They are the most common motorized method of propelling small watercraft. Antique outboard motors are one of my favorite items to restore. They assume that, because i collect old outboard motors and own over 150 of. Vintage champion motor co collectible outboard boat engine for restoration. Carl kiekhaefer was a young engineer fresh out of college. I recently acquired a 1948 martin 60 outboard which hasnt been run in over 30 years.
There are some very entertaining stories interspersed with the history outboard racing isnt really my bag but i did learn a thing or two. Books and service manuals laings outboard motor parts. In late 1951 or early 1952, george martin, creator of martin outboard motors, left this association under stormy circumstances and assumed the top engineering post with scott atwater. This book outlines each year and provides lists of the winners and losers. It had a horizontal cylinder, vertical crankshaft and driveshaft, a tiller arm for steering and a 90degree gearbox below the water ahead of the propellers. The outboard industry was changing in the early 60s and clinton needed capital to modernize their plant. I found it to be quite suitable for a novice, such as myself. One part i particularly enjoyed was how well the book was organized. Customized windshield layed back and lowered a bit. You could also try keeping an eye on ebay auctions of similar motors but this can be unreliable since the prices for a given outboard have been known to fluctuate widely day to day and week to week. When this book came out in the late 1960s i believe it was the first ever published on outboard history.
Flambeau, johnson, martin, mercury, scottatwater, waterwitchthe big list. An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a selfcontained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be. The first known outboard motor was a small 5 kilogram 11 lb electric unit designed around 1870 by gustave trouve, and patented in may 1880 patent n 6,560. Caille, champion, evinrude, flambeau, johnson, martin, mercury, scottatwater, waterwitchthe big list chapter covers them all. Outboard motors manufacturers, used outboard motors values.
Buy the book a service manual will provide valuable guidance. Antique corner the oliver outboard motors cyberspace. It is fair to assume that any old motor will need the same parts as indicated in the story above. Introducing the history of yamaha outboards, epochmaking models and technology. Im slowly breathing life back into this following art dekalbss 5 point plan for old outboards which ive found quite helpful. Old outboard faqs yankee chapter antique outboard motor club. If your old johnson, evinrude, mercury, mariner, or yamaha is giving you trouble, it might just need a little love. And if your outboard was new during the reagan administration, you know what i mean. Those old outboards were built tough, and plenty of them are still running strong today. Whether it is a vintage mercury, elgin, chris craft or johnson outboard i like them all. West bend outboards yes, the cookware company, martin outboards presto.
Stumbling into the outboard business the best mistake ever. Woodenboat this book is the one to buy if you are interested in collecting antique outboard. About the best tool available is peter hunns old outboard book. The most appealing aspect of this book, to me, is its completeness, covering outboard engine components and systems from the lower unit all the way up to the top of the engine. The invention is credited to gustave trouve, with a patent date of 1880. Serial number indicated is the first motor made that year. An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a selfcontained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. Martin outboards sole supplier of martin outboard motor.
Later about 25 petrol powered outboards may have been produced in 1896 by american motors co but neither of these two pioneering efforts appear to have had much impact. I love the smell of twostroke exhaust in the morning. Feb, 2008 george martin was a mechanical engineer who made beautiful outboard motors, says tupper, who also restores the old red metal gas tanks that preceded todays plastic versions. There is a guy near me that was an engineer at the national pressure cooker co. Ole evinrude and his outboard motor badger biographies series.
The company was established in 1955 upon separation from yamaha corporation however yamaha corporation is still the largest private company shareholder with 9. Martin motors, a division of national pressure cooker company, stopped royalty payments to martin, who held the patents on the poppetvalve induction system used. With financial help from his father, he bought a dying outboard motor manufacturing company in cedarburg, wis. Usually available from authorized marine dealers but also from online service literature dealers, or even on ebay, the service manual will explain how to take things apart and put them back together, list essential specifications and maintenance information, and include details like the location of all lubrication points. The old outboard book tells the story of the outboard motor, from the earliest days. The story of the martin outboard started with a very young george martin of indiana. View a full directory of outboard motors manufacturers, including all outboard motors prices, used outboard motors values, specs and more. Starting with the old evinrude and johnsons, outboards evolved into the streamlined bendix and waterwitch of the late 30s. The original design for outboard motors can be traced back the late 1870s. Martin outboard motors martin outboard was unique in many ways. The former owner of two upstate new york radio stations, he currently teaches. Still, theres nothing wrong with understanding basic outboard mechanics, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques, no matter how old or new your outboard engine is.
It had a horizontal cylinder, vertical crankshaft and driveshaft, a tiller arm for steering and a 90degree gearbox. Modern outboard motors, both 2 cycle and 4 cycle, are vastly superior to their predecessors from back in the 1960s in terms of pollution, fuel economy, noise and overall sophistication. Laings outboards stocks a large inventory of service manuals, parts books, reference material and books of general interest to the outboard enthusiast. In 1959, mcculloch started making wizards, and kept doing so through the early 1960s, when chrysler became the supplier through the mid 1960s. We sell martin outboard motor parts for customers throughout the world, as well as caps, tshirts and jackets with the martin logo. This was apparently the first gasoline powered outboard. Mercury made motors for western auto through 1957, when the oliver folks took over production of wizard motors through the end of 1958.
Included in the plant assets were 300 outboard engines that had been rejected by a large mailorder retailer due to defects and operating problems. Apparently martins were made from 1946 to the early 1950s, and had poppet valves. The outboard seen above was the jewel of the bunch and even came with the book of description and guidance aka manual and its export passport, both written in russian. Carl kiekhaefer purchased a defunct engine manufacturing plant in cedarburg, wis. On display in the window of this northern neck town at the daily coffee shop is a snazzy martin 40 outboard motor. That exclusive contest quickly took its place in portable marine propulsion history as the free outboard story and spread through the country faster than a rumor of a bathroom tissue shortage. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about outboard engines.
Levoy drive, suite 100 taylorsville, ut 84123 18008691686 0018015710071 outside the u. See more ideas about outboard motors, old boats and vintage boats. Back in the 60s, large outboards consumed an enormous amount of fuel, mainly due to the fact that all the unburned gas that condensed in the crankcase was. Oliver outboard motors cyberspace museum martin outboards. When martin motors stopped production in late 1954 they closed the plant to all of the workers, except some management personnel. The old outboard book tells the story of the outboard motor, from the earliest days near the end of the nineteenth century through the dawn of the modern outboard era in the 1960s. Information about products, yamaha outboard stories, overseas sales network, etc. Of course, that contest is long gone, and today many might consider those 1960 prize motors to be antiques. My antique outboard motors are the finest quality available any where.
Reinhartsen, dave history of the antique outboard motor club 19601970, the antique outboarder, the antique outboard motor club inc. Hunn, peter the old outboard book third edition, international marine, 2002, p 69. Summary recently viewed bidsoffers watchlist purchase history selling saved. Flambeau, johnson, martin, mercury, scottatwater, waterwitch the. Although he no longer maintains a site, brian continues to be an active antique outboard motor club member and frequent contributor to a number of sites, along with participation in meets and general. The newest innovation was the use of poppet valves instead of the normal reed valves. Clymer manuals are geared more to the doityourselfer than the professional mechanic. Through the years the clinton outboards have been sold under many different brand names and through many different sales outlets. Hes carried a martin 60 around with him all these years. Martin outboards sole supplier of martin outboard motor parts. I had too many motors in my collection, so they went to a friend. The other outboards in the lot, two 3hp evinrudes and a seagull, i gave to cliff as a wellearned commission.
This motor was made when the brand was part of the national pressure cooker company. Brian browning emailed the following article that originally appeared on the internet on his former site. Outboard racer george martin was convinced that his poppet valve intake method for 2stroke motors would revolutionize the boating industry and in 1946, he introduced the first production models under the martin name through an odd royalty based manufacturing agreement with the national pressure cooker company. In the 1940s, outboard racer george martin designed a radical new outboard motor using automotivetype poppet valves, which he convinced a pressurecooker manufacturer to make for him. The concepts design was inspired by the acura nsx hybrid supercar. The old outboard book by peter hunn, paperback barnes. Antique corner the oliver outboard motors cyberspace museum.
The old outboard book tells the story of the outboard motor, from the. Warsaw, virginia on display in the window of this northern neck town at the daily coffee shop is a snazzy martin 40 outboard motor. Listing of yamaha outboard sales companies and distributors around. Ole evinrude, inventor and entrepreneur, founded an industry and managed a thriving company while remaining one of americas most honest and generous businessmen. Unfollow martin outboards to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Clinton introduced its first outboard motors in 1954. The 1948 goodyear sea bee looks like it came right out of a science fiction movie from the 50s. Meets are an opportunity to get together and run or show off that old treasure you have been working on, as well as to buy, sell, and swap motors and parts. The great explanations with wonderful, accompanying diagrams helped me form a grasp on how these interesting machines work. It doesnt quite look as nice as the original magazine ad, but i hope to get close its late 40s condition as the original detailed manuals were included and parts, decals, etc. He never intended to get into the outboard business. Anyone interested in old outboard motors will have heard of the winnebagoland outboard marathons from 1949 to 1961. Caille, champion, evinrude, flambeau, johnson, martin, mercury, scottatwater, waterwitchthe big list chapter. Martin 60 outboard i recently acquired a 1948 martin 60 outboard which hasnt been run in over 30 years.
Today this book is hard to find, not sure if there were a lot printed. Poppetvalved martin outboard motors of eau claire brandlandusa. Flambeau, johnson, martin, mercury, scottatwater, waterwitchthe big list chapter covers them all. In the early 1900s, waterman was the first company to release a gasoline powered outboard engine, a two stroke called the porto motor. Vintage neptune out board motor water pump model 15b2 seahorse evinrude johnson. Vintage complete outboard motor engines for sale ebay. Bear in mind, these are manufacturing dates, not date of sale. The honda marine concept engine debuted at the 2017 miami boat show. Wet meets running boats and motors and dry meets display only, sometimes with test tanks are the heart of activities in the aomcis 45 chapters. Uses poppet valves instead of reed valves a smooth runner though parts im sure are hard to find in the usual places. As well as providing propulsion, outboards provide steering control, as they are designed to pivot over their mountings and.
Browse through this page and if you see something you like let me know. Oct 16, 2006 martin probably made more of the 60s than any of thier other models. Get the best deals on vintage complete outboard motor engines when you shop the largest. Starting with the old evinrude and johnsons, outboards evolved into. It had some new features, to outboard motors of its time. Evinrude was born on a farm outside of christiana, norway. Lower unit control knobs color scheme 20 a 1947 48 tillotson md9a wico 58 core single cavitation plate 3 round knobs. Previously, outboards from the like of martin, bendix and lauson were. Customized original steering wheel with added trim and 3rd spoke.
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