Bernie Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 Last year myself and Fisherpete swung a deal on an old outboard. The guys brought it up on one of our fishing trips.I ran the old girl some last year and it ran well enough that it was worth spending some time on.This is the result.The original hood. http:// primed. http:// Checking the gears and resealing the case. http:// http:// Freshening up inside.http:// Hood just about done.http:// Very close to completion.http:// And done.http:// http:// http:// Looking forward to hooking it up and ripping across the lake again.
leaf4 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 What a piece of art that is! Very nicely done
davey buoy Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 Awesome work Bernie,better than new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
esoxansteel Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 Pete might want it back now, good for another 50 years
Old Ironmaker Posted April 12, 2015 Report Posted April 12, 2015 Another piece of artwork. The details you reproduced are fantastic. Rip across the lake, that is great, just don't get it wet. If you would like to see some other great restorations of old kickers stop by Proctor Marine in Simcoe. Mr. Hayington has done many and is still at it. I think their website has a section showing them but seeing them in person is best. It's like a museum of old engines.
Joeytier Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Can I send you my wife? :0 Fantastic job on the restoration.
wormdunker Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Very nice Bernie. I see it has a decal saying "electric start". Was electric start common back then?
Roy Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 The first electric start outboard was manufactured by Evinrude in 1930. I don't imagine they were very popular in those years mostly due to the depression. Excellent work Bernie. Very impressive.
kickingfrog Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Perfect for the transom of a Giesler cedar strip.
bigbuck Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Looks fantastic Bernie!! It should be run, not just displayed. Not thrashed mind you, but run.
Smokercrafty Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Can I send you my wife?Lmaoooo Good job on the resto! That 2 piece lower unit looks like a breeze compared to nowadays. I have one where I can't get the gears out due to a seized bushing. May have to sacrafice the housing and cut it in two. :-( Edited April 13, 2015 by Smokercrafty
Bernie Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks for the comments folks. Thought about the wife rebuild but it may cause trouble The old girl will get on a transom again this year. The electric start is handy as it has good compression and is a good tug on the rope when it's cool out. I'd like to get a pair of them done up and run twin engines. Have another but not electric so need to do some parts searching. It's all part of the fun.
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