Tom wrote:
It's a McCulloch. The Los Angeles based chain saw manufacturer took over
the Scott-A****er company from the namesakes in 1956, the name was soon
shortened to Scott, & by 1964 it was McCulloch. Same company, just a name
morph. Your 7.5 was based on the popular "Fishing Scott" rooted in the
late 50's into 60's production.


And didn't Scott start the low profile look to fishing motors?

Yes.

I remember
them making a big thing of the built in bailer back then.

A long-time Scott / McCulloch feature.

I also remember
the big Scott's as being rather noisy. A high school buddy of mine had a
Crestliner with a 35 hp Scott and it was much louder than the Evinrudes we
ran on our boats.

30 & 33 hp, then 40 hp, there was no 35hp Scott / McCulloch. They were
noisy, the cowls were much simpler than the clamshell OMC brands, but
Scott had fiberglass cowls starting around 1957 and Johnson/Evinrude
caught up a couple of years later. The Johnson/Evinrude 35 & 40 went to
a complicated noise reduction system involving an outer metal shell, & a
large doughnut gasket near the waterline, and an intake silencer in the
lower cowl. They were quieter, the Scott / McCulloch kept the simpler
design that OMC retained for the value-orientated 28hp & 33Hp, and the
Gale 35hp, w/o the full silencing treatment.


Rob

I also remember the big Scott's as being rather noisy. A high school
buddy of mine had a Crestliner with a 35 hp Scott and it was much louder
than the Evinrudes we ran on our boats.

30 & 33 hp, then 40 hp, there was no 35hp Scott / McCulloch. They were
noisy, the cowls were much simpler than the clamshell OMC brands, but
Scott had fiberglass cowls starting around 1957 and Johnson/Evinrude
caught up a couple of years later. The Johnson/Evinrude 35 & 40 went to a
complicated noise reduction system involving an outer metal shell, & a
large doughnut gasket near the waterline, and an intake silencer in the
lower cowl. They were quieter, the Scott / McCulloch kept the simpler
design that OMC retained for the value-orientated 28hp & 33Hp, and the
Gale 35hp, w/o the full silencing treatment.


Rob

I knew it was somewhere in the 30+ hp range. I didn't realize all that was
involved in making the Evinrudes quieter, however. Interesting.
Tom.

trainfan1 wrote:
: Tom wrote:
:It's a McCulloch. The Los Angeles based chain saw manufacturer took over
:the Scott-A****er company from the namesakes in 1956, the name was soon
:shortened to Scott, & by 1964 it was McCulloch. Same company, just a name
:morph. Your 7.5 was based on the popular "Fishing Scott" rooted in the
:late 50's into 60's production.
:
:
: And didn't Scott start the low profile look to fishing motors?

: Yes.

: I remember
: them making a big thing of the built in bailer back then.

: A long-time Scott / McCulloch feature.

: I also remember
: the big Scott's as being rather noisy. A high school buddy of mine had a
: Crestliner with a 35 hp Scott and it was much louder than the Evinrudes we
: ran on our boats.

: 30 & 33 hp, then 40 hp, there was no 35hp Scott / McCulloch. They were
: noisy, the cowls were much simpler than the clamshell OMC brands, but
: Scott had fiberglass cowls starting around 1957 and Johnson/Evinrude
: caught up a couple of years later. The Johnson/Evinrude 35 & 40 went to
: a complicated noise reduction system involving an outer metal shell, & a
: large doughnut gasket near the waterline, and an intake silencer in the
: lower cowl. They were quieter, the Scott / McCulloch kept the simpler
: design that OMC retained for the value-orientated 28hp & 33Hp, and the
: Gale 35hp, w/o the full silencing treatment.

My dad had a 75 HP McCoullough. 3 cylinder. Very high compression and
went like a bat outta hell when it ran (very high power to weitht ratio).
However, it blew head gaskets like crazy and even threw a rod once. He
ended up having to get rid of it due to reliability problems and went to
a 90 HP Johnson that didn't outrun it. It was more reliable though.

b.

: Rob

wrote:
trainfan1 wrote:


My dad had a 75 HP McCoullough. 3 cylinder. Very high compression and
went like a bat outta hell when it ran (very high power to weitht ratio).
However, it blew head gaskets like crazy and even threw a rod once. He
ended up having to get rid of it due to reliability problems and went to
a 90 HP Johnson that didn't outrun it. It was more reliable though.

b.


I think the power was what drew my grandfather to the Scotts originally.
They were prone to break-downs, but they were still better than what
he called "One-Year-Wonders" - the Mercs, of the 40's & 50's. His 30/33
(he put the "upgrade kit" on when it became available) Scott was on a
1954 Feathercraft Vagabond, which he then put a 40hp McCulloch on.

The 40 never ran right, and he hauled that thing around in his station
wagon back & forth from here in the Adirondacks to Art Lembo's
dealership (Stutson Street area...?) in Rochester, NY until he died in
1969. My father got the motor out of storage in 1972 & used it on the
Feathercraft w/o trouble until the lower unit gave out in the fall of
1974. It probably only had 100-200 hrs on it. A 50hp Johnson replaced
it on the Feathercraft.

Rob