1909 Waterman Coughing Sarah

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  • June 13, 2020 at 11:52 pm #205630
    wbeaton
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      Canada Member - 2 Years

      I don’t normally post videos in this forum, but this motor is just too special not to share. The Waterman rowboat motor, nicknamed the Coughing Sarah, is one of the earliest production outboards. The company was formed in 1906 predating, Evinrude by three years.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Vu-qZz7eg

      Wayne
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      stanley
      June 14, 2020 at 8:42 am #205673
      Buccaneer
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        Hard to believe it actually runs! I hope they came with an extra crank handle,
        as I could see dropping that in the lake the first day, lol.
        Perhaps the next time run you can don your vintage attire!
        Thanks for posting!

        Prepare to be boarded!

        June 14, 2020 at 9:11 am #205674
        wbeaton
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          Canada Member - 2 Years

          It’s funny you say that. We lost the crank in the lake. That is why the boating section is so short.

          Wayne
          Upper Canada Chapter

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          June 23, 2020 at 7:39 pm #206533
          MonkeyButt
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            I can only dream of owning one of these. Maybe someday Elvis will deliver one to me. I think I have a better chance of seeing Elvis. I love this little motor

            “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

            June 24, 2020 at 9:47 pm #206633
            joecb
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              US Member - 2 Years

              Very nice to see the really old iron running on a boat. For those that may have never see the historical marker for the first running of Camron Waterman’s proto outboard … located on the River road , Grosse Isle, Michigan, Just down the Detroit River from Detroit. The second photo is with the last Jack Craib, much missed master collector and ultimate authority on the best of the
              “old iron” outboards.

              Joe B

              June 24, 2020 at 11:05 pm #206636
              fifty20ne
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                Another picture of Jack and Emma running the old iron (Brass?)
                Jack is surely missed! and I miss talking to him, I learned a few things
                About CAILLE’s and making motors run from Jack.

                “EMMA” (Jacks Wife) is keeping JACKS Great website
                Up and going!!! (Excellent News)

                http://cailleoutboards.com/

                I would like to have a GLC Wet Meet at the Historic Waterman Launch site sometime in the future?

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                June 25, 2020 at 1:04 pm #206667
                wbeaton
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                  Canada Member - 2 Years

                  I would definitely go to a meet at Grosse Isle. The Waterman in the video lives nearby. I’m sure Chris would love to run it there.

                  Wayne
                  Upper Canada Chapter

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