Antique Outboards on the Suwanee Sept 2016
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- This video was taken a day after we completed a ride we now call the Suwanee River Challenge. The Challenge was to run both Antique and Vintage powered craft a full 100 miles on the Suwanee River
I enjoyed every second of that. Old motors so much more charismatic than new ones. New stuff is just boring. Best wishes to you all from Brisbane Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Love those sounds, and smiles ! Thanks for sharing
The 60s outboards were the best , I sure miss them .
Most of the engines in the video were from the 50s and a couple earlier ones. Having said that, you are absolutely correct. These old engines were pretty much bulletproof with minimal maintenance requirements. They are extremely inexpensive to acquire and run as well. Good hobby to get in to for sure as it gets you out in the open and on the water with like minded people.
Those old motors are great and get along really well. Very nice. 👍🇦🇺
Christmas of 1957, under my Christmas tree was a big box. I opened it and found a brand spanking new 1957 Evinrude 7.5. Bay was I happy. I put it in my 10 foot outboard racing pram and raced all around the islands in Coconut Grove. It never failed me. When my son was 10, I did the same for my son with a ten HP.
Yes sir!! Growing up in the Keys I had a boat well before I had a bicycle. Much safer way to get around and did not have to cross any roads. Mine was a 12' fiberglass skiff with a 5 1/2hp on it..........at 6 years of age! ?That was an amazing gift from your Dad! I bet you turned out just fine too!
in the late 80s I lived on the itchen river in southampton hampshire UK. I owned an assortment of vintage engines back then. I had a 1962 johnson 40 I nicknamed 'the choicolate block' I also had an evinrude 18 Fast twin, and a ex royal marines 1976 Johnson 40 with specialised 'Daisy' propellor.
Smooth as glass
Very nice. It was my pleasure to have Gary ride with me. Remember me helping him out of the Feather Craft? LOL!
Hey Dan, darn right I do. I understand Garry is up North now? Looking forward to this April on the Suwanee again !
Wow love it !!! Nice to see you guys running the old outboards !!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the kind words! When are we going to see YOU down here at the Suwanee?
@ 9:50 ... now that's the life!
Left me smiling from ear to ear. Reminds me of my childhood out in the boats Mercury vs. Johnson on lake Panasofkee and lake Withlapopka.
Am not far from you. I knew Jim Veal and his Dad in Panasofkee back when they had an Evinrude dealership. I was their Tech Rep for OMC. Thanks for the comments. Come join us on the Suwanee for some fun. We are heading up the last weekend of April.
@@PappyfromtheKeys thanks for the video! Maybe you are interested, but just picked up a 1983 2.6XP. Excited to get her rebuild and put on my 18' Action! im sure you remember those hot crossflows. good 93+ octane only :)
@@ct1762 Yep, I had one as a consignment engine for a while. It was on the back of my old Sleekcraft tunnel hull. If I remember right it ran right at 82mph with that engine. Once I turned that one back in the next one was a 1985 GT300 V8. That is a rare engine you have these days!! Take good care of it. I know at least one person that would probably love to have it.
Great video.
Well thanks for the compliment. Doing these videos is fun and rewarding knowing that folks enjoy them.
Looked like a nice ride. Good video work.
Thanks! We love that river just as much or more each time we run it.
I see now...that looks like a '58 Johnson 35. I have a 1957 Golden Javelin- great motors!
That is correct. It is a '58 that I added a tiller handle to. The "Super Quiet" engines are a pleasure to run compared to the standard exhaust engines so chances are this engine will stay right where it is.
The Suwanee is tidal so the lower point around the area where it dumps into the Gulf is indeed brackish to a certain extent however it is a freshwater spring fed river and the color comes from the break down of plant life. We have no corrosion issues at all running them.
The bean bags chairs come from decades of running over to the Bahamas in offshore boats. By far the most comfortable place to sit is at the stern in heavy seas but that area usually has limited or no seating since it is an area kept clean for fishing duties. We threw bean bag chairs back there for our gals or whoever and they were always the most popular seats to claim when we left the dock.
Was an easy transition for our long distance antique and vintage boats. We will routinely run anywhere from 50 to 100 miles in them when on the Suwanee.
Ciao dalla Italia!! You are great!! My boat is a inflatable boat 1984 and the engine is a EVINRUDE NORSEMAN 40hp model year 1972!!
I know the Norseman engines well. Bulletproof and fun to run!
My uncle was a executive for Firestone and allways had a Firestone outboard on his Hyliner first a 16 hp then it blew up and he got a 40 my dad had a Scott 7.5 hp and later a 54 Johnson 30 hp and later a evinrude 1964 60 hp with a original 1964 Starcraft star chief 18 ft cabin aluminum cruiser
You have a great memory! The 30hp would have been a 1956. It was a one year engine. We have one on the back of our 1959 Lyman and it is a super running engine. Thanks for your comment!
How does the brackish water work on these old outboards and aluminum boats? We love the bean bag chair and are thinking about joining your group. What hp motor do have on that boat? You seem to be zooming by most boats.
Sorry for the late reply. The engine I ran that day was a 1958 Johnson 35hp. Boat is a 1967 Alumacraft model K, at 16'. It does well with that engine.
Yeah buddy! What a great time that must have been, guess I will need a bigger boat...The bean bag chair is a great idea, did the tiller Super Sea Horse wear your arm out?
Not at all. Fairly neutral torque due to the trim angle I was running. Lesa absolutely loves the bean bag and it's fantastic to see her enjoying herself. Makes my day!
kramden I just put this place on my bucket list !
Do they still do this or was it a one time thing
As a matter of fact I am heading up there tomorrow (Thurs.) for the weekend. We do this every April and September. Usually the 3rds weekend. Yellow Jacket Campground is the base. Best to come on a Friday or Saturday morning for this one.
So it’s this weekend?
@@unclewill Yes....look up Old Town, on the Suwanee and turn left and head toward the town of Suwanee. About 13 miles down you will see the signs for Yellow Jacket Campground.
30 miles? How much gas did you bring? I think I get about 6 miles to the gallon on my 57' 18hp.
Depends on the loading and load placement. An 18 running hard with a small pitch prop and weight forward in the boat may burn quite a bit.
My Alumacraft 16' that is in this video burned around 11.5 gal for a verified 102 miles. We just cruised. Quite a few of the boats on the 100 miler did extremely good on fuel. We plan on doing this run again for anyone interested. Next meet at the Suwanee is coming up on 4/20-4/22. The long run will probably be on Saturday the 22nd.
Gotcha. I never can get much better than 6m/gal out of my oldie. Y'all did excellent then. My boat is off the old wooden outboard plans from Popular Mechanix, so it's probably not the slickest girl in the ocean.
Boating, new tech or old is the cure for what ails you, is it me or were you getting a little too close to the other dingies?!?
Different folks have different levels of boating experience. I grew up in boats with outboards at the tender age of 6 years old, in the Florida keys. It was a safer way to get around. I was a test driver for OMC (makers of Johnson/Evinrude outboards.) and did precision photo boat and subject boat driving for different marine photography outfits, I raced boats as a kid and continued OPC racing and drag boat racing until 1991. Running close to boats is not for everyone but it is second nature to me and have done it for decades. You do have to make sure your "subject" boat is aware of what you will be doing and have them hold a course and trust you to do your part. You have to run up the subject boat's spray line and keep that line of spray in a stationary place on your boat, usually around where you are driving from then you just come up that spray line until you are as close as you want to be. Straight line running is easy. Corner for corner and speed changes are more of a challenge. You watch your subject boat's driver's hands on the steering wheel and throttle and adjust accordingly. Does this help?