1960 Scott-McCulloch 12/14hp Outboard Motor Lake Test "Scotty-Macenstein"
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- CORRECTION: In the video I mistakenly said the powerhead was also from.the 12hp. It is not! It has the 14.1hp McCulloch powerhead on it now.
Bought a 12hp Scotty-Mac with what I hoped was a good gearcase to replace a bad one on a McCulloch 14hp that had been sitting for several years. Ended up liking the Scott 12 and transplanting the 14.1 steering bracket, transom clamp, and powerhead onto the 12 Scott. Turned out to be a great motor.
Those old motors never cease to amaze me. I have several and plan on getting them running again. 😃
@FredMcGee-gn2dm I really enjoyed running this one for the little time I had a chance to last season. Looking forward to getting some more transom time with it next season, along with whatever I am able to get done during the off-season for motor rehabs this winter. Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 You're welcome. My current project is a 1974 Evinrude 6hp. supposed to be like new and only ran a few times. 🙂
@FredMcGee-gn2dm Very nice! Lovely little motors.
Your vid came up on my feed this morning and caught my eye.
I had a Scott 12 HP engine as a 11 year old kid back in the mid-1960’s. My dad had it rebuilt.
The Scott was attached to my little 8’ long hydroplane. Me and the boat came in at probably under 100 lbs.
The Scott pushed the boat at amazing speed. I’d be embarrassed to admit some of the stunts I did at the time.
Thanks for the fond memories!
@@DMountains Very cool! Glad my video caught your eye and brought back some great memories. I bet that thing would scoot along! Thanks for watching!
The things we do to bring motors back to life! Another great save my friend!
That is certainly the truth! I'm glad to have done it though. I like this one. Thanks for watching, David!
That little motor runs with authority. Nice job!
It sure does. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Thank you and thanks for watching!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who ventures beyond the OMC's and Mercurys 😊
@@ALVintageOutboards Definitely! My heart will always be with the OMC classics, but I really do enjoy moving out into some other areas too. I quite like the West Bends and Scott-McCullochs. I also enjoy the older Scott-Atwaters. I'm no.fan of the original Bail-A-Matic design with the pump under the powerhead, but I even have a couple of those.
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A Scottymacinstein? I can understand that! LOL! I had my last run on the water yesterday. Finally a day that the wind wasn't blowing like crazy. Yup another year winding down. You managed to save another one! Thanks.
@@labradorguy5311 This thing turned put to be a good runner that I enjoy running quite a bit. I'm still holding out hope that I might get one more time out before everything gets stored for the winter months. I hear you about the wind. For the past few years, it seems like the wind blows almost all the time when the weather is otherwise nice. It's a sad time when boating season winds down to a close. That said, it is a time to get other projects done and work on other hobbies too. I'm very glad to have saved this one. Hopefully I can save a second one out of the three I'm working on now. If it ends up a runner, it will be in the tank first then it will go for a boat ride too. Thanks for watching, Dale!
Nice motor and a great run.😊👍🇸🇪
@@jimmyandersson4599 Thank you, Jimmy, and thanks for watching!
These are one outboard that actually did get down here in Australia 🇦🇺, however, they were very rare. Johnson, evinrude, and mercs were pretty much it. Chryslers were around but nowhere near as popular. I remember dad telling me that they were a chainsaw manufacturer, but they were a pretty good little outboard. Best wishes.
Yes, McCulloch did make a lot of chainsaws. They did make some updates and changes to the original Scott-Atwater designs which I like quite a bit. Nothing wrong with the older Scott-Atwater motors either. I'm just not a far of the high mounted water pump in the original Bail-A-Matic design. The McCulloch design changed the water pump and put it back low in the leg while maintaining the bailer function, which frankly was no longer very useful by the time it originally came to market anyway. They're great runners, though. Thanks for watching!
Very satisfying video! 💙✌️
@@LeoRousseau Thank you and thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Just subscribed bud! 💙😎✌️
@@LeoRousseau Awesome! Thank you for the sub!!🙂👍
Art...that propels us
Yes, absolutely! Thank you and thanks for watching!
“Scotty-McEnstein” I love it!
That thing scoot’s!
😜 Glad you like the name. This one seems to be a nice strong runner. It's a fun little motor to run. I'm happy with how it turned out. Thanks for watching, Ed!
Nice running motor. Pretty quick. I knew a guy with a hydroplane with a Scott 40hp. That boat flew. They seemed to be pretty quick back in the day.
Thank you. I am quite pleased with how this motor turned out. The Scotts are good strong running motors. I bet that hydro with the 40 was quick. Thanks for watching!
Old Mr. Scott is really hauling the male!
Old Scotty-Macenstein is getting it done! Thanks for watching!
Thats a keeper! Good stuff cobbling it together. I have the same model but its electric and made of plastic...good for mixing drinks:)
Yes, this one is certainly a keeper. I like this vintage of the Scotts. McCulloch made a marked improvement in the water pump in these and I like the rest of the design quite well. I'm working on reviving the 12hp powerhead using parts from the 7.5 Wizard I have with the very rattly powerhead and making a 12hp Wizard out of that one next. I hope it is as good a runner as this one. Thanks for watching!
Great old outboard. I have a Gale 25hp.
Thank you. I like this one a lot. I have grown rather fond of the McCulloch built outboards. I have a couple of Gale 25s also. Thanks for watching!
I just commented at the tank test video of this motor, saying that I couldn't wait to see it out on the water. Well, I guess that didn't take long lol
I saw your comment on the tank test short. This motor is a lot of fun to run and it was a wonderful day on the lake today. Thanks for watching!
Nice speed !!
@@ALVintageOutboards Thank you, Doug! I'm really happy with how this motor turned out. It is one I will enjoy running quite a bit. Thanks for watching!
I have that exact motor, looks wise anyway. Mine is just a 10hp
Simple motor for the right person.
@@moseshancock3336 Yes, that is true. Thanks for watching!
Couldn't ask for much more than that.
@@allenhughes12 Agreed 💯! Very happy with how this motor turned out! I think I will run this one fairly regularly. Thanks for watching!
I have this same vintage motor but in the 28 hp version. Bought new in about 1961 ...I doubt it has 20 hours of running on it since new. Has sat on the boat, a wood, home built runabout nearly it's entire life.
I really like this vintage of the Scotts. Sounds like a beautiful motor you have. Maybe it needs some exercise again? Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 yeah...the motor, and the boat, both need to be in the water more often. Checking the tags...the last time it was in the water was 2005. Been in storage ever since. Maybe this October?
@@northdakotaham1752 😲 Wow!! That's 19 years in storage. Definitely get it back out and get it on the water. Enjoy that rig!
I really like that "whiney jet engine" acceleration / mid-range speed sound characteristic sound. Were they a needle & roller bearing powerhead? Nice hybrid job! 😊
I like that jetty sounding gear whine too. These Scotts all seem to have that trait. These powerheads had needle bearing everywhere except the wristpins. 3 roller mains and the big ends of the rods. Thank you and thanks for watching!
I would trade any new motor for that
I really like this motor and couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I'm going to enjoy putting some miles on this one. Thanks for watching!
How about any new car that will be recalled?
@@danmanthe9335 That seems to be all too common these days too. Of course, if they stopped putting so much extra, unnecessary ceap on new cars, they would be a lot more trouble-free. Thanks for watching!
that an outboard or 64 impala? had ta do a double take for a sec.
@@zschow9259 I do dig the style of this motor. Thanks for watching!
Would you have any idea what would cause a 1961 5.5 hp Evinrude to lack vacuum to pull fuel into the cylinders. The compression on both cylinders are 85 to 90 psi. I removed the powerhead and when I pulled the starter rope while it was sitting flat on a plate, it fired and tried to start for the first time. When I hold my hand over the carburetor intake there is no vacuum whatsoever. I replaced the gasket between the powerhead and lower unit, but still have the same issue. The O-ring in the crank case seal had two cracks in it and the gasket above the washer appears to be bad so I was going to replace that. Do you think it could be the cause of lack of vacuum to draw fuel into the cylinders?
@blaine_yousan if your engine is not drawing any fuel through the carburetor, I would suspect you have reed valve or reed valves stuck, bent, obstructed, or broken. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. I pulled the reed plate, shined a strong flashlight from under to see how much light would come through the reeds. Barely a thin visible sliver could be seen after removing and wiping down the reeds and polishing the plate on a flat granite plate with 600 grit lubricated wet/dry paper then cleaned and reassembled. I will be replacing the lower crankcase seal gasket and o-ring under the powerhead since I saw fuel leak down to the foot cavitation plate. I’m hoping that may cause some loss of vacuum.
How's the hole-shot on that 14? I find my Scott (Firestone) to have less torque on accel than my OMC and West Bend stuff.. top end seems similar. Maybe it's the gearcase gearing?
The holeshot is actually pretty good on this motor. I'd say it's every bit as strong out of the hole as my Elgin 12 if not slightly better. It does seem to unwind a little lo ger at the top end than an OMC 10 or 50s 15hp. I really couldn't be happier with how this motor turned out after all the work I put into it. I enjoy running this one quite a bit. I run remote controls a lot these days, but when I run a tiller, I'll be tempted to grab this one and run it. I also have a '62 Wizard (Scotty-Mac) that is a real screamer. Same 14.1hp McCulloch power as this one. It really rips too for what it is. I'm curious to try swapping props around. The bronze Michigan Wheel prop on this motor looks like it has a homebrew cup job on the blades. I'm not sure that did anything for performance other than slow the RPMs down at WOT. I just bought a NOS Michigan Wheel aluminum prop for the also. 8.25x8.5P that I am looking forward to trying out. Thanks for watching, Trevor!
Got a 5horse OMC?
@@CKGM990 I have a few 5hp OMCs from different eras as well as a slew of 5.5hps. Thanks for watching!
Owned 16 hp Fireston, my dad bought 43.5 Scott ateater
I have almost bought a 16hp Scott-Atwater on multiple occasions. I may end up with one someday. Thanks for watching!
ALWAYS good for fresh water ,wouldnt last long in salt though 😢😊
@@simon-oy6um Good thing I stay out of the salt water. Thanks for watching!
I bet 40:1 would be acceptable with the modern two cycle oil
@@wallacegrommet9343 You may possibly be correct. It seems I saw a service bulletin that was put out by McCulloch at some point in the early '60s that said 20:1 with SAE30 and 40:1 with TCW grade outboard oil. I do not know if that included the smaller motors or not. These motors still do not have roller bearings on the wristpins, so I don't plan to scrimp on oil. I do, however, feel very confident in it surviving just fine on 24:1 using fully synthetic outboard oil in the mix. Thanks for watching!
@oldjohnnyrude8404, can you add a 2019 Yamaha F25 4 stroke please?
If I had one, I'd make a video of it. I don't have any plans of buying such a motor, but if one should c9me my way, I would certainly make a video of it. Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Thanks. Try a Yamaha 25hp 2 stroke or a Yamaha 20hp
Did not notice any 2 stroke smoke. Must be that synthetic oil
@@rhino6285 There is some smoke, but not very much. The synthetic oil reduces smoke quite a bit and the engine is warm and well-tuned. Those factors c9mbine to make minimal smoke even at 24:1 mix. Thanks for watching!