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Gale Outboard ID PlateGale Outboard Model ID Name Plates include a serial number, and vary according to the many brands they manufactured. ID tags can be found on the tiller arm or transom mounting bracket.

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About: The Gale Products Brand

Gale Manufactured Outboard Motors were produced from 1941-1963

Gale Outboard MotorGale Products was formed in 1937 and was named after their location in Galesburg, Illinois. Prior to Word War II they manufactured refrigerators and air conditioning units. In 1941, OMC (Outboard Marine Corporation) acquired Gale Products Inc. for outboard production, and became a subsidiary of OMC who also produced Johnson and Evinrude. 

Other Gale Manufactured Outboard Brands

In 1945 after the war, Gale organized a wholesale division and continued manufacturing focus on outboard motors for department, hardware and tire store chains. These outboards were labeled with brands by the selling companies, including:

Gale products were so successful that in 1948 they sold over 100,000 outboard motors, (more than all other manufacturers including Mercury, Johnson and Evinrude). Starting in 1949, Gale began to offer outboards under their own brand name initially called Buccaneer and later just labeled Gale.

Buccaneer Outboards By Gale ProductsGale and Buccaneer outboard motors were offered through sporting goods and hardware stores along with a few independent dealerships. Outboard motors built by Gale were very well designed including deluxe models offering new features like fuel pumps, better soundproofing, vibration dampening and rubber engine mounts.

Gale outboard models produced ranged in size from 1-1/2 horsepower up to a V4 60 hp and were generally a few horsepower less then Johnson and Evinrude, ie. Gale 12hp - Johnson 15hp. After 1963, OMC dropped all Gale outboard production in order to concentrate on their Johnson and Evinrude outboard brands.

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Gale / Buccaneer Outboard Service Manuals

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1938-1963 Gale Products Outboard Service Manuals

  • HP = Horsepower
  • Cyl.: # of Cylinders
Year's Model #'s HP Cyl. $USD Service Manual Notations
ALL ALL 1.5
2.5
3.0
5.0
12
15
22
25
35
40
ALL $19.98 gale1963sm Gale Brands
1950-1963
Except V4
Year's Gale # Sea King # HP Cyl. $USD Service Manual Notations
1960 60D-10B xxx 60 V4 $19.98 galeV4obsm V4 Deluxe
60DE-10B
60DG-10B
GG-8850A
GG-8929A
60 V4 V4 Deluxe
Electric
1961 60D11B
60DL11B
60D12B
60DL12B
xxx 60 V4 V4 Deluxe
60DE11B
60DEL11B
60DG11B
60DGL11B
60DE12B
60DEL12B
60DG12B
60DGL12B
GG-18746
GG-18747
GG-18748
GG-18749
GG-18746A
GG-18747A
GG-18748A
GG-18749A
60 V4 V4 Deluxe
Electric
Year's Model #'s HP Cyl. $USD Service Manual Notations
1951
and
Later
Sea King
by Gale
    $19.98

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Mont.Ward
- Sea King
by Gale

Gale Manufactured Outboard Brands/Models and Parts Catalogs

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1941-1963 Parts Catalogs: Gale Manufactured Brands

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