My dad has an old outboard motor someone gave him. I'm
trying to find out more about it, and possibly where to find parts.
This thing is small, top mounted gas tank. To start it, you wind a rope around the top of
the flywheel, which says "Seagull" on it. The story he got when it was given to
him was that they were used to land troops during WW1 or 2.. Not sure which. I'll
try to get more info by looking at serial numbers or looking for some kind of tag
somewhere on it. This thing is small, old and runs like a champ! It uses pre-mixed gas
with a 10:1 gas/oil ratio.
Let me know if you have any idea what it is, or how old it might be. I'm also interested
in knowing who might have made it, and possibly where to find replacement parts like those
nasty little gaskets that seem to be made out of some kind of fiberboard.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
This was scanned from an old Popular mechanics Magazine.
Any Ideas?
Scott Smith writes (On Ollie's Board):
"...an Evinrude Speeditwin 22 hp (post WWII)." (&) "Incidently
the Evinrude looks like a model 6039 (built from 1939 - 1950)."
AND YET ANOTHER...The
Paint-Mixer
submitted by Carl Kunkel of Hackettstown, NJ
(This one is REALLY strange - click on the thumbnails to view)
Scott Smith writes: "Dick,
It looks suspiciously like a "Ro-Peller". Peter Hunn's book says
they were marketed in the 1930s. I've seen several different variations of them at
meets. Dick Streater in Washington heads up the people power motor group in the
club. He's listed in the Outboarder..."
and Peter Hunn's message: "Dick,
That's a genuine RO-PELLER alright. They were made over a good number of years in a
couple locales by a few companies. The EPA would think they're perfect
outboards..."
Guess that settles that!
A GIERHOLTT? Glenn from Austin writes: The picture is of the old outboard motor that belonged to my grandfather. My father remembers him using it about 1932 and it was very old then. He recalled it had a brass cylined gas tank behind the cylinder head. It has no magnito and was fired by a battery and coil. Can someone help me identify this motor. I would like to get it running again. Could this be the dinghy motor from Gilligan's Island? Jim piggy@seacoast.com writes: |
Australian
mystery I have a motor (see
attached photo) and I am unable to find its make. I bought it in Australia and the
only writing on it is in the electrics. It say "Wilco Pacy Sales Corp Bletchley
- Bucks England". any help on its make and age would be appreciated. Answer from Australia:
Hi friends, I have already emailed
to Andy (huggie@xtra.co.nz) some
answers but have received no reply.
The photo shows a vertical twin Riptide
Outboard,one of Three models manufactured by WESCOTT HAZEL in REVESBY
a suburb of SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.
They were the Boatman Single Cyl. 2 1/2 hp
The Fisherman Twin Cyl. 4 hp Horizontal
The Fisherman Deluxe Twin Cyl. 4
hp Vertical
They were sold all around AUSTRALIA from the
mid fifties to the late sixties
The Gold Cheetah was also sold from around
1954 to 1960 Rated at 3 1/2 hp
Manufactured by BOUNDY Manufacturing
Co.Pty.Ltd. SPRINGVALE VICTORIA
The main problem with this engine was
the external bakelite points cover ..
all the best. Barry Gorman Maitland AUSTRALIA
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