Wonderful old engine, i bet its been running for years and years like that and i was quite surprised to see how fast it pushes along, i presume that its seawater cooled so little chance of it overheating, really made to,last. Great video.
Wow thanks for sharing. I think the boat and motor are beautiful together and have been made aware of these old motors now and have my eyes and ears open along the New England coast for something even to restore to running. Would love to find something with a sail maybe a knockdown?
Very nice,but... You forgot to turn on the oiler... The lever should be vertical to feed oil. It would be a shame to ruin that engine because of a simple oversight. You did fill it though... :) !
I know =) I noticed it when I watched the video. I rarely forget it, but it happens from time to time, I can admit. There are lots of knobs to turn on this motor, which is one of the reasons I enjoy using it. =)
This engine doesnt nesseserily need the drip oiler. Its only purpose is to add oli to crankcase when its beeing burned away. When people use the oiler too much the oil level will start to rise.
My prop is 13” dia. 11 1/2” pitch. It is three blade. It is supposed to be for a full displacement hull, And the hull is 21 feet with a 20 hp gasoline engine. The parameters I gave the prop what is for a21 ft Full displacement hull, With a hull speed of 12 kn for cruising and a 2 1/2 to 1 reduction from the motor. The weight of the hull is 1600 pounds, or 1600 pounds displacement. I making a very similar to your boat on RU-vid and it will be made out of steel. I will let you know when I launch the RU-vid channel. The name of the company that made this product is acme. I just happen to find it at a swap meet for $30. When I called up the company to see what it was for they asked me what it was going on and I told them and it just happened to be the right one.
She’s not pretty, she’s not comfortable, she’s not fast. But she is a perfect timeless old chugger. A good sounding slow turning one Luger. Just right for a putt around the bay. I bet it’s a very satisfying ride, especially with that old motor you’ve kept alive by shear grit and determination. She is a nicely easy driven boat. Moves nicely through the water and looks to be a pretty solid little boat. It was interesting to watch your start routine, and I was surprised at how easy it started! What do you use for a transmission and do you have forward and reverse? Does that little engine make enough heat to take the chill off while your cruising?
I will need how wide the beam is, how long is and how much it weighs. Horsepower. I’ve made friends with the head engineer at Acme and he will tell me what size prop you need, possibly I can make one out of steel for you
=) not a Chrysler! It stopped that time just because I forgot to turn on the fuel valve =) I can't say it's the most reliable engine at low revs, but I'm usually able to keep it running. It often needs some adjustments on the fuel mix knob depending on temperature of the engine and engine speed/load and so on. So if I have leaned it out when out to sea to prevent soot/carbon buildup, I usually have to set it a bit richer to prevent it from stalling when slowing down near the dock. Another thing is the valve for the water cooling of the exhausts. If I leave the water valve open at low revs it will eventually push water into the cylinder and stall the engine due to a drop of water bridging the spark plug gap. =)
No if I release the rudder the boat will turn to starboard because of spin of the propeller. But by leaning the boat to starboard, I am able to balance that force. So that's what I'm doing in the video when I'm walking to the middle of the boat. I think this effect happens because the tiller is long and heavy, so when I'm leaning to starboard, gravity pulls the tiller to starboard, which creates enough force to keep her straight. =)
My propeller is not the right size I think. It easily starts to slip/cavitate a lot, which means it spins freely, and isn't producing any drive. Then I must release the throttle, and apply it carefully again when the prop grips. This usually happens at less than half throttle, so I have never used more than that. I usually run it at 1/4 throttle, which is enough to reach hullspeed (about 4.5 knots). Prop is 13.5 inches diameter and 9.5 inches pitch.
@@galax650, that is very interesting information! I always assumed it was the propeller slipping. I have to look into that. A screw which needs adjusting?
@@bjornnyman6891 Yes, open the metal plate on top on the gear. Then when inspecting the gear drum there is one bolt that needs to be losened. Then turn the gear to tighten the clutch pack. Just a little adjustmeant is nessassary. If you tighten the gearpack too much its really hard to put it in gear, and it could be damaged.
Albin made similar engines, but this engine is an Olympia. Albin was manufactured in Sweden, and Olympia was manufactured in a Swedish speaking region of Finland.
If you give me the size of your boat and your estimated weight and horsepower I can contact me and talk to the head engineer and he will tell me what size prop you need
I have translated your question, since I'm native Swedish, so I don't know the Finnish language. (But I have my boat and some family in Finland). The dimension on my propeller might be wrong. See my other answer from today about slip/cavitation. Dimensions are 13.5 inches diameter, 9.5 inches pitch. Do you have a similar boat? whats the dimensions of your propeller?