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billbrauninger
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Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 08:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi,
I'm looking for information on possible engine choices for an early hydroplane project.

Ideally the engine should be a 4 cylinder in the 20hp to 24hp range and weighing less than 300 lbs.

Something that would have been available in 1907 or 1908 would be preferred.



Thanks,
Bill
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Foxman
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Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 10:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Many marine engine ads in 1907-1911 showed racing engines. 20-24 HP engines tended to be 3-4 cyl 2 stroke weighing about 300-500 lbs. Most had individual cylinders threaded onto a long crankcase and crankshaft. The crankcases and mufflers tended to be made of aluminum. I have five racing engines (not for sale) from 1908-1911 ranging from 3-6cylinders and 20-36 hp. The only engine under 300 lbs is my 1908 Elbridge experimental racer model C. This weighs 280 lbs and allegedly puts out 36 hp at 1100 rpm. This would be the type of engine you are looking for. However these engines, in any condition are extremely rare and are never cheap. Be prepared to depart with a chunk of cash if you find one. Possible ultralight racers are Elbridge Featherweight (1908-1912)36-60hp Waterman K4 20 hp(1912-1915 or so) Roberts (1908-1911) are some. Are you working on a true hydroplane (Fauber style hull) or a displacement style racer?
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richarddurgee
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Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 11:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

In 1909 this engine could be ordered from " The Roberts Motor Co. Sandusky Ohio !


R09
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billbrauninger
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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 08:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thank you both for the information! My periodicals of that period are mostly bound volumes lacking much of the advertising.

Foxman: I know it's tough, but roughly how much could that chunk of cash be?

I just spent a substantial amount on a Curtiss OX engine that I am marinizing (just got a marine manifold that uses the original Zenith carburetor!!!).

It is being set up to run in a replica of one of my great-grandfather's race boats of 1911/1912. The boat was an 20' Elco-Plane with two Curtiss OX engines, inline, driving a single shaft. I'm not totally crazy so I am building a 16' version with a single OX.

The 1907 Hydroplane is planned to be a replica of one built by the New York Hydroplane Co. in that year. It was a copy of the single-stepped[b]Ricochet Nautilus[/b]owned by the Count de Lambert which was raced in Europe.

It is not a Fauber hull in the pure sense, as Fauber's patents were for multiple steps. Chris Smith was able to build his early hydroplanes, the Baby Reliance and Baby Speed Demon series. Their single steps did not infringe on Fauber's patents. The Elco-Planes were built under license from Fauber.

At any rate while in the long process of designing the Elco-Plane hull I thought it might be fun to recreate what is certainly one of the earliest American built hydroplanes.
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richarddurgee
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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 09:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bill look at this site !

http://www.lesliefield.com/Default.htm
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billbrauninger
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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 09:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Richard!!

I am familiar with the site, but hadn't done a detailed search for my NY Hydroplane project.

there is quite a bit there about Lambert and the early hydro's

I just checked some of my original source material on this boat. and it was originally fitted out with an 8hp single cylinder De Dion engine, however it was suggested that a boat of this size (11') could accommodate a much larger engine.
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billschaller
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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 08:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

foxman, any way we could see any pictures of your motors?
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billbrauninger
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Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is a drawing of the hull:

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billbrauninger
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Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 03:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Let's try this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/76Smirk/Ricochet%20Nautilus/RicochetNauti lus.jpg

Not great, but you get the idea.
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billschaller
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Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If it was mine, I would put this in it. any body got a timer cover? or know what it is?




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billbrauninger
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Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 09:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is that your's Bill?

Foxman: Would love to see photos of your racing engines, especially the 1908 experimental Elbridge!!

Can anyone point me to more information on the Waterman K-4?

Here are a couple of aeronautical engines that would work. I know that this is a marine engine site, but I was wondering if anyone here has run across anything like these two:

1908 Curtiss- 4 cylinder, 25hp, RPM 1200, 192#
300 cu. in.

1908 Curtiss


1911 Roberts Model P- 4 cylinder, 40hp, RPM 1400, 165#, 318 cu. in.

1911 Roberts Model P
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richarddurgee
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Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 01:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1910 Elbridge " Featherweight "

If I had one of these in a launch I would permanently remove the engine hatch doors !


E1

E2
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billschaller
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Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 01:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yes, the triple is mine. Missing the timer cover, where the name probably was. came out of Michigan about 4 years ago. don't know anything about it.
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billschaller
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Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 01:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Heck, just give BJ a call.

he has a 4 cylinder waterman in the classifieds. Now, as to what you need to complete a trade, that is the question.
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keith
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Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think the 4 cylinder "K" Waterman is 8-10 hp. The 4 cylinder "B" Waterman is 24 hp. Andrew has a catalogue that should provide more detail, like the weight of each.
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Foxman
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Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 06:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry, I don;t have a digital camera or a scanner yet. Wait for next birthday. The elbridge featherweight shown above is the most familiar elbridge as that is the one shown in the MotorBoating magazine ads. Mine is earlier (1908 or 1909 I would guess) and is a duplicate version of the elbridge model C. The only real difference is the aluminum heads, crankcase and manifold. The manifold also has ports for exhaust stacks. It has been installed in my 1908 Capital Boat & Canoe Co. racing boat.
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billbrauninger
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Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 08:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for coming back Foxman. I think I may buy you a digital camera for your birthday...I'd really like to see some shots of your Capital Boat & Canoe Co. racing boat!!

Here's a picture I found of an Elbridge Featherweight. This would be the just the ticket for my project.

Bill

Elbridge Featherweight
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keith
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Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 07:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Foxman
What is the serial no. of your Elbridge Experimental?
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richarddurgee
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Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1912

RV1

RV2

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