Elto RBM

[The Boat House]

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by The Boat House.

[Buccaneer]

Tubbs, you’re “Junk Yard Sandwich” should have a patent applied for!

Also made me think of the news clips where they’d show the old
1950’s Chevy’s, etc., patched together in Cuba in any way necessary
to keep them on the road.

Also wonder why we never see any outboards on the forum from Cuba…..
perhaps the regime doesn’t allow them, but if they did, I imagine there’d
be some ingenious contraptions!

Prepare to be boarded!

[Ralph Simmons]

WELL ITS WHEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT AT LEAST ITS RUNNING !
AMERICAN ENGINE-NEW-ATAY AT WORK
LOVE IT
AND THEY SAID IT COULDNT BE DONE

[bobw]

Necessity is the mother of invention! Nice job on the Sandwitch, Tubs! Buc,please share some more pics of your hybrid motor when you pick it up.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“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."

[The Boat House]

[bobw]

It surely deserves two thumbs up, both for the effort in putting it together and for the final result – great looking motor!

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“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."

[Buccaneer]

I picked up the subject motor today and did a quick check, and here’s
what I know…….

The transom screws say “Elto”.

The lower unit looks different than my 1925 Elto Light Twin Lightwin model “C”,
therefore I have no idea what year the lower may be.

On the powerhead crankcase base is the serial? number 4220136

It has a tillotson MB2A carb, butterfly controlled with a short piece of
throttle cable.

There’s a casting number on the timer showing 100937,
and I see no advance lever to move the timer, nor anyplace
one would go.

The appears to be a homemade adapter plate, barely noticeable, between the lower unit
and power head, but everything else appears like it fit without alteration.

If it ever did run, it appears to be a very old “remodeling job”!

All information on what I have greatly appreciated!

Prepare to be boarded!

[lyks2tinkr]

The power head is a Model 422 which makes it a 1932 Elto Super A rated at 11.5hp.
The leg to me looks like a hybrid of 2 Ruddertwins.
The timer may have had the handle removed for a remote advance of some type.
Here is a picture of my Super A for comparison.
I really like the looks of this Super Elto Frankentwin

[Buccaneer]

Thank you Mr. Tinkerer! This helps a lot.

In looking at my photos again, it looks like there may have been
a handle on the timer, but perhaps cut off, with a big set screw
put in it’s place to lock the timing???
I could not rotate the timer at all, so it may be locked in place.

My 1925 Light Twin / Rudder Twin does not have the “flat foot”
on the skeg like this one. Hopefully someone can further ID the LU year(s)

Looks like a fun project!

Prepare to be boarded!

[Buccaneer]

I found a photo online of a 1926 Elto Super G Rudder Twin lower unit.
Looks like the LU on my Frankenstein motor.
Not sure if that same style LU carried on to later years?

Prepare to be boarded!

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