Dory with 3hp Acadia Engine - Calvert, Newfoundland - 1 of 4

[@tomchristopher4576]

I'm an old Newfie trapped in New York and this really warms my heart. Thank you.

[@WILD4X4D]

From a half Newfie, trapped in Montreal, does the same for me.

[@guffylips5315]

what a wonderful sound. This sound woke me up more than once in the cove where I lived. Thanks for sharing.

[@ukulelephil]

We saw quite a few boats with Lunenburg Foundry engines during our visits to Newfoundland.. Thank you for sharing!

[@Kevins-Philippine-Retirement]

I have a small motorboat with a 3 Atlantic, and I have a working 3 Acadia. I have seen pictures of a haul-up shaft for the Atlantic, but the first time I saw one in a video. Thanks.

[@DEAFPERCY1]

Love this one . My Dad had one long time ago . Good memories. I am from Roberts Arm Nfld but live in Fredericton NB now

[@jonnyy4088]

I'm thinking of building an 18' dory from plans just for fishing around dartmouth and wreck trips on flat summer days

[@MegaBoilermaker]

Dartmouth UK ?

[@bernarddowd6446]

@@MegaBoilermaker Nova Scotia Canada

[@jackrabbit5047]

What a great sounding engine!

[@gioscervelo]

I'm s non Newfie trapped in Vancouver. This really warms my heart.

[@danoyes1]

Got to 😍 those big beautiful banks dorys!

[@madmanbobtaylor9531]

I love the sound. would like to have one.

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Great! My grandfather rowed a dory off Newfoundland!

[@lbbradley55]

My Grandmother told us about her Father & his Father who came here to Mobile Al. From Germany & they both Built each of them a Commercial Boat. They pulled Logs for the Cypress Mill located in Hog Bayou. In the Plateau Area. She told about the Put Put motor they had in them. = 1 Cyl. That was cranked by spining the flywheel by hand. We don't have any photos of them as this was in the late 1800s & early 1900s That motor must be a lot like them .

[@dwetick1]

1 lung Acadia...built to run forever.

[@DanyRivard]

Nice .., A piece of history of the grand banks fishery !!!

[@nickwilcox8340]

Scoots along pretty well

[@jackrabbit5047]

Makes me think of Farley Mowatt and his "boat who wouldn't float".

[@rodgermathews1178]

For only 3 h.p., the Ol' Girl steps right out! What kind of propeller are you running?

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Wow! This moves at good clip. Is that a diesel engine?

[@frankgiles8535]

jesus no its not a diesel,diesel was unheard of in engines of that size at the time,you couldn't even buy diesel in NFLD then,but it would also burn the alcohol from St. Pierre/Miqeulin that people used to smuggle to NFLD for their bouze,when they ran out of gas they would use some of the alcohol to get home,sometimes they would run the engine with it

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

i would like to know how it seem to move so fast with only 3hp...snd then you whip out a 15hp outboard on a faster hull and you barely move

[@Nemod70]

They said it had 3, but probably had closer to 6. The 6 hp ones had 10. They were taxed by the hp, so they mistated the hp, and the government didn't check.

[@MrCrabbing]

she's flying along

[@AtlanticAcres]

Is it a fixed shaft or haul-up?

[@bsullivan1100]

AtlanticAcres it's a haul up

[@dam4274]

Is that a hit-n-miss engine?

[@iamthegodyouseekiamthegody3387]

Probably quite fuel efficient too?

[@bensmith4563]

Yes and absolutely not its really low power so it's inherently fuel efficient but really old engines weren't very efficient with modern technology they could probably get twice the power with half of the fuel in the same displacement

[@marcgini1443]

Cant help but think a drill would be better for starting. Such a lovely boat though

[@kurtlyons136]

only 3hp but probably 20ft lbs of torque...lol

[@solobushman]

Hard to beat that sound. I have some engines for sale and parts if you know anyone looking.

[@jacknewfoundlanderfisherma253]

Nice

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Great motor......but fire the cameraman!

[@44musher]

Nice, thumpy thumper.