They pioneered the use of diecast aluminium castings, previously unheard of in the outboard motor industry.ġ927 -The Johnson Motor Co built a new manufacturing facility at Waukegan, Illinois. The success of ELTO was immediate.ġ921 - The Johnson brothers, Lou, Harry and Clarence, commenced production of a totally new lightweight smooth operating outboard. It was immediately successful thanks to the advertising and good business sense of his wife, Bes.ġ920 -Though he had sold out for $137,000 in 1914 Ole Evinrude re-entered the outboard motor industry by forming the Evinrude Light Twin Outboard Motor Company. They produced a water-cooled, single-cylinder design with the cylinder projecting inboard forward of the transom. It is the motor of 1906 that is generally regarded as the first commercially produced outboard.ġ908 -Ole Evinrude produced a motor which clamped on the back of a boat.ġ909 -Ole Evinrude and his wife Bess formed the Evinrude Detachable Rowboat Motor Company. Waterman sold the company in 1915 for $20,000 to Arrow Motor and Machine Co. The same number were sold in 1908, doubling to 6,000 in 1909. For 1907 the engine was redesigned to be water cooled and 3,000 Waterman "Porto" outboards were sold. Production started on 1906 and 25 outboards were sold for that year. Waterman made a machine with an air cooled motor cycle engine connected by way of sprockets to a propellor. None are known to exist today and no one has a photograph of the unit.ġ903 -An American, Cameron B. It was a four cycle, two valve, cam operated push rod engine. It had a horizontal cylinder, vertical crankshaft and driveshaft, a tiller arm for steering and a 90-degree gearbox below the water ahead of the propellers. This was apparently the first gasoline powered outboard. As far back as the 1880’s individuals were experimenting with portable electric and gas engines that could be adapted to the rowboat.ġ896 -The American Motor Company of Long Island New York built 25 portable boat motors. The average fisherman, or weekend boater, had a small rowboat and propelled it with a pair of oars. However, unlike the automobile, which became a near necessity, the pleasure boats with inboard engines were an expensive luxury. Motorised pleasure boats were seen in all the major waterways. During this relatively short period of time the country saw remarkable technological advances in communication and transportation and marine transportation was no exception. The period between the 1890’s and the 1920’s was an exciting time in America.
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