Topic: 1926 Evinrude NS Sportwin – Page 6 – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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April 14, 2026 at 5:31 pm #315423
David Bartlett
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Today the magneto gods were in a good mood. I got the mag done on my Johnson AB-25, and I finished up the mag for this Evinrude. New condenser and plug wires installed.

I drilled the bakelite cover to allow running the wires through to the buttons on the military coil. Looks original from the outside.

You can see the solder joints under the cover. They got a bit of liquid tape after this pic.

All closed up.

After all this I even had spark at the plugs. The lighting stuff will need to wait until I can run it.

David Bartlett
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April 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm #315428
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Not my elgin pic above???

Almost ready.

David Bartlett
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April 14, 2026 at 10:06 pm #315456
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Pretty nice that you can retain that bottom cover to hide
the Military coil. Will have to change your handle to
Mr. Magneto! Keep up the good work, and we want to
see a video of both motors running.

Prepare to be boarded!
April 15, 2026 at 7:24 am #315494
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Buccaneer wrote:

Pretty nice that you can retain that bottom cover to hide
the Military coil. Will have to change your handle to
Mr. Magneto! Keep up the good work, and we want to
see a video of both motors running.

Tom,

I’m going to think long and hard before I bring another Evinrude home! Seriously though, it is rewarding to make things work again. Now I have to figure out the gear lash in the lower unit.

David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter

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April 15, 2026 at 10:45 am #315508
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David Bartlett wrote:

seakaye12 wrote:

David Bartlett wrote:

I started refurbishing the magneto today. I forgot to take pics. I will add some tomorrow when I resume.

David…..Can you post pics and text showing how you went about removing the Bendix laminates? Thanks! Great project there!

Chuck

Chuck,

I didn’t take any pictures of this process. Basically what I did is cut the laminates off close to the coil with a hack saw. Then drill down through the laminate as far as you dare. I used my trusty Walker-Turner drill press. Then get a long punch that fits the hole and drive the center laminates out. Sometimes they come easy, sometimes not! Then just work at the remaining laminates to get them out.

People seem to be getting better at the process. Looking back over older posts on here regarding the laminate removal on Bendix coils seems to indicate a high frustration rate and an even higher failure rate. I had been thinking it was essentially impossible.

Your success along with o couple of other posters seems to indicate that skills are getting honed a bit.

I wonder if all of the Bendix style coils available for sale today are created equal in this respect? Maybe there was more than one supplier for the so-called “Military Style” coil?
April 15, 2026 at 12:33 pm #315518
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seakaye12 wrote:

David Bartlett wrote:

seakaye12 wrote:

David Bartlett wrote:

I started refurbishing the magneto today. I forgot to take pics. I will add some tomorrow when I resume.

David…..Can you post pics and text showing how you went about removing the Bendix laminates? Thanks! Great project there!

Chuck

Chuck,

I didn’t take any pictures of this process. Basically what I did is cut the laminates off close to the coil with a hack saw. Then drill down through the laminate as far as you dare. I used my trusty Walker-Turner drill press. Then get a long punch that fits the hole and drive the center laminates out. Sometimes they come easy, sometimes not! Then just work at the remaining laminates to get them out.

People seem to be getting better at the process. Looking back over older posts on here regarding the laminate removal on Bendix coils seems to indicate a high frustration rate and an even higher failure rate. I had been thinking it was essentially impossible.

Your success along with o couple of other posters seems to indicate that skills are getting honed a bit.

I wonder if all of the Bendix style coils available for sale today are created equal in this respect? Maybe there was more than one supplier for the so-called “Military Style” coil?

I think you are correct. I have had a few of these coils that the laminates practically slipped right out. No rhyme or reason!

David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter

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April 15, 2026 at 12:35 pm #315519
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I found the break in the secondary winding.

Just kidding.

David Bartlett
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April 18, 2026 at 10:06 am #315738
David Bartlett
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It runs! I am very excited to see this one run after the extensive magneto work. I still haven’t checked the lighting coil output but I am cautiously optimistic!

https://youtube.com/shorts/b3e10n4A4mE?si=h8XGxc8Qos9zMFmq

David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter

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April 18, 2026 at 4:48 pm #315772
Bob Wight
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David – looks and runs great. Nice job!

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

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April 18, 2026 at 5:42 pm #315778
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Another mechanical marvel brought back to life. Good Job!

Prepare to be boarded!

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