CoryTheCowboy
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Hey folks,
I saw this ad and being a lifelong duck hunter, set out to find one
Once I found out that a Lightwin was the same thing (except with a decal set and paint job) I bought what I believe is a 1965 Evinrude Lightwin from a friend who just rebuilt it (Replaced the coils, new plugs, carb kit, new condensors, points, etc). It's got character
And it seems to suit my 12' duck boat well
I took it out for a spin (empty boat, just me @260lbs in the stern) and at wide open I was getting 5 km/h (3 mph). I'm just wondering if that's about what I can expect? I can't complain too much as it's faster (and less effort) than paddling, but I was expecting a bit more out of it. I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything that could add some speed?
Cory
I saw this ad and being a lifelong duck hunter, set out to find one
![DuckTwin_zpsdmqlhc4c.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f4f/f4f2c12ed208a148e993a25aa1315fcb.jpg)
Once I found out that a Lightwin was the same thing (except with a decal set and paint job) I bought what I believe is a 1965 Evinrude Lightwin from a friend who just rebuilt it (Replaced the coils, new plugs, carb kit, new condensors, points, etc). It's got character
![11169204_10205843009188052_5487529759054435897_n_zpsv7hko0yr.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ac3/ac3d07c4f21becd1c8c509f3a9263025.jpg)
![11412380_10205843009428058_3219893811255915061_n_zpseugpeadi.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/61e/61e471aff19fb6255604dbb45d31aaa2.jpg)
![11427249_10205843009788067_6573222969479590645_n_zpsxsq6i04x.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0ac/0ac65dbc520700ac09004973e52d075f.jpg)
And it seems to suit my 12' duck boat well
![11536142_10205843573842168_2608920298956099031_n_zps7qxtnf8q.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ca5/ca50287f036bc0df21e0089e96a1d4d1.jpg)
I took it out for a spin (empty boat, just me @260lbs in the stern) and at wide open I was getting 5 km/h (3 mph). I'm just wondering if that's about what I can expect? I can't complain too much as it's faster (and less effort) than paddling, but I was expecting a bit more out of it. I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything that could add some speed?
Cory