Welcome to Johnson Boat Parts.com. We sell Johnson boat parts at discount prices. We carry the following components including:
Johnson Service Manuals, Owners
Manuals, and Repair Manuals
Complete Johnson Outboard Motors
Johnson Boat Motor Parts
Propellers for Johnson outboards
Maintenance Tips
Check your oil! If you have a 4-stroke outboard, check the amount of oil you have in the crankcase. If you have a 2-cycle, make sure you have a spare can of oil ready to go when you have to mix another batch of fuel.
Check your fuel. Also make sure your tank vent is open. If it is closed, you will get a negative pressure build-up as you gradually use up fuel.
Check your propeller. Tilt the outboard up and check for oil buildup near the propeller. If you detect too much, you might have a seal going out on the gear casing.
Fishing line and seaweed. While you have the engine tilted up, make sure you didn't get any wrapped around the prop. Fishing line can be almost impossible to get out without taking off the propeller, but it can really goof up your propeller's gearcase seal if it builds up. If you can see even a little bit sticking out, chances are there is a lot more wrapped up where you can't see it.
| 85 hp Johnson Outboard motor
$355.00 |
| 1959 Johnson 50 hp
$100.00 $300.00 
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The Johnson motor gets its name from the Johnson Brothers of Terre Haute, Indiana. Early in the 20th century, the Johnson brothers built a small engine to power their rowboat up and down the Wabash river to collect walnuts.
In years following 1913, the Johnson brothers produced small 2-cycle engines which could drive a small airplane propeller and an outboard boat motor. In 1921 one of the Johnson brothers hired a college student to began drafting a new small engine design and in December of 1921 the first commercial Johnson Model As went into production. The Johnson Model A quickly gained a reputation and in the first 2 years 7,000 motors were sold to customers.
The stock market crash of 1929 hit the company hard and by 1932 the company declared bankruptcy. In 1935, Steve Briggs and Ralph Evinrude purchased a major ownership of the Johnson Motor Company. The new company formed was called Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation (OMC). It encompassed the covering Elto, Evinrude and Johnson brands. In 2001 OMC sold the outboard brands Johnson and Evinrude to Bombardier of Canada.