Vintage outboard tri-power run. MPH test

[@marcanderson8669]

It's really, really great to see these vintage motors still being used.

[@islandtoybox]

@@marcanderson8669 Yes but it’s like herding cats and doing it with one hand keeping all three 70+year old motors going. Glad you enjoyed it

[@TJD656]

Great video, you need to make us more videos. Keep all your toys running, your like me, you enjoy keeping them running. Makes you feel good being able to repair things. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US GOING.

[@JBOutboards]

Coolest thing ive seen all week!

[@OutBoardTink62]

Neat video the Evinrude in the middle is a 1957 being the stickler I am for accuracy unless you swapped covers,LOLLL ......

[@islandtoybox]

Already got schooled on it. I was close anyways😅

[@OutBoardTink62]

@@islandtoybox Oh the Cons of being on KZbin,LOL! with so many eyes on you..

[@DCFloridasport]

thats the real Steampunk right there! awesome!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@publicdefender77]

I love those. The evinrude 5.5 is the only one with an external tank

[@islandtoybox]

@@publicdefender77 Yes it helped with fuel management in this video. Thanks for watching!

[@Paprepper411]

I freaking love the old motors they are awesome and cool 😎

[@islandtoybox]

@@Paprepper411 Nothing like good old 24/1 two stoke oil smoke. Glad you liked it. Thanks!

[@treatzfortruckerz3913]

That's great need an outboard motor museum

[@TJD656]

The center engine is a 1957 5.5 hp. Pretty neat it's just like the biggest motor Evinrude made. My dad had the big one a 35hp a pull start. My brothers and i couldn't start it. The motor weigh more then we did. The only year with cursive writing, all other years were block letters. I have all three engines, but they are about 4 1/2 inches tall. Most of them are cast aluminum. If you are old enough you would remember that K&O made them. Same people that made the train sets.They are 3 volt electric, some were made for salesmen pitches.You can see them on E bay. They are collectors and expensive. I have a collection of the toy motors like the big ones we had growing up plus, they don't take up as much room.

[@islandtoybox]

Your dedication to the old motors is no different than mine. Pieces of art!

[@donk499]

Heck yeah! The poor Johnson has had enough of this game, looks like she is getting ready to jump off the transom

[@islandtoybox]

It was causing me trouble all afternoon, should have loosened the clamp! These videos are like working in a nursing home taking care of 70 year olds!

[@williamhaight978]

Awesome! I own all of those motors

[@islandtoybox]

@@williamhaight978 Good Man! Keep them alive.

[@publicdefender77]

@@islandtoybox keeping them running is the hard part. No time for them all

[@TJD656]

Johnson and the mercury have gravity fed fuel tanks above the engine. The Evinrude had an external tank with a built in manual pressure pump inside the tank, in 1958 they mounted a vacuum fuel pump on the motor. You no longer had to pressurize the tank and only had a single hose, no longer a double hose. Don't know why but, Johnson already had a built in fuel pump in the 1957. They were the same company.

[@islandtoybox]

@@TJD656 Those pressure tank motors are really miss understood by the general public. Dinosaurs for sure

[@OutBoardTink62]

In 1959 they(OMC) added fuelpumps just for accuracy...maybe in 1958 they had pumps on the Lark models not sure

[@hydrostream76]

Awesome you won't gain much top end, but , you will have awesome torque you could put more ppl in the boat , and hold a decent speed Just came across your channel love it Great Video !

[@islandtoybox]

All my friends are in the boat! Mercury, Johnson and Evinrude. Thanks for watching

[@M-mj8bd]

Hey buddy, your goona ruin that transom with all that power!

[@islandtoybox]

@@M-mj8bd That’s what I like to hear!

[@v1-vr-rotatev2-vy_vx31]

Cool

[@MrSerAndzej]

Grreat video 🙂

[@pryan05p71]

what one is your favorite? Entertaining for sure

[@islandtoybox]

@@pryan05p71 partial to the Mercury but the Evinrude is probably the best of this bunch. The Johnson when running well is by far the nicest. I have some work to do on it still

[@privateer0561]

Goes to show you that three 5 hp motors are not the equivalent of 15 hp. That boat would fly with one 15 hp motor.

[@therealbeedubbs35]

Use a gps for speed not a wind gage. If there’s any wind blowing in any direction it will mess with the readings

[@islandtoybox]

I agree. Didn’t work to well. It was my first time. I got better at it in the following speed test, but yes not the best