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Antique Outboard Motor 2008
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Antique Outboard Motor 2008
Photography By Michelle Maffei
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Sandy bought his first vintage wooden boat, a 21’ Hacker Craft ) in 2005 and then upgraded to a 28’ mahogany Gentlemen’s Racer “ Nuisance ” that he still uses as his daily driver. Sandy is a member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society – Toronto ( ACBS.ca ) and is on the executive of the Maple Leaf Antique Outboard Club ( MLAOC.ca ). more
This multi club event will also feature an in-water tour of Gloucester Pool and is located just 30 minutes North of Barrie ( 90 minutes North of Toronto ). Gloucester Pool offers wonderful small craft boating, the always popular “ Big Chute ” marine railway lock ( see photo ), great on-water restaurants, a choice of accommodations to fit all budgets, free boat launching in Port Severn and ( for the more adventurous ) is only one lock to Georgian Bay. Please visit ACBS.ca for more details. [links]
Sandy will be having an open house at his museum on Saturday, July 20th, 2019. The museum has not been open to the public in several years, don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet Mr. Kennedy and see one of the largest marine motor collections in Canada!
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(above left) a very rare, early 1900's Waterman four cylinder, copper jacket cooling, in board motor. [links]
Then comes the put it back together part. more
Not yet completed. It has been a long learning experience.
I am awaiting warmer weather to smooth tank surface and apply decals
Tank & Radiator shop repair left a rough surface which has required a
lot of sand and fill while being careful not to go to deep. [links]
I acquired Parts in a Bin because it looked like a project with my name
on it. It came to my notice at the end of a large well attended meet. If any
one had given it a glance they passed it by. There was room on my bench for a
new project and this looked like fun. It proved to be all the fun I could
handle but in the end it all worked out.
The dark motor is a 1940 Kiekhaefer single that someone had modernized
with a coat of green paint. Obviously not factory. I could have saved
myself a lot of trouble by making use of this parts motor. that did not come
to mind until Parts in a Bin was as you see it. [links]
1) Take it apart down to individual parts [links]
The picture page is for photos of my collection. Also, there are pictures of a Dodge Aspen my brother and I painted to resemble the General Lee. I also painted a 1950 Lone Star boat like the General Lee as well. The car is pictured below. In 2007, plans are for taking a 1998 Hydro-Runner made from plans found in the 1950's Popular Mechanic's books, and making that into a faster more powerful on the water craft. It will be powered by a Mercury Mark 58 45hp outboard motor. [links]
I began my hobby of collecting Outboard Motors in 1993 shortly after using our 1957 FD-11 18hp Johnson motor that has been in our family since it was new. In the first year and the one subsequently following, the motor required some work. In the first year, the motor needed a magneto rebuild and tune-up after it began to run on only one cylinder. The following year and a total lower unit replacement was required. Due to the fact that most of the original lower unit parts were no longer available(NLA), the cost to have rebuilt the original lower unit would have been almost double the cost of purchasing a totally rebuilt lower unit used on engines from the 1970's. After those repairs were made the motor ran like a watch, but soon I wanted something bigger and in the spring of 1994, I purchased a 14ft Savage American with a 1961 Merc 400 motor. Once again the same phase, "There aren't any parts to fix that motor, and if you did happen to find the parts, finding somebody to work on it is going to be even harder. It was this reoccuring theme that parts were hard to find coupled with the reality that no dealer cared to work on these older motors, that led me on the quest to look elsewhere. Soon thereafter, I began finding old motors like nobody's business and my collection had began to grow in leaps and bounds, and with the help of some mechanics at Mercury Marine, I joined the Antique Outboard Motor Club Inc.(AOMCI) in October of 1995. Since then my collection has grown to well over 200 engines and 16 boats. more
The AOMCI is an excellent source for information, and has local chapters in every state, as well as other countries around the world. In 2003, I decided to give back to the organization that had helped me so much by becoming the Newsletter Editor of the Finger Lakes Chapter. I served in that capacity until mid 2006. In mid-2006, I took my level of volunteering in the AOMCI to a whole new level as I started a local chapter in the AOMCI. The name of the new chapter is known as the Western New York Chapter of the AOMCI. I serve in the current capacity as President and things are off to a very good start. For more info about the Western New York Chapter, CLICK HERE. I also maintain The Wizard Outboard Motor Site and Forum. There is a Q&A board for those who seek advice or information about thier Wizard Outboard motor. To go to the Wizard Outboard Motor Site & Forum, CLICK HERE
The events section is for local boating and outboard motor events that I support. These events are within a days drive of Rochester, NY.