Reply To: 1973 6Hp Evinrude Fisherman hard starting cold

[Tom Bertulli]

I remember watching my Dad dimple bearing & shaft surfaces and it always worked for him. The things he could do with hand tools were amazing and I didn’t think at the time it was any great thing. I was wrong & should have learned more. The first outboard he bought new (of only 2) was a 1953 Fleetwin & he was very proud of it, as most of his buddies had Mighty Mites & 5 horses. In the early 40’s he wanted an arc welder, but of course there were none to be had at any price. He went down to our local winding shop and had someone teach him to wind what he needed. Then went to the dump and scavenged old transformers for wire and cores before the war effort got them. It burned out in the 50’s, but we had that welder in the back of the garage until 1970 when he retired and bought himself a little Miller 225 amp. I still use it.