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  • June 9, 2018 at 9:34 pm #10210
    Buccaneer
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      Am I seeing two pull cords on the front panel ?
      What is this 12 hp motor?
      http://www.do-bid.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?dobid129/3/5

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      June 9, 2018 at 10:16 pm #77725
      retiredoz
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        Early ’60s (?) West Bend. If my leaky memory serves, the handle on the left is the shifter..

        June 9, 2018 at 10:36 pm #77727
        cajuncook1
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          quote retiredoz:

          Early ’60s (?) West Bend. If my leaky memory serves, the handle on the left is the shifter..


          Yep, right on the money!

          June 9, 2018 at 10:42 pm #77730
          jpatti75
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            I can’t speak for that one specifically, but those 12 HP West Bend/Elgins are really fun motors to run. 12HP and I believe they weigh less than 60 pounds. Lots of power and pretty easy to work on, too. If came upon a good one and the price was right, I would snap it up. They are almost homely enough to be cool looking, too.

            That one is the economy model. They also made a keyed version where you could lock them down into a lower HP to operate on HP-restricted water bodies or to slow them down if operated by a youngster.
            JP

            June 10, 2018 at 1:58 am #77735
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              Thanks for the replies. Not sure if it’s on my "wish list", but it
              does have that "oddball, cool" factor!

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              June 10, 2018 at 3:14 am #77738
              amuller
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                These motors have an attractive power to weight ratio. The weak point is the starters. The pinions are hard to find and the spring inside is quite expensive. Best to be gentle. And if you open the gearcase make sure the snap ring is fully seated when you are done.

                June 10, 2018 at 10:02 am #77741
                billw
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                  I had one. What a great runner it was! I was sorry to see it go, in one of my rare moments of a sensible purging.

                  Long live American manufacturing!

                  June 11, 2018 at 5:47 am #77776
                  slim60
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                    If it were only closer… I saved a West Bend from the crusher seven years ago. And it’s every bit of 10hp. It also came with two OMC fuel tanks. Here it sits on my 1953 Alumacraft. Boat is rated for 12hp. I may give them a call tomorrow.

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                    June 11, 2018 at 12:11 pm #77780
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                      quote Slim60:

                      If it were only closer… I saved a West Bend from the crusher seven years ago. And it’s every bit of 10hp. It also came with two OMC fuel tanks. Here it sits on my 1953 Alumacraft. Boat is rated for 12hp. I may give them a call tomorrow.

                      Nice looking motor. Does it say "Commando" on the side?

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                      June 12, 2018 at 3:50 am #77806
                      slim60
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                        62 Commodore 10.

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