Evinrude RBM questions

[bill-loveland]

btw – this was in my pile o’ rbm stuff – I’m starting to think it didn’t belong there. Any idea what it is?

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[bill-loveland]

and here’s the 1915 I’m going to keep

let’s see how good your eyes are – what’s wrong with this picture?

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[RICHARD A. WHITE]

NEVER give up!!!

http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
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[RICHARD A. WHITE]

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[PM T2]

cast iron stand has aluminum head on it…… also will point out the guy standing behind the curtain has his buttocks pointing the wrong way…..

What Richard is pointing to is merely the extra bracket that is part of the tilt lock mechanism that was supplied on some Evinrude motors, I believe it was an accessory and not standard equipment. It added weight to the motor as well as elevated the powerhead slightly higher than normal. Also known to lock the motor so it could not tilt up, would also allow you to tilt the motor easily for beaching.

Hope this helps.

Best,
PM T2

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[PM T2]

Bill the brass piece is from a Cross Seagull model 582B, which is the very rare/never seen/not known to exist extra-long shaft salt water version…..

Or could be from a Johnson………. or evinrude……. or Lockwood …….or something else…..

Hope that helps.

Best,
PM T2

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[bill-loveland]

and now, the rest of the story!

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[bill-loveland]

The biggest challenge is fuel leakage when it’s tilted up – the previous owner has fitted a soldered up wingnutted vent screw to the fuel cap. I’ve thought of relocating the fuel cap to the rear of the tank where it belongs. I’ve held onto a battered tank to practice on and took a close look at it last night – I was amazed at the overlapping/interlocking folded seams – I had always assumed they were just lap joints that were soldered.

[bill-loveland]

quote bill_loveland:

Tried to make a coil plate from a later RBM work on my 1914 last night – not a chance. The crankshaft’s an inch or so shorter and there’s just no way it could be modified to fit.

Back to the drawing board.

It did give me the opportunity to take off the timer lever for the battery ignition setup – what a cute little piece of brass that is.

I made it work last night – fitted a 1915 (ish) mag plate under the 1914 flywheel! 😀

[Tubs]

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

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