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| Wanted ---- 1.25 hp Engine in GOOD Co... |
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jacbtbldr
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Username: jacbtbldr
Post Number: 11
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 04:40 pm: | 
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Am thinking about building Weston Farmer's 1950 motorized inboard dingy "Irriducible". He suggests subject antique engine....2 questions (1) availability and (2) anyone out there building replicas of something like this? Thanks for any assistance. John Campbell, 6300 Campbell Hill Rd., Belton, TX 76513 ...cell 254 493 8493..(I'm 82 years old....please hurry...time's running out!) |
miro
Senior Member
Username: miro
Post Number: 1143
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 08:38 pm: |
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Heck no ! No one's building this kind of e nngine anymore . .. . BUT . . .
There are lots and lots of small single cylinder 2, 3 HP marine engines all over North America.
And many of them are in working order too.
The big thing about your "ask" is that you want to put it in a boat ( where they belong) .
They look nice on a shelf, but they look much better in a boat.
Ernie - one of the most skilled "ancients" on this forum , I'm sure would be pleased to assist you in finding one.
Lockwood Ash, Nadler, St Lawrence, Gray , are popular .
I've shipped stuff across the USA/Canada border but it is expensive and finiky.
Belton, is about a 5-6 hr drive from the area of Lousiana (Donaldsonville) where that are some good folks , too
miro |
narrabay2
Senior Member
Username: narrabay2
Post Number: 191
Registered: 10-2019
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2021 - 11:27 pm: |
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Having built numerous inboard dinghys as a kid, Irreducible was the inspiration for my current project. Hope you do the project! |
jacbtbldr
Member
Username: jacbtbldr
Post Number: 12
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 11:40 am: |
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I'm lofting her now...I really enjoy lofting so in about 4 weeks I expect to have a full set of tracings for her. She will ride comfortably on a wheeled carriage in the bed of my Ford pickup with room for a pair of aluminum arced loading ramps. In today's heavy and high speed traffic, I despise pulling a trailer and have much difficulty backing one. |
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