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January 11, 2026 at 1:54 pm #303258
Yes, I will get some photos when I go back outside. It has been decently cold and bitter these last couple of days.. I’d like to see i run again for sure.
I felt the same way about my 1929 Evinrude Folding “N” Sportwin, which also only had a maximum production of 999. I have # 263 I believe.
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1921 Elto Light Twin F
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1959 Mercury Mark 6AJanuary 11, 2026 at 2:17 pm #303260Yes, I will get some photos when I go back outside. It has been decently cold and bitter these last couple of days.. I’d like to see i run again for sure.
I felt the same way about my 1929 Evinrude Folding “N” Sportwin, which also only had a maximum production of 999. I have # 263 I believe.
Me too! I need to find a carb for my folding sporttwin though….
Maybe up to 2000? Tubs was saying that there may be up to 2000 because there was also a second model #, but probaby less than 100 left?
I digress: Good luck getting the ELTO running.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:31 pm #303268.

The Folding N Serial Numbers are, N-1 up to 999 and N-2 up to 999. However I have not seen any N-2’s above the low 200’s. For this reason I don’t believe any near 999 N-2”s were built. Because of this, and the crumbling carburetor, I’d be surprised if any more than 100 remain. That is just my opinion. I can’t account for every surviving motor. While I believe this motor to be uncommon, it’s mostly made up of parts from other models. I can only think of 4 parts that can’t be found on other models. I’ve done a short video on this model. Here rs is a link- https://youtu.be/i9NiPC126fY?si=g-geUwKzZZWmrSFx
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January 11, 2026 at 6:42 pm #303269Tubs,
I need to find or make a whole gasket set for mine and then it should run. The pistons were in backwards, so I fixed that recently. Any ideas?
"Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat."
1921 Elto Light Twin F
1950 Mercury KF-7
1951 Mercury KG-7
1959 Mercury Mark 6AJanuary 11, 2026 at 7:15 pm #303271
There is someone on eBay that makes a lot of gaskets for the pre WW-II motors. You would need N gaskets for the power head, and the gasket for the gear case. I ran one for about a month a couple years ago. As I stated it’s just a bunch of parts from other motors. Not a lot of engineering there. It ran but the muffler seems to be too close to the gas tank, over heating the fuel. I also believe the carburetor is too big for the motor. I had 2 with me and they didn’t make much difference. Of course that only one motor. Others may run just fine. Video https://youtu.be/XPXjFZcMOl8?si=ggCR6Y-rct8Q4yv8
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:18 pm #303272I heard you say that, and as the fuel heated, it ran until it leaned out. I plan on possibly adding a heat shield like my Johnson Model F had.
"Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat."
1921 Elto Light Twin F
1950 Mercury KF-7
1951 Mercury KG-7
1959 Mercury Mark 6AJanuary 11, 2026 at 7:37 pm #303273January 11, 2026 at 7:54 pm #303275I used the copper cylinder paint you did, and I will say that I like the color. Its a nice reddish copper, rather than a flat or dull copper. I just need to remove all of the tank dents and give everything a good polish
"Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat."
1921 Elto Light Twin F
1950 Mercury KF-7
1951 Mercury KG-7
1959 Mercury Mark 6AJanuary 11, 2026 at 8:31 pm #303276The original cylinders were a very similar color to that…I’ll try to show pictures of mine that is original sometime soon. Mine has darkened a bit over time like an old penny out of circulation might, but it is still a very rich copper color, and the paint that tubs and you used on your motors is nearly exactly the same as I suspect that the original copper color would have been.
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