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I've said before, no one's ever accused me of being concise  , but yes, it is a Johnson. I can't find any pictures to prove it right now, but if you saw the width of the 90° V-4 you'd know it wasn't a Merc!
When we were getting the boat and I was asking for an OMC outboard the salesman asked if we wanted Johnson or Evinrude. I turned to Lesley and asked "white or blue?" The salesman said that they also had Johnsons in a charcoal, so we had three color choices. The charcoal engines were 2 models years old, but that brought the price down a bit. I probably would've picked charcoal anyway, but the lower cost made it an easy decision.
Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks "Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears "Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires "the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10 "the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins |
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Yes, it is easy to tell from the profile if it is a Merc or a Johnrude. But I forgot about the charcoal colored ones, which explains it.
 As for not being concise, they say it takes one to know one.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Guys, talking about boats and trailers…
During our road trip, while crossing almost desert places (I mean infinite lands with no water hundred miles around), we were surprised to see a lot of Locals pickups towing boats. So much that my wife began to take pictures of these curious travelers. «But, why are these guys towing their boat in the desert???»  So much intrigued that I asked the question to a Local who was fueling beside me at a gas station. He laughed and answered, «we simply find it looks good, man»!  Then explained me that there was some reservoirs around, not near but for Locals it is worth to tow their boats on long distances and go fishing. The general weekend hobby, let’s say. 
Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
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Recently came across a guy selling a NOS Trailer Special emblem (1980-1981 only) on Ebay for $120. That's pretty steep, but it made me wonder how many I have. Here's the answer and a picture in case somebody someday stumbles across this post in a Google search. I remember struggling to find some for my F150, but now I have enough to put on multiple trucks.
-1 NOS Complete Emblem -1 Used Complete Emblem -1 Used Emblem (Missing top layers) -5 NOS Inserts Bonus: -2 Used "Camper Special" emblems (Missing top layers) 
1990 Ford F350 4x4 - 460/T19/BW1356/D60/10.25
2003 Ford Ranger Edge - 3.0/M5ODR1/8.8 2002 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0/5R44E/7.5 1980 Ford F150 4x4 - 400/C6/D44/9" --SOLD-- |
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My thoughts exactly. I may part with them at some point, but likely not all of them as I'd like to keep a backup set of inserts in case something happens to the ones on the truck. For those who have no idea what these are,  
1990 Ford F350 4x4 - 460/T19/BW1356/D60/10.25
2003 Ford Ranger Edge - 3.0/M5ODR1/8.8 2002 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0/5R44E/7.5 1980 Ford F150 4x4 - 400/C6/D44/9" --SOLD-- |