Elto serial number

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Hi

Can anyone identify this for me , the plate says Super Elto serial number 63933 . I have no further information as this was from a photo

Thanks

[PM T2]

1928 service Speedster. 7 HP motor also referred to as model number 355. Hope it helps eh.

Best,
PM T2

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[garry-in-michigan]

That is a very interesting problem given only that information. The last “K” model Lightwin (AKA Ruddertwin) built in 1929 was serial number 59,999 – so If it has a large rudder it would be ‘a 1930 model. – HOWEVER after combining with Evinrude, the “Super Eltos” got a cthcee digit model number. Do to changes while moving three companies into one factory, much information was misplaced or lost. This was further complicated by radical changes brought on by the second World War. many people went into the armed surfaces (and too many never came back). meanwhile some of the factory was building Storm Boat Moters while the rest built aluminum parts for bomb sites, (B-17 & B-24) Radar devices (P-61 Blackwiddow night fighter and some Spitfire parts for the United Kingdom. These new jobs required a LOT of paperwork Some outboard records were tossed to make room for these new files. It has been said an army travels on it’s stomach. I believe the supplies travel on the paperwork. The testing and certification needed for an item ofter exceeds the cost of production many times. After the war it became the new hires task to pick up the pieces. Our first Historian, Jim Webb, spent the last year of his 36 with Elte/Evinrude/OMC in trying to fill in the gaps in the records. Some was just not their to be found. SO – the next number I pick up is Super Elto Service Speedster model 301 starting with Serial number 80,000 –

Jim also wrote “The Pectoral History of Outboard Motors” – An excelant reference – no longer in print . . .

[garry-in-michigan]

Sorry I missed that one – Didn’t go far enough . . .

[cookie1]

Thanks for info , I will try to attach best pic I have

[lyks2tinkr]

Looks like an early 1928 Speedster with the cast tank IMHO rough condition.
The good part is the timer and coil are there. From the condition of the flywheel it looks like it’s probably stuck hard.

[Tubs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GRrmslnz2A

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Tubs.

[cookie1]

Thanks for all your comments . Would anyone like to suggest a price ? I also have been offered a Storm boat motor in similar condition , what sort of value are these ?

Cheers

[Tubs]

Hard to say. Looks really rough.
If it’s not seized up and the gears
are good in the lower unit it,
without any other obvious damage,
it would be worth a chance at
$100.00 to me.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[garry-in-michigan]

A real model 8008 Storm Boat Motor would be rare as most have been converted to civilian use as an Evinrude Big Four model 8014. The Storm Bout Motor was designed for the Storm Boat and used a special bracket that allowed them to be levered into the boat. This would have to be replaced to use on a standard 20″ transom boat. The 1949 model 8015 was built for a 15″ transom. . .

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