Of the Elto, Lockwood, Johnson and Evinrude outboards, I decided it would be interesting In early outboarding for the five major brands then available: Johnson,Įlto, Evinrude, Caille and Lockwood-Ash. To his discussion was how 1926 was one of the most pivotal years Titled The Fifty Greatest Years of Outboarding. The January 1977 OUTBOARDER (Magazine of the AOMCI)įormer Evinrude Vice President W. Reverse is a gamble and can lead to interesting landings! An added bonus is that it's also powerful and
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You will now be running full throttle forward!!!)ĭespite unconventional looks, remarkably easy to
As the motor winds down release the stop buttonĪnd 60% of the time you are in reverse. Running simply advance the timer to "Reverse" and press
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Plus is that the Ruddertwin also has reverse - while the motor is Good tune is remarkably easy to start and incredibly reliable. More often than not the motor will start! An Elto Ruddertwin in Travel (you rotate it anti-clockwise, it starts and runs clockwise). Set the timer to "Start"Īnd rock the flywheel in the opposite direction to its "Stop" and holding the poppets up while rocking the flywheelĪ few times - this primes the motor. Ignition is via battery and an Atwater-Kent timer under the flywheel.įuel is supplied by a poppet style mixing valve, not really a trueĮlto is started by opening the fuel valve, setting the timer to The motor is stationaryĪnd the boat is turned by using a rudder much like an inboard vessel.Ĭooling is by water forced in the rudder and up to the powerhead. Evinrude's second outboard career is the "silvery"Įlto that has become known as the Ruddertwin. Unfortunatelyīy the 1940's Elto was reduced to a "value" brand and,Īfter being relegated to Canada, gone by the mid 1950's. Eventually he would buy his original companyīack and his son Ralph would go on to purchase Johnson out of bankruptcy and form the Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC). Almost overnight he was second only to Johnson in production - handily outselling
Second company Elto (Evinrude Light Twin Outboard) in 1921. After a few years of rest and retirement he started his Evinrude sold the Evinrude outboard business in 1913 due to health
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