Nomad Willy
Guru
That's a peach of a boat there Art!
Ski another similar engine was the three cyl 55hp OMC. I had a Johnson on my experimental boat. Burned 3gph and needed next to nothing maint wise. Ran it a bit in the Queen Charlotte Is a bit then up to Juneau. Made several trips to Glaicer Bay and lots of short trips around Juneau. Then moved south and ran the boat on her bottom. Some running around the Everett/Marysville area and to Poulsbo ect. Hauled her out and in the spring she made it to the Skagit River Flats and the points gave out. Anchored and dinked to call my wife to bring tools. She ran perfect all the time. Loved the sound of the tripple working. Kind of an OB version of a Jimmie.
This engine had an electric solenoid shifter and it did'nt give trouble like some others did. I loved the shifter. Engaged the gear w probably less than 10% of lever travel. The large movement of the throttle made the engine a joy to control. Unlike my present 60hp Suzuki that requires extreme concentration to half gracefully run the boat. It uses about half the throttle movement to just shift. And I'll bet the 60 weighs 150lbs more than the 55. The 55 burned considerably more fuel but being a looper was better than most all the older tech engines of that day.
Ski another similar engine was the three cyl 55hp OMC. I had a Johnson on my experimental boat. Burned 3gph and needed next to nothing maint wise. Ran it a bit in the Queen Charlotte Is a bit then up to Juneau. Made several trips to Glaicer Bay and lots of short trips around Juneau. Then moved south and ran the boat on her bottom. Some running around the Everett/Marysville area and to Poulsbo ect. Hauled her out and in the spring she made it to the Skagit River Flats and the points gave out. Anchored and dinked to call my wife to bring tools. She ran perfect all the time. Loved the sound of the tripple working. Kind of an OB version of a Jimmie.
This engine had an electric solenoid shifter and it did'nt give trouble like some others did. I loved the shifter. Engaged the gear w probably less than 10% of lever travel. The large movement of the throttle made the engine a joy to control. Unlike my present 60hp Suzuki that requires extreme concentration to half gracefully run the boat. It uses about half the throttle movement to just shift. And I'll bet the 60 weighs 150lbs more than the 55. The 55 burned considerably more fuel but being a looper was better than most all the older tech engines of that day.