1924 Evinrude Elto - (Boat Porn Warning - Must be old to appreciate)

[Captain Larry-DH]

I saw this at the CT River Museum in Essex CT in July - (Private Owner brought it in for a one day event) . The boat itself is gorgeous but the engine blew me away. Truly a masterpiece in the initial design, build and restoration.

The motor is fixed in place (non-swivel mount) and steered by lines on both gunnels.

The owner told me he took years to restore it, and countless hours.

To start it, you lift that knob on top of the flywheel up and give it a hard flick to make the flywheel spin. The owner said you better get your hand clear real quick or it's going to hurt.

No detail was overlooked

The cooling water is pushed by the prop into the rudder, and is circulated up into the engine block. The prop must be turning or the engine would overheat.

Happy New Year everyone. May we all age gracefully.

 

[TomY]

Wow! I'm not a fan of OB's but who couldn't love that piece of machinery.

To visit the 'archives' barn at Mystic Museum was a high point of this summers cruise. Even the engine area where I stumbled on this Evinrude 'Lightwin', a twin of one I owned as a kid. That OB left me stranded all over Barnegat Bay.

I remember the smell, racket and vibration fondly looking at it. Then I remembered the long silences it was prone to,....

 

[Captain Larry-DH]

My first power boat -- I had an old 9.9 Evinrude styled more like the one with the blue cowl cut off in the foreground.... it had a really bad 2-stroke cough at slow speeds, and would die at idle, but it ran well when I opened up the throttle. It was a 12ft fiberglass open boat that had riveted aluminum rails and frame - but the rivets were loose and it needed to be bailed every few days. It rattled, too. I paid $50 for that rig and sold it for $75 after 2 years. Thought I was a pretty good business man.

 

[Justin_NSA]

A work of art. Back in the day of craftsmen who were proud of what they built.

 

[jssailem]

Wow... Pretty cool.

 

[LeslieTroyer]

Very cool OB, it’s amazing how compact they make them today. But no character. I think that’s why British Seagull’s lasted so long.