Re: What is this Motor?

[chris-p]

quote Rook49:

My grandpa rented those 5hp Buccaneer’s out at his boat dock back in the 50s along with Johnson 10 hp Seahorses. They were good motors but they did have a tenancy to catch fire when being refueled. Several times I’ve seen a fisherman paddling the rental boat back to the dock with a charred Buccaneer on the end of the safety chain.

I’m not sure saying they have a tendency to catch fire while being refueled is a fair statement! I have had hundreds of direct drive Gale built 5hps, never seen that happen, nor heard of anything like that for that matter lol.

Perhaps stupidity on the part of the Boatman? That could happen with any motor though. What the heck were they doing while refueling??? That’s what I would want to know!