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    Sticky: Fred Hauenstein's 3 cylinder prototype Merc that...

    Fred Hauenstein's 3 cylinder prototype Merc that Michael Werner drove in Europe. It was run a couple times in the US, but only 2 or 3 were made. It was a loop charged motor, maybe 49ci. It never...
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    Sticky: Got any more? These are great! Fred doesn't...

    Got any more? These are great!

    Fred doesn't have his straw Merc hat
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    Certainly. Please add whatever you can.

    Certainly. Please add whatever you can.
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    Click on your name then look for "Posts" or...

    Click on your name then look for "Posts" or "Started threads" on the left
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    Sticky: Would you mind sharing that image?

    Would you mind sharing that image?
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    Sticky: Agreed. Merc's famous disintergrating insulation...

    Agreed. Merc's famous disintergrating insulation makes a good distributor/pickup almost impossible to find these days.
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    Nobody ever got more power than Anthony McC.

    Nobody ever got more power than Anthony McC.
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    Sticky: I had been considering the very same HD carbs for...

    I had been considering the very same HD carbs for a C-6 hotrod project
  9. Thread: Konig History

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    Sticky: There was an earlier Konig 3 cylinder racer...

    There was an earlier Konig 3 cylinder racer before the inline 3 of the 1950's ... the 1930's Konig triple was a radial

    I believe these were the first racing triples.
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    The boat and the prop

    The boat and the prop
  11. Thread: Compression

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    That's because the 4's do not have the 120°...

    That's because the 4's do not have the 120° exhaust tuning increasing the cylinder pressure.
  12. Thread: Compression

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    Exactly correct. With direct regard to this...

    Exactly correct.


    With direct regard to this project, additional tightening of the squish might increase turbulence and increase combustion speed needing later ignition, or it might cool...
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    Leek and Strang said there were at least 9 in the...

    Leek and Strang said there were at least 9 in the Mark25H program alone. I would really like to see that poster too! :)
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    I think you should read the Brinkman explanation...

    I think you should read the Brinkman explanation until you understand it.
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    I agree, the most likely culprit is the prop ......

    I agree, the most likely culprit is the prop ... or possibly something else in the set up. It doesn't have to be a speed induced drag problem; there are lots of things that can cause a boat to "hit...
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    As evidenced by the debates about chamfering,...

    As evidenced by the debates about chamfering, where to measure etc, inspection would be a problem. All is sidestepped with bolt-on parts. Back in 1960, there were a lot more racers that never saw...
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    The way APBA rules and rule making worked then...

    The way APBA rules and rule making worked then and now, this would have been unlikely. Bolt on parts with the same internal specs are a lot easier to get approved. There are too many variances in...
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    There were so many more 20H's than new Hot Rods...

    There were so many more 20H's than new Hot Rods set up with championship proficiency that at most you could say they were competitive. By 1957 the top Hot Rod drivers were getting things dialed in,...
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    The dies were lost in a clean up. Fred...

    The dies were lost in a clean up. Fred Hauenstein says many engineering man-hours were spent looking for the dies in hopes of not having to re-engineer.
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    I have never seen the year stamped between the...

    I have never seen the year stamped between the model and serial on any others. If someone else has one like this, please share a picture.

    The last 20H number is supposed to be 790612 ... so this...
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    Great info! Thanks!

    Great info! Thanks!
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    Can you give me the part numbers of the 2...

    Can you give me the part numbers of the 2 different driveshafts?



    Unmolested 20H's of all variations are rare; easily accounts for any particular person not seeing any particular variation. ...
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    1,018 from the end of production, at the very...

    1,018 from the end of production, at the very tail of the last 3/4 of production - exactly as I would predict, a small skeg motor
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    There were 4,000. As original equipment,...

    There were 4,000. As original equipment, approximately 1,000 had the long skeg.
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    Dick Austin

    Dick Austin
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    Sticky: Merc stopped using left hand twin pinion SSM's at...

    Merc stopped using left hand twin pinion SSM's at about 140hp because of reliability problems. RH twin pinion units are stronger because the prop shaft gears are closer to the bearings. Later high...
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    Still interesting to me :)

    Still interesting to me :)
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    I do not know. I have seen another separate...

    I do not know. I have seen another separate cylinder Konig clone made in Sweden or Norway, so its not the only one
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    Eigenbau-Rennmotor homemade race motor

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    56085

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/138299780603/

    Also some Delphins, Konigs, Iltis and Zimple
  30. This Facebook page is still going strong ... many...

    This Facebook page is still going strong ... many new pics and comments
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    Still in 1929 The Cross Radial with the...

    Still in 1929

    The Cross Radial with the tractor foot Model 563R

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    5 cylinder, radial layout, 74 cubic inch Velie 4 cycle aircraft engine adapted to be an outboard. Flat head, valve in...
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    Only if the reeds & cages were the limiting...

    Only if the reeds & cages were the limiting factor to begin with. If something else, like porting or carb is the real limit, all the polishing in the world won't make a bit of difference
  33. Thread: Konig History

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    Sticky: Yes, there was a VA. It was the least...

    Yes, there was a VA. It was the least successful variant of the 4 cylinder "V" family.
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    I believe you are correct

    I believe you are correct
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    Your English is good!

    Your English is good!
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    The ban is for harassing members via PM. When...

    The ban is for harassing members via PM. When one signs up on BRF, one agrees NOT to engage in such behavior.
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    Yes, they run them on tunnels in eastern Europe -...

    Yes, they run them on tunnels in eastern Europe - Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic. The motors are kind of a hybrid between Scott-Atwaters and Konig fishing motors.
  38. Quincys, Anzanis and Mercs :( ... a few Konigs,...

    Quincys, Anzanis and Mercs :( ... a few Konigs, but Dieter advised against it
  39. Looked up the R-1000 class, yes you were correct...

    Looked up the R-1000 class, yes you were correct the Wartburg was the popular motor back then:

    http://www.motorbootrennsport.de/eng/hr1000/
  40. A big flurry of activity on the Czech group the...

    A big flurry of activity on the Czech group the past week ... lots of new pics and comments

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/107575902601117/

    use a translator like http://translate.google.com/ ...
  41. Thread: Konig History

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    Sticky: the bike is the kind of thing Jay Leno collects. ...

    the bike is the kind of thing Jay Leno collects. I would really like to see such a piece go to a real collector who would appreciate it and show it off the way he does.
  42. Thread: Dark Blocks

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    I have a block block 55H block. Charlie Strang...

    I have a block block 55H block. Charlie Strang says the black block experiment was just an anodization test to see if it would yield a stiffer block. No difference was detected, so they dropped it....
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    Apparently, KG9H numbers were not recorded...

    Apparently, KG9H numbers were not recorded separately from fishing KG9's. Some number of them would be needed to fill out the "25,000 racing lower units made prior to 1960" Charlie Strang reported...
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    A Swift flyer apparently from 1952 ... mentions...

    A Swift flyer apparently from 1952 ... mentions 1951 racing ... big thing to take note of ... Swift runabout!
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    1953 Chicago are Merc price list

    That I know of, one of only 2 Merc issued items that mentions the KG9H ... very rare. Must have piece if you are showing a KG9H

    Don't forget, in Indiana, it will cost an extra $1.00 delivered
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    Chris Craft Flyer

    A sales flyer for the short lived Chris-Craft outboard.

    Chris-Craft hired away some of Merc's engineers ... who either didn't know or didn't care that the lower unit they knew how to design was...
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    Historical literature

    I have more literature than I have room for, but unlike many hoarders, I did not acquire my stash to hide it away.

    On this thread, I will be posting scans of stuff that I have purchased over the...
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    Stew was a great guy, I will definitely miss him

    Stew was a great guy, I will definitely miss him
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    Yeah, like adding cup

    Yeah, like adding cup
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    Yes rake can be slightly altered ... just like...

    Yes rake can be slightly altered ... just like pitch. Neither can be altered very much on any particular prop.
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