Back in the dim past when "cranky" meant you had to use the crank a lot to keep an engine running, row boat motors were heavy, cumbersome contraptions that put out more noise than power. These were largely cast iron and brass singles. The lighter twin Eltos and Johnsons that came out in the early 1920s were revolutionary models that put an end to that, The Super Eltos started a real horse power race. Amazingly, Caille built a row boat motor with a auto rewind starter and a five speed transmission in 1914.
