| tillergirl |
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| 09/05/2008 16:32 |
Re: Rootes 6.5 hp engine
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Image scanned from 'Motor Boat Engines (Diesel. Petrol.Vaporizing Oil) by Alan C. Wilson, Odhams, 1962. Bet he never thought he'd be on the Tinternet!
According to the Motor Boat and yachting Manual, 1960, Perkins were selling then for the exorbitant price of £82 and a half, two 6hp engines, the PJ/MS and the PJ/ML. the difference being the shaft length being 21 3/4 in the MS and 26 3/4 inches in the ML. the difference cost an extra £3! There is the same image of the 6hp and one of the 16HP and 35 HP showing a family design with your control knobs. At that time British Anzani were offering a 2.5, 3, 5, 10, 15 (x 2), 18, 20 and 30HP range plus two competitive engines!
There's some lovely old names also in this era - the Viking made by the Southend Engineering Company (who happened to make TG Engine Seacock), the Seachief by Elk Marine in Whitstable, the See Bee (a 0.75hp engine for £24) from Leicester, the Puffin from Leicester, the Peter Pan from Cambridge, the Medina from Cornwall, the KS from Lincoln, the Harbourmaster from Harlow!, the Ferrier from Whistable etc. I knew it was worth keeping these books from 47 years ago!