Outboard alternate use #1

[Daibheid]

I'm sure there are more but here's one about putting it in a barrel as a washing machine from Popular Mechanics:
Know Your Stuff: The 110 Best DIY Tips Ever - Popular Mechanics

[colcreate]

How about an OMC powered helicopter?
I'll try and find a picture of it on my old PC.

Some ultralight planes also use modified 2 stroke power heads.

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by colcreate

Some ultralight planes also use modified 2 stroke power heads.

Marine powerheads? Must be highly modified. Cooling would be a big issue, I'd expect.


jky

[colcreate]

OMC powered helicopter!

[Daibheid]

Saw an ancient 19hp Evinrude uears back that looked like it was used to agitate a slurry pit.

Originally Posted by colcreate

OMC powered helicopter!

Wow and it looks water cooled still despite weight being a major issue for aircraft. Then again a thin water jacket and tiny impeller might be same weight as a mass of fins and big fan. Prob good for reliably cooling the engine at the back of the aircraft or in a hover too. Add in the low state of tune for outboards for reliability and it does make sense.

[m chappelow]

Knew a fisherman that had a flexi drive running off the flywheel of a seagull engine to a small longline hauler .

[Daibheid]

Originally Posted by m chappelow

Knew a fisherman that had a flexi drive running off the flywheel of a seagull engine to a small longline hauler .

LOL, as if Seagull flywheels weren't already dangerous enough!

[m chappelow]

Originally Posted by Daibheid

LOL, as if Seagull flywheels weren't already dangerous enough!

You only catch you elbow once with a seagull : / ,, think it was a originally a retro fit kit that could be bought in the 1950s only worked with the neutral/ forward gear model otherwise you had a hand full .
It also could be unconnected with a bayonet type fitting then run a bilge pump if needed within seconds .

[RIB-Teccie]

Lifting one up at the end of the day and forgetting the white hot exhaust is in the old memory bank.

[m chappelow]

Chrome Brass exhausts burn skin better than the later Ali ones !