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Can anybody shed some light on this oddball? Is Maxwell a name associated with Tecumseh, or did they make tags for customers who wanted their name on it? It doesn’t show well in the pics, but on the tiller handle is cast "MADE IN CANADA". Darned if I can make out what’s in the triangle above it. The gas tank is chromed steel, the cowls are very lightweight fiberglass. The blue isn’t original. And the lower unit is unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere.
What you have appears to be a ‘Spartan 5’ which were built in Richmond BC for fishermen in the Vancouver area. Metalex, the company which built them, is still in business recycling lead batteries now. There were two models built, the Spartan 5 and a smaller one called a Pintail.
Here’s a couple photos of my Spartan 5, which needs the inertia wheel which fits under the motor. The core fell out of mine. Also note how the manufacturer borrowed the Martin Outboard logo.
Check out the history of Metalex and there’s a small mention of outboards and here’s a snip taken from the old Maple Leaf Chapters newsletter.
https://metalexleadrecycling.com/about/history/
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