"Name That Outboard"

[JohnsonM50]

I think the Champion fishing motors had pretty high ratios, pretty close to the Martin 15:16 ratio

Merc fishing motors mostly used 16:21 which was later successfully used on the 20H in racing

I believe Martin was working on a FGS version .... he saw the writing on the wall that FGS would become standard a few years down the road.

I saw a Martin 200 basket case at an AOMCI meet. The block was very light & had large square ports & poppet valves. A pal bought & restored it nice. I think the gears were about 14 or 15:19. Its a fishing motor but fairly quick on his hydro.

[G-10 Brian]

I don't think fishermen were the "Target Market" for the Martin "200", I think the engine was aimed at the performance enthusiast, the guy that wanted a fast boat, you know like all the ones on BRF!

[Mark75H]

Look at the ads for the 200 ... and ask George's son-in-law

[Mini Max]

I would give my left nut for this engine.

[Mini Max]

I would give the right nut for this one.

[Tomtall]

If I understand your last two posts correctly then, IF you could have these two engines AND if you gave up what you said you would to get them that would make you a ----------

"Eunuch". 1. A man with his balls (testes) removed. Often used in royal courts to guard female royalty and concubines. 2. A man who is incapable of reproduciton. 3. A guy who doesn't seem to be interested in women, but also excluding homosexuality. They are just not the dating type. 4. A gutless wonder. 5. The third sex. The Non-sex.


That's just wrong ------- I don't care how cool those engines are.

[Jeff Lytle]

Oh what guys will say!

Nice engines!

[JohnsonM50]

[QUOTE=Tomtall;96114]If I understand your last two posts correctly then, IF you could have these two engines AND if you gave up what you said you would to get them that would make you a ----------

"Eunuch". 1. A man with his balls (testes) removed. Often used in royal courts to guard female royalty and concubines. 2. A man who is incapable of reproduciton. 3. A guy who doesn't seem to be interested in women, but also excluding homosexuality. They are just not the dating type. 4. A gutless wonder. 5. The third sex. The Non-sex.


That's just wrong ------- I don't care how cool those engines are.


Right! not to mention no longer having stones to go or be the 'nut' behind the wheel at least they could no longer bust-um

[Mini Max]

Wasn't this thread "Name that outboard" ?

If no one recognizes one famous and one unknown but should be famous engine, then

How about naming a Big Johnson?

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

Would the second engine pictured with the single megaphone be the V-4 OMC that set the absolute outboard record (at the time) with Gerry Walin driving?