The Evinrude signal was obscured by a storm front. The lightning knocked out the power and I had to restart the computer. (I need new batteries in two of my "un-interuptoble" power supplies.) Still fighting 800 unwanted Emails a day. One third of the way through the meet pictures. Hopefully the thumb drive I sent to George will get back to me and I can the load it up and send it to be put on our web site.
Model 4423 Fleetwin – First production models built in November the previous year were always sent to Florida. It was hoped the New model motors would be sold as Christmas presents. Then there was the round of Boat Shows in January and February … The engineers prayed there pre production prototype testing had revealed any shortcomings, but they often underestimated the average boaters ability to inflict damage. Several changes were made in the pump. Later the shift mechanism was improved.
Changes in ’52 model (4447) …
