Run an outboard by myself? When learned to swim – 4 or 5. I started early with a little 7.5 foot pram Dad brought home from the Chicago Boat Show . . . 😀
It was always my job to bail out the boats after a rain. Dad always had the latest Evinrude or Elto.
During WW2 new motors were unavailable, but Dad picked up a Army surplus Lightfour that had been used to train Army/Navy mechanics. When we got back to Michigan it was put on a 16′ Wagemaker Wolverine.
I still love those Lightfours. I ran this at one of our meets –
