Re: Must-Do Items Before Trying to Start a ’57 ?

[rook49]

quote outbdnut2:

Having it in gear and the throttle up too high when rope starting is a good way to fall out of the boat.

That made me chuckle. I could write a book on the many ways people found to fall out of their boats at my grandpa’s Three ‘Rivers Boat Dock in Knoxville, TN back in the 50s and 60s. Did you ever see the look on a guys face when he’s stepping into a rocking docked boat carrying an outboard motor in his hands that he’s planning to hang on the transom of the boat and then instead gets off balance and drops it into the river and then falls in behind it while trying to catch it? I was just a kid and it was all I could do to keep from laughing. It was no laughing matter of course but damn it was funny to watch. 😆