My dad was born in 1924 and lived on Lake Erie his whole life (his dad was the commodore of the buffalo yacht club) and he is an avid sailor. He is 96 now and I just showed him this engine and he laughed because he has actually used very similar if not exactly this outboard and he loved them. Thanks so much for bringing it back to life!
@@willierants5880 Thanks for sharing a little about your Dad. Mine died almost 40 years ago nd I still find it hard to get my head around it that I'm over ten years older than he was when he died. Pump your Dad for information on his parents and his grandparents, once he's gone you will lose that source of information!
I'm 83 years old and I wish doctors could do as good a job of restoration as you do. Following your comments and your thought processes is so entertaining. Taking an 83 year old engine with an unusual design and bringing it back to full working order is some achievement. Thanks for two very entertaining and informative videos. You've made an old man very happy.
If my dad was alive today he would have a huge smile on his face because that motor is just a few years younger than him and he was an avid fisherman and I remember him talking about a motor like that he couldn't remember if it was a water witch or a witch witch but when he talked about the design of the fuel tank when I am when I seen it I knew that was the motor that he was talking about unbelievable great job Musti
I saw an old car parked in a local village, I was chatting to the old boy in the passenger seat, he said it was his car, but his eyesight was too bad for him to drive it any more, so his son takes him out in it. He told me the car was made in 1924, and so was he!
As I said on the last video, I call it "art deco" even though that was more in the 20's but yeah, some of the coolest designs out of the US were pre WWII/40's. Specially in vehicle designs.
The comment about the carburetor and fuel lines looking like a chart a chart on the wall in the doctor’s office....I am a former obstetrician and when I saw the assembly on the work bench, I thought the exact same thing. Uterus, Fallopian tubes and ovaries. Keep up the great work.
Mustie is a national treasure - taking all manner of old mowers, outboards, motorcycles, VW's, etc. and bringing them back to life in a folksy mechanical repair way. Great entertainment for those interested in mechanics.
Hey mustie, i know i've said it before, but i can't thank you enough for how much you not only inspire this youngster but also how much you make me thrive to continue to improve my knowledge on not only cars but small engines as a whole. i'm even tempted to start a youtube channel doing small engine repair and car repair like you do. A guy can really appreciate someone who takes their knowlege from years and years of work and help a new generation. Thanks so much man! keep up the content!
@@martinda7446 Well, as of now i dont really have a lot to work on, i do have a few chainsaws that need some love and i need to work on them, they've been in my shop for like 3 weeks needing love, i'll consider it! i need to buy a tripod though.
Holistic , if you make a mustie type tripod please put a hand on it as he is always asking if we can hold something for him so if you put a hand on it then at least we can help you out when you ask .
@@faithnomoreok4443 y'know, i might buy me a set of helping hands and jb weld them to the tripod and just clip whatever i need you guys to hold into them, while also keeping them in frame. that'll be top level comedy.
Well, I'm just 8 years younger than the motor and it certainly put a huge smile on my face! Thank you for brightening another Sunday, stay safe and all the best from over here in the UK.
And that's why, 83 years ago, boating was a man's game! Women didn't carry a cordless drill in their purse, but men had a holster. Drill - no gun. Mustie, my hero!! It's not fast enough to mess up a parosol, but fast enough to make your lady giggle if the other boyfriend only had oars. (make your own joke if you must) And the boat didn't sink! I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your commentary is a running string of humorous sarcasm and it's great. You're welcome here anythime.
I'm 65 yrs old. I hung with a bunch of street rod guys, antique collectors and mechanic's a good chunk of my life...I've never seen one on these. Amazing. Great job.
" and if there are no more clips you know it went horribly wrong " We have become so accustomed to successful " will it run " videos you have spoiled us Sir Thank you
Just imagine if modern day outboards required manual fuel/timing adjustment. There would be many less idiots on the waterways. That motor is very cool! It’s almost on plane!! Exactly what I wanted to do Sunday morning. Thanks Mustie!!
Unfortunately, I think they'd still be out there and paying even less attention to where they are going while fiddling with the engine and posting their exploits to Instagram
On a similar note: I started to learn a bit about what pilots of aircraft in WWII had to do WHILE in a dog fight, they basically had to do the same thing due to changes in air density as they climbed and dove.....I couldn't imagine.....it must have been heaven when FI came along......
@@kiiiisu a lot of people who do their own yard maintenance do since most chainsaws etc are two stroke. But Toronto is about to ban 2 strokes due to the "tremendous" amount of pollution they cause lol......yeah, they're the problem, NOT the 2.5 million cars parked on the highway idling for hours every day.
I was wondering how none of the moving parts had worn out then realised it probably got used a few times a week once a year until the owner died and that is why antiques happen.
My dad was a plumber and mechanic. Always amazed me as a kid when he could look at nut/bolt and know exactly which size wrench/socket he needed. Watching Mustie disassemble carb, pick up wrench he was using, then dropping it and grabbing another wrench which fit perfectly made me smile.
Looked like he just needed the next size up. That sort of thing comes with experience but It's still amazing to see how good Mustie or your dad can be at it. Some guys are born mechanics.
Back in the early 60s I can remember the old motor mower adaptor kits. Mow the lawn on Saturday, unbolt the engine & throttle cable off the mower, mount it on the outboard leg, hook up the throttle cable, go fishing on Sunday (after church). Fuel tank was mounted on the engine and all air cooled and could spin the unit for reverse, 😂😂😂. Mounted on a clinker built row boat, top speed about 3 knots (5mph), 😂😂. What an old beaut!! Enjoy seeing and hearing this, brought back memories. Thanks Mustie
This little bugger has some power for being so small!! Darren way to go getting her going last episode and fulling functional this episode. Always enjoy when you tinker and get them working.
My dad had an old sea witch. It looked and operated very much the same. I don’t remember it having a water pump. I do remember that it was very loud. He would fish on Bayou Liberty on a home made wooden boat and when he cracked it up to come home we could here it. You bring back a lot of memories, thanks.
That carburetor is actually what they call a "mixer." Looks like a Lunkenheimer mixer similar to those used on antique stationary engines such as a hit and miss. The plunger on the bottom allows you to give it a prime by lifting up on it. When the valve inside opens it also opens the fuel circuit. It has no throttle function but rather the engine is throttled by the spark advance setting. I suspect the amount of timing adjustment the engine has allows it to run backwards to give the boat reverse. Similar to old two stroke golf carts that just ran the starter the opposite direction for reverse and had the timing fixed at almost TDC.
good info. thanks. ive been to shows where there are hit and miss engines running. they really amuse me with their oh i guess its time to putt again ways.
thanks for the laughs and enjoyment, several decades ago I picked up a vintage one, made by Champion, worked on it, got it running great, long story best friend talked me out of it, but for years, no matter how much he tried, he never could get it to crank & run, but I was able to crank it with ease, we took it out on his john boat many times, but he was so afraid of it, he always had a spare motor that he used, a 2hp Johnson, plus his trolling motor, but he tried at home to crank, never ever got it to run, but we spent many hours on lake with it running great, sadly we were not speaking to each other when he died, his mother didnt notify me, & sold the motor at a yard sale the week after he died, he has been gone around 10 years now, but I always think of the crazy Champion engine he liked looks of so much, but never got it to run without me there setting controls
@@JT-tz5hp life ain't that serious. Did we see him paddle? Was the boat tested first? How finickety was that engine? Guess the couple of dozen or so people that liked my comment understood exactly where I was coming from without having to tear it down.
Love that motor the carburetor has one gasket and is basically a reed valve, carburetor, fuel pump in one and the impeller to bring water in never has to be replaced.
I think that's one of the coolest looking motors I have seen. It looks complicated at first but the design is pretty simple. Seems like it would really be reliable. But the style of the motor is absolutely incredible. Definitely a piece of art
But is _purdee_ - seriously, I am sad that they are so rare, because I would get myself a boat just so that I cold run this cutie. Alas, for serious collectors only :(
Sincere congratulations for your patience, perseverance and above all for reviving such an old engine! Greetings from Romania, it was a pleasure to follow the whole operation!
The "dialing it in" problem is probably that extra O-ring you installed in the mixture needle. That material you mistook for Bakalite is most likey wax impregnated cotton rope, or Oakum. You could remove it, replace & re pack. The O-ring is changing the throw of the needle. That carburetor is cast aluminum and Bronze- no rubber seals or diaphragms. That must be a pill to start by hand, even when new. You'd better torque down that flywheel. That really turned out nice.
Best Boxing day entertainment out there. Watching Mustie bring something older than my father back to life....and I'm a great grandfather myself now. Shèesh, that hit home.
Back in the early 60's, my uncle had an old Evinrude that looked a lot like that one. He said it was about 2 hp. We put it on an old heavy Cyprus ribbed boat and took it out fishing. It took a while to start pushing real well but once it got going it would take us where we needed to go. We even took it out at night to run trotlines. Very simple and dependable old motor. Those were some fun times.
In the Summer of 75-76, I used to motor around ponds in Northern Maine with 2 1/2-3 HP Evinrude and aluminum boat(don't know the vintage motor or boat). Didn't go too far or fast, but it was a little adventures back in high school. Thank you, Skipper!
We had a long fabric canoe, rear end was made to hold a small engine. We did build the entire house carrying materials in that canoe (no roads at the time), heavy stuff was brought during winter by SkiDoo. The small engine would have saved some sweat.
What a simple cool little outboard. It shows how a quality product when taken care of can last and provide enjoyment. That is a well thought out machine. Great Going in getting it operational again.👍👍👍👍
Your videos always make my day! These two particularly tickled memories. Check out Robert McCloskey’s lovely children’s book, one morning in Maine. Sal and Jane get a ride from their down east island summer house to town with their dad in a row boat powered by...you guessed it-a water witch! It dies half way across and dad has to row the rest of the way and talk with the mechanic who must be Mustie’s grandpa. A new plug, some ice cream for the girls and off they go!
Now there is a guy with confidence. Out on a lake with an 83 year old outboard and no paddle in the boat and not sure if the boat would float. Congratulations on another suburb “let’s fix it” video. (really now, did you have any doubts) 👍👍
He started off (39:22) with a couple of paddles and a life ring (is that what it's called?), but I didn't see the paddles at the end. Maybe they got moved when he was getting out of the boat. On a bigger lake, I would have had a neighbor with a working boat on standby. Not enough power to pull a waterskier, but seemed like plenty to putter around a lake that size.
Kissel manufacturing Co. made these, for the early models. Is there a space between "Water", and "Witch"? That will tell you if it was from the first three years of manufacture, approx. 1937-1940. Kissel was bought out, but the successor continued to build "WaterWitches" for quite a few years, mostly sold by Sears. Watching you try to dial it in brought back memories of the old Craftsman two-cycle I learned to mow lawns with, with the little Power Products engine, and rope start. That little devil taught me most of what I know about two-stroke motors, whether I wanted to learn, or not. In the days before exhaust tuning, two-strokes mostly ran well at operating speed, but didn't idle worth a damn. and once you got them tuned, woe betide you if you changed the carb settings! That rope start would wear your arm out. Incidentally, the WaterWitch is apparently pretty collectible, and may well have some value. You might want to look at the Antique Outboard Motor Club website, they can tell you more about the motor, maybe even find a buyer for it.
@@markchatman9583 Thanks...I'm trying to get more videos made but the injuries from wreck I was in were the long lasting ones...But hopefully soon I will get some decent stuff up
"Air/fuel ratio sensor" and spark advance = your ears and eyes. Once you get the mixer dialed in, write down your advance and mixture settings for start, cruise, low speed troll, etc. and that way you can eliminate some guesswork (and arm muscle strength-building!) Lean it out a bit when it warms up unless it starts running hot. Lovely old outboard. With Mustie, it's never "will it run" but "when will it run" of course... she runs really decent for her age. I hope I run that good when I'm that old, but probably not.
Yup, I was going to mention that too. Old motors are a lot more hands on, no high and low speed mixture. That's why I love em too. I have a 36' Evinrude Sportwin 2.5hp, lots of fun to fire that up at a crowded boat launch! Lol
Hey Mustie......You can use John Deere "Corn head Grease" in the lower unit of all the old non-shifting outboards. Usually these lower units are leaky and regular lower unit lube just leaks out and water leaks in. With the Cornhead Grease, it tends to stay put and do its job even with a little water intrusion. Just get a rubber tipped grease gun end piece and fill it up to the top. That's what most antique outboard enthusiasts do. Just thought you might want to know......also, most of the 1930s motors run on 16 to 1 oil mix, some even richer....these days it's TC-W3 marine oil, but back then it was regular non-detergent 4 stroke.
That was perfect. To me it was like a father giving birth when it started. When you took it to the lake it was like watching his first steps. Thank you.
We got to see and hear everything, but I'd have liked to smell that stale 90 wt. and funky old exhaust. Also, you might have gotten it to start with four pulls THAT time, but out in the middle of the lake it always takes a lot more pulls.
When I first saw it I thought 50's era with that "atomic" age styling like the old wolverine 22 pistols. But yeah 83 years old and still ticking. Pretty damn impressive. Imagine trying to get a modern sears product to live for 83 years... It won't happen.
Wow. What a fantastic job off resurrecting a very old boat motor. You have it running rather well for its age. The design is fantastic and even if it did not run it should be fantastic wall art. Thanks for the video.
Definitely the sexiest thing that you've resurrected in a while. As usual, an excellent video. Simple and informative. Now to find a vintage tinnie to mount it on. Many thanks. Humble appreciation from Darwin, Australia.
I imagine it would shut off since the primer is also the check valve for moving the fuel mix from the crankcase to the cylinder. If you keep the valve from closing, the gas would just get blown right out of the crankcase.
My dad got one of those from a neighbor. I have some very fond memories of it paired with a square stern canoe. I believe there was a dictionary of new curse words, created by my dad, during the resurrection and operation of it. Thank you for your efforts and videos.
