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Have Outboard motors inproved in the last 50 years?
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<blockquote data-quote="muddywaders" data-source="post: 432215" data-attributes="member: 13234"><p>One time as I was launching my boat this guy showed up with a 14 fiberglass runabout with a small green 2 cylinder outboard missing the cowl.After I parked the truck I saw the guy and his buddy in his runabout getting ready to depart and I looked closely at the small motor it looked ancient single carb not one bit of plastic on it.When he went to start it I expected a huge puff of smoke or a backfire but it started instantly very little smoke and idled quietly.I saw him putt out of the harbour and into the channel I followed him as we were both going in the same direction.I soon realized I could not keep up with the guy despite the fact I was alone in a lightweight aluminum boat with a 2000's model 25hp that does 30mph.A few weeks later I saw the same guy at the ramp and asked him what kind of motor he had he said it was a 40hp evinrude that his dad had bought used in the 1970's and was not sure when it was made but said it ran flawlessly for 40 years.This motor looked tiny smaller than an OMC 25hp and probably didnt weigh much more.Is anyone familiar with particular model outboard?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muddywaders, post: 432215, member: 13234"] One time as I was launching my boat this guy showed up with a 14 fiberglass runabout with a small green 2 cylinder outboard missing the cowl.After I parked the truck I saw the guy and his buddy in his runabout getting ready to depart and I looked closely at the small motor it looked ancient single carb not one bit of plastic on it.When he went to start it I expected a huge puff of smoke or a backfire but it started instantly very little smoke and idled quietly.I saw him putt out of the harbour and into the channel I followed him as we were both going in the same direction.I soon realized I could not keep up with the guy despite the fact I was alone in a lightweight aluminum boat with a 2000's model 25hp that does 30mph.A few weeks later I saw the same guy at the ramp and asked him what kind of motor he had he said it was a 40hp evinrude that his dad had bought used in the 1970's and was not sure when it was made but said it ran flawlessly for 40 years.This motor looked tiny smaller than an OMC 25hp and probably didnt weigh much more.Is anyone familiar with particular model outboard? [/QUOTE]
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