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miro
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Username: miro

Post Number: 452
Registered: 11-2001


Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 06:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here's the clip of Keith and David, getting the big Ferro to fire . And get it to fire they did, with some considerable sweat - that's for sure.
And it was a great show - lots of good interesting engines and quite a few new visitors with an interest in these old engines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nL35LkC9nw

More videos coming up next week.

MIro
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miro
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Post Number: 453
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Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 06:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Towards the end of the video clip, you'll see the ignitor trip mechanism working quite clearly.
After that adjustment was made, she fired right up.
Didn't run too long - no gas - which was OK too, because it was starting to hop around a bit and if it had reved up, it would have become quite a beast.

miro
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john_archibald
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Post Number: 138
Registered: 08-2006


Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Miro,

Is that about 8 or 10 Hp? I didn't see anything on this. Would love to see another video of it catching and then running longer.

Reminds me of my 8 Hp. Acadia. That one took me for a ride. It's on YouTube. "Archibald Acadia" will get you there.

Archibald

Northfield, Minnesota

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miro
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Post Number: 454
Registered: 11-2001


Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 09:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think it is an 8 hp.David D or Keith B can tell us that.
Both David and Keith were beat by the time it fired and as Keith said That's all you get.

So, John, next year, come on over to Calvert in May, and bring your well built up muscles and flip 'er over.
Then we can all retire to the fantail of the John Arther and quaff a tall cool one.

miro
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johnny
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Post Number: 289
Registered: 03-2006


Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

About six or eight months ago I was watching videos on YouTube when a came across this one video where I guy was starting a large Acadia. When he got it started and it was jumping all around on the ground. First thing I thought is this guy crazy. However it did make me laugh a little. Then the person running it proceeded to crawl up on top of the engine and hang on that is when I lost it. I laughed so hard I think I was almost crying. When the video finished and I finally stopped laughing I thought to myself I wonder who that dummy was. I guess I now know the answer to my question. Sorry John, but I do thank you for some great entertainment. Now in your defense I will say that I have done almost the same thing a few years back with the little Detroit I restored and built a nice engine stand and had the engine bolted to the stand and setting up on the work bench when I decided to starter up. Problem being that the stand was not bolted or clamped to the work bench. When the engine did start running and jumping all around I had to push the engine back on the work bench with my chest and stomach because I was trying to get the ignition disconnected with my hands. Good thing was no video. So I guess theres a little dummy in all of us from time to time.
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russell
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Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well, that's good exercise. I have to watch and rewatch Jim Sherman's 5 hp Frisco Standard being started (on Youtube) to see how easy some people can make it. And that engine has a reverse box on it too! My two take a lot of twitching but not as much as the Ferro I must admit! Guess in time she'll become more willing.
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john_archibald
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Post Number: 139
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 05:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Put me straight. Where is Calvert? You guys have a habit of not mentioning the city with the state or province, etc., of these gatherings.

Archibald
Northfield, Minnesota
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larry_from_maryland
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 06:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its in southern maryland, just north of solomons island. Between the patuxent river and the bay.This weekend i think they have josh turner there.
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larry_from_maryland
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Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

One more thing the show was smaller this year. Some guys just not up to comeing or moveing big engines. I hope it don't dissapear. When i have more stuff there than anyone else i start to wonder.I had 4 outboards 2 inboards + a sea king board, crashed airplane tailwheel,some pistons and an old weedwacker.
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miro
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Post Number: 458
Registered: 11-2001


Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 09:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

John, the show was one of the sparks which lit up the whole wonderful pastime of old marine engines.
It's now in its 9th or 10th year.It was this show that also sparked the visits to Louisiana 4 years ago.
And just are importantly, the show along with this web site have rescued much of the knowledge and some engines that otherwise would have been lost.
Calvert is about a 1 hr drive south of Washington DC. I fly to DC from Toronto.
The really nice thing to is the opportunity to meet folks such as those you saw in the video.
I consider them to be friends rather than acquaintances.

The big plus for me is that the trip marks the end of winter and a step into summer.
This past weekend we were still having ice pellets and snow fall at my country place on Lake ROusseau - yes the ice on the lake has melted, but it was hovering around freezing.

miro
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keith
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Post Number: 293
Registered: 02-2002


Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 04:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

John,
Unfortunately, some of our regulars were unable to make this year’s event because of business or personal commitments. The show though, was as enjoyable as ever. I can’t reiterate enough, how fortunate (those of us who can attend) are to be able to gather and exchange ideas and gain friends with a common interest. Ernie wasn’t there to document the event as he usually does. But again, the hospitality of the staff is exceptional. The weather was perfect. There were more boats this year but probably less outboards. My thanks to Dick Day and the Museum Staff for another successful year.
Keith,

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