![]() Those shock absorbers sometimes break, especially if you let water get into the lower unit. There is a "shock absorber" built into the lower unit which slips when you dredge up the oyster bars, then re-grips automatically. The propeller has a stainless steel drive pin. It does have needle bearings on the con rods, but I'm not suggesting skimping on oil. ![]() That is just a water jacket cover you see there. Many, but not all parts are same as Evinrude and Johnson. They are a very nice and sweet running motor, If in good shape and taken care of should run another 50 years-well maybe not in Florida salt water. I suppose you know Gale was a division of OMC, right? '63 was the last year of Gale production in U.S., though it appears they were made for another year or so in Canada (?). It is a 1963 five horsepower, Gale model 5D22.
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