After years gathering dust in an Ohio barn, this art deco outboard was tuned up and run in the Fox River in October, 2011. Thanks to www.waterwitch.net for info about these great motors.
The one I got was originally fished out of a lake in the 50 s and my fathers best friend who lived next door got it running untill magneto went on it and it sat my whole life untill he passed and my father unbolted it from the stand and I got it but no magneto to bee had so my brother-in-law has it now hoping to resurrect it
Those old 2stroke motors were a tinkerers nightmare, always fiddling with the air fuel mix and the spark advance...runs great one minute and craps out the next. I'd be willing to bet there's thousands of those motors at the bottom of every lake in the Midwest , out of sheer frustration!
Very nice, them Water Witches were nicknamed "Mae West's" for obvious reason. I am glad to see so many old outboards restored and saved. I have a nice 1956 Mercury "Mark 20".
Thanks for posting. Cool to see a look in the past. And the design had to have been inspired or lifted off the screen from the Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon movie.
Not enough blue smoke. Needs more oil in the petrol. Plain bearing engines need 8 to one , even on modern oils, in a desperate attempt to get oil into plain big end bearings
I had one when I was10 or so. I paid five bucks for it and had high hopes for it. I lived on the pergatory side of the Charles river in Waltham Mass. I changed the oil, carberator and spark plug. Must have spent hours trying to start that thing. Heck I only paid 15 bucks for my 14 foot flat bottom rowboat. The Charles was my place to escspe the world from. It would have been faster with that outboard. Thanks for the memories. Dave Rice Still loves boats Now sailboats.
Nice! I just watched Mustie1 bring one of these back to life after a 60-year sleep.
Same
Same here
yes ,but this one is nicer
Likewise
The one I got was originally fished out of a lake in the 50 s and my fathers best friend who lived next door got it running untill magneto went on it and it sat my whole life untill he passed and my father unbolted it from the stand and I got it but no magneto to bee had so my brother-in-law has it now hoping to resurrect it
Those old 2stroke motors were a tinkerers nightmare, always fiddling with the air fuel mix and the spark advance...runs great one minute and craps out the next. I'd be willing to bet there's thousands of those motors at the bottom of every lake in the Midwest , out of sheer frustration!
Cool engine Yo. Mustie1 sent me.
Same here!
Same, but this one is in much better shape!
Same. "Hey it's a Waterwitch, I just saw mustie1 working on one!"
...and me
Me three.
Mustie 1 , did repair a similar one
Very nice, them Water Witches were nicknamed "Mae West's" for obvious reason. I am glad to see so many old outboards restored and saved. I have a nice 1956 Mercury "Mark 20".
Those old Merc's where great and fast!
I was happy to find one not all dented up. It's polishing up beautifully.
Thanks for posting. Cool to see a look in the past. And the design had to have been inspired or lifted off the screen from the Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon movie.
Brad Cornelius looks great
And we are all brought her to day by yours truly
Nice to see one with both tanks in good shape.
Not enough blue smoke. Needs more oil in the petrol. Plain bearing engines need 8 to one , even on modern oils, in a desperate attempt to get oil into plain big end bearings
I was watching Mustie1 and now this shows up.
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Great Find!!! Looks to be in perfect condition. Enjoy...
I want one of these. I wish someone would remake these.
Mustie squad hit like 👍
Nice job , what a beuty
Mustie1 sent me
@Copper1938 Will do. Can't wait to get some footage of it out on the water.
Awesome! AOMCI!!
Mustie1 got me here
Outboards were invented by Ole Evinrude. He wanted to cross the lake to fetch ice cream for his girlfriend. GlennFHoward
Mustie makes other videos find me. Darn him!
No twist throttle spoken here.
I wanna buy it
@griggsb350 Thanks - I was thrilled to find it.
is that watercooled? Woah!
on another note it run pretty bad, a good sign of a healthy motor is being able to idle at the slowest speed.
check out mustie1 just did a complete teardown and rebuild of this same engine very intricate and simple design
how many HP?
Sound like airplane propeller
Mustie 1.
I had one when I was10 or so. I paid five bucks for it and had high hopes for it. I lived on the pergatory side of the Charles river in Waltham Mass. I changed the oil, carberator and spark plug. Must have spent hours trying to start that thing. Heck I only paid 15 bucks for my 14 foot flat bottom rowboat. The Charles was my place to escspe the world from. It would have been faster with that outboard.
Thanks for the memories.
Dave Rice Still loves boats
Now sailboats.
runs like new ish
@mustie1