Johnson SeaSports (16') updated 8/30/2018
1966-1969 Evinrude Rogues, Sport Fishermans (19') updated 6/8/2018
1966-1970 Johnson Surfers (19') updated 1/8/2017
Boat ads/literature/brochures updated 8/22/2014
Sales brochures by year updated 8/22/2014
1969-1970 Evinrude Explorers (16') updated 6/19/2014
1969 Johnson Frontrunners (16') updated 9/20/2013
1965 Evinrude Sport 14's updated 9/12/2012
1965-1967 Evinrude Playmates (14') updated 5/28/2012
1970 Evinrude Dolphins (19') updated 1/9/2012
1964-1967 Evinrude Sport 16's and Sportsmans updated 7/24/2009
Johnson Tideriders (19') updated 12/7/2006
Technical Info updated 6/17/2005
Canadian Johnson Deluxes (16') updated 6/17/2005

Do you have photos of a boat you would like to see added? fill out this form!!

Information you might include with your photos:

Model name
Model year
Model number*
Serial number*
Her name
Home port
Owner name(s)
Photo date & location
How you got the boat
Any personal memories/stories

* this information can be found on a plate somewhere inside the boat, like this one (Evinrude), this one (Johnson), or this one (OMC Canada).

If you own one of these boats (or just love them), you might want to join the OMC-BOATS mailing list!

Sources of Information

Copies of some original manuals are available from Ken Cook Co!!

Books, at Amazon (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)

OMC Stern Drive Shop Manual, 1964-1986 (Clymer shop manual)
OMC Stern Drive, 1964-1986 (Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals)
Evinrude Johnson and the Legend of OMC by Jeffrey L. Rodengen has a few pages of interest.
Peter Hunn's Tail Fins and Two-Tones: The Guide to America's Classic Fiberglass and Aluminum Runabouts has a few photos.
Rodengen's The Legend of Chris-Craft is reported to cover the OMC boats after-life with Chris-Craft.

Model year, serial number information excerpted from Rodengen's OMC book, model number lists, and boat owners.

Lee Shuster also has a list of model number information.

Chris-Craft purchased the molds after OMC ceased production. Chris-Craft kept the Gull-Wing moniker, and sold the SeaSport and Dolphin from 1971 through (at least) 1974.

OMC-BOATS Mailing List

I run a mailing list called OMC-Boats where owners (and others) can exchange information. The list is SPAM free (only members can post). The list generally has (very) low traffic, but you can sign up a for "digest" to get have the messages collected and mailed out once a day.

View the list archive (starting in 1998!)

Facebook group

There's also an OMC Boats Facebook Group

For Sale/Wanted

To post an ad, fill out this form. Remember to include asking price, geographical location and contact information!

I cannot tell you what your boat might be worth. I've left old ads in place so you can see what people have asked for theirs. I have no expertise in old outdrives, but check out the engines section below for links.

Other pages of interest;

Listings provided for reference/help. Links are not an endorsement, and do not reflect personal experience of the webmaster!!

Boats

Hobbiest

Lee Shuster has a page devoted to his 1966 Evinrude Sportsman, "stringer" stern drives, and Buick 225ci "odd-fire" V-6s
The Mother of All Maritime Links: John's Nautical Links List
FiberGlassics - Classic Boating (now includes Wood and Alumiclassics!
Classic Glastron Owners Association
- Glasstron Aqua Lift (tri hull) designs
Classic Glasspar Owners Association
World Wide Web Yacht Club: Motor Yachts
Continuouswave:
- Classic Whalers
- Original Design and Conception of the 13-foot Whaler Hull
Feather Craft Aluminum Boats:
- feathercraft.net
- feathercraftboats.com
AeroCraft boats
Fisherman's Journal: The Cost of Used vs. a New Boat... (talks about Cole designed Wellcraft Airslot).
Vintage Jet Boats
The Antique and Classic Boat Society
- Bay State Woodies Chapter
Trent Severn Antique Boat Association

Commercial

Sportfishermans Service Center, Muskegon Michigan
Lots of new and used vintage parts for old omc/evinrude/johnson boats. We are a marine dealer who still works on these boats and have a fair amount of parts still in inventory. Most of our parts are engine/drive based including some good used complete engines and outdrives, we may also have some interior parts, gauges etc. Part numbers will be helpful and will speed up responses but we will do our best to help in anyway we can. We also have a couple boats on hand. Nielsen Canvas Co , formerly Pfferrekorn Canvas, the Original Equip supplier of OMC boats' mooring covers still has the patterns for all the OMC boats, as well as Chris-Craft and Lyman. Contact Robert Nielsen for details at: nielsencan(at)aol.com (419) 625-0521
715 W Washington St, 44870-2334 Sandusky, OH 805 W. Water St.; Sandusky, Ohio 44870 419-625-0581, 800-435-2471
Standard Motor Products - Indexed and illustrated catalog with OMC electrical parts listed.

Marauder Classic Boat Company
811 S. Division
Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044
405-282-3700
email: MARAUDERCB(at)aol.com

Boat Restoration -- supplies

Jamestown Distributors, Bristol, RI

Boat Restoration -- info

About.COM: Boat Repair: Fiberglass Boat Floor Replacement

Boat transport

Propellers

Lee Shuster's Prop Pages:
Calculators:
- iBoats: Boat Propeller calculators
- Continuous Wave CGI Prop Calculator
- Prop Calculator (Javascript)
- Boat Performance Analyzer (Java)
- Boat Speed Calculator (using Clark Roberts' formula based on power and weight)
- Classic Whaler: Boston Whaler: Reference: Propeller
- HydroComp Marine Performance Technology Exchange [May 2005]: Boat Speed Coefficients

Engines

Engines -- Hobbiest -- Outboards

Engines -- Hobbiest -- Stern Drives

Engines -- Commercial

30 Years of the OMC Sterndrive
Johnson Evinrude Motor Parts Diagrams 1955-2011 at MarineEngine.com
OMC Engine diagrams 1968-current at new Evinrude.COM
from old Evinrude.COM Docktalk: OMC Old and obsolete Parts Dealers
- Outboard
- Stern Drive
T.C. Electronics & Marine, Monrovia (Toronto) Canada (OMC Stern drive parts)
Sea-Way Marine, Inc - Hard-to-Find Marine Parts Specialists, Seatle, Wa 1-800-332-0803 (OMC, Evinrude, Johnson parts)
American Outboard Motors & Salvage, Cordova, Md
Stone & Sons Marine, Houston, Tx (Evinrude, Johnson & OMC parts).
Outboard Wizard, Lindenhurst, NY & Internet sales (OMC Evinrude Johnson Motor Parts, Props)
Fairwinds Marina, Anapolis, Md (Evinrude, Johnson, and OMC parts)
Advanced Marine, Interlochesn, Mi (used outboard parts)
Norton's Marine Serice, Niantic, Ct (parts and service for Evinrude, Johnson, OMC)
Jack's Marine eBay Store, Bensalem, Pa (OMC parts)
Lee's Marine Service, Cerritos, Ca 714-739-1003 (OMC parts)
MarineEngine.COM (find marine engines, parts, and service)
MasterTech Marine Outboard & Sterndrive parts, information
Engine Blade & Prop Online
iBoats: Outboard Motor Repair
Brown's Marina (Ontario, Canada) Tech Tips:
- Winterizing Inboards
- Winterizing Outboards
Don Casey: Winterizing your boat
Marine Wiring
Electronic Ignition w/ distributor
Buick 225/231 Dauntless V6 Odd-Fire HEI Distributor
HellroaringHellroaring Technologies -- Battery Isolator / Combiners
CruzPro Gasoline vapor detector US Dealers downwind marine
Sources for 6.90x9 10-ply tires for old OMC/Johnson/Evinrude trailers
- tirewholesalers.net (Trailer King TS 0099)
- The Tire Geek
Engines -- Antiques -- Hobbiests
- Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc.
  - AOMCI Forums (including "Ask a Member")
  - AOMCI Links Page (boats and engines)
- The Oliver Outboard Motors Cyberspace Museum
- Art Sesselberg's "Oddjob Motors" outboard site
- Pie Rat Motors' Motors (Harry's Corner)
- Bearcat 4-stroke engine History
- OldMarineEngine.COM (antique inboards)
Engines -- Antiques -- Commercial
- Paint and Decals:
- Parts:
Engines -- Toy outboards
- Alterscale miniature outboards
- K&O Outboards
- Toy Outboard Motors on Pinterest
OMC Snowmobiles!
Evinrude "Skeeter", Johnson "Skee Horse", OMC "Snow Cruiser"
- The OMC Sled Site
- Vintage OMC Snowmobiles
- OMC Snowmobile Brochures
- Dave's OMC Warehouse
- From old Evinrude.COM Docktalk: Old and obsolete snowmobile parts sources
Trailering
- Classic Whaler: Boston Whaler: Reference: Trailering:
- Interstate Trailering Tips
- Basic Boating Safety Course - Trailering
Other Links
- History of Tunnel Boat Design
- Inverted V Boats (IVBs)
- The Invention of the Stern Drive
- M Ship Co.
Evinrude and Johnson are registered trademarks of the late Outboard Marine Corporation. (now Bombardier Recreational Products).
Over 467,000 visitors served since 1998!
If you have any questions you can send me e-mail.
This web site should be considered to be a copyrighted collection, and may only be reproduced with permission.
^* Site first appeared in January 1998 with "omc-boats" in the URL (over 409,000 visitors). The omc-boats mailing list was created in May of 1998.
My other boat site is www.aerocraft-boats.org.
My SNOBOL4 and CSNOBOL4 pages.

An Evinrude Sweet '16.		A Johnson 17 foot Deluxe Runabout.
The Evinrude boats featured a "gull-wing" design, which rode on the large center V hull at speed, and were built in 16 foot (1964-1970), 14 foot (1965-1968), and 19 foot (1967-1970) lengths. The boats were solidly built, roomy and stable. The Gull-Wing hulls were designed by Richard Cole, while Brooks Stevens designed the above water styling. Later 16 foot hulls were designed by Lars Granholm and Ralph Lambrecht.		Johnson boats were built in 17 foot (1962-1966), 14 foot (1966-1968), 16 foot (1966-1969), and 19 foot (1966-1969) lengths. The OMC/Johnson 17 Deluxe above was designed by Harry Hillman was also a tri-hull design. The center hull provides extra lift; at speed it was a three-point suspension hull, riding on the sponsons and an after-plane. Later boats Johnson boats were Cole and Granholm/Lambrecht designs marketed using the name "Sea-Foil".

	1965 Evinrude Ski Larks (14')	updated 8/18/2024
	1964-1966 Evinrude Sweet '16s	updated 7/28/2024
	1966-1967 Johnson Caprices (14')	updated 6/24/2023
	1962-1966 OMC and Johnson (17') OMC-17, Deluxe, Dual, Runabout, SeaSport	updated 6/24/2023
	1967-1969 Johnson Revelers (16')	updated 6/24/2023
	1968-1970 Evinrude Sportsmans (16')	updated 10/13/2022
	1971-1974 Chris-Craft Gull-Wings (SeaSport, Dolphin, Explorer)	updated 9/5/2019
	1968-1970 Johnson SeaSports (16')	updated 8/30/2018
	1966-1969 Evinrude Rogues, Sport Fishermans (19')	updated 6/8/2018
	1966-1970 Johnson Surfers (19')	updated 1/8/2017
	Boat ads/literature/brochures	updated 8/22/2014
	Sales brochures by year	updated 8/22/2014
	1969-1970 Evinrude Explorers (16')	updated 6/19/2014
	1969 Johnson Frontrunners (16')	updated 9/20/2013
	1965 Evinrude Sport 14's	updated 9/12/2012
	1965-1967 Evinrude Playmates (14')	updated 5/28/2012
	1970 Evinrude Dolphins (19')	updated 1/9/2012
	1964-1967 Evinrude Sport 16's and Sportsmans	updated 7/24/2009
	Johnson Tideriders (19')	updated 12/7/2006
	Technical Info	updated 6/17/2005
	Canadian Johnson Deluxes (16')	updated 6/17/2005

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