Reply To: What year is this monster?

[PM T2]

it wouldn’t be the 3.5 hp version of an Evinrude, because one of the “tells” of that motor is the lack of a casting core plug between the mixer port and the spark plug.

The two-piece crankcase design suggests that its prior to the 1916 model year. I can narrow it down to 1914-15 at best, and its a two HP model B or model D. The compensator/shock absorber on the driveshaft tube is something that was first seen around 1914 and was most commonly found on the model B & D (non-reversing models).

The loop casting between the tilt quadrants is indeed most likely a support bracket for an underwater exhaust pipe. As Joe B stated, the underwater exhaust option first was available on the 1913 models. It could have easily been retrofitted onto a later motor, and was also probably available as an accessory but I’m too lazy to check my Evinrude catalogs at the moment.

Hope this helps.
Best,
PM T2

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