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101 Gadgets that changed the world! 13 years 10 months ago #34394

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This month's Popular Mechanics cover article is "101 Gadgets that changed the world." Number 58 is Ole Evinrude's outboard motor! "...patented in 1911, but it wasn't until the '50's that powerboating became the choice of weekend recreation of the masses: in 1956, 600,000 outboards hit the water, and the country's thirst for aquatic good times appeared to be unquenchable."

Now if only the price of gas would get back to '56 levels...

Frank

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Re:101 Gadgets that changed the world! 13 years 10 months ago #34397

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Don't forget to mention getting gas we can run through an outboard without fuel conditioner of some kind. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:101 Gadgets that changed the world! 13 years 10 months ago #34402

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	im pretty sure that article was a one hour show last night ,on ,i believe it was the history channel,i wish i had watched it,john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. \"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain

Re:101 Gadgets that changed the world! 13 years 10 months ago #34405

Chinewalker Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 548 Karma: 42 Thank you received: 10	"1956, 600,000 outboards hit the water" And people think I'm nuts when I tell them that their 1950s Evinrude or Johnson really isn't worth a small fortune... But, that's the great thing about this hobby. Our subjects, for the most part, are plentiful and relatively inexpensive to acquire... Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:101 Gadgets that changed the world! 13 years 10 months ago #34408

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4890 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Scott, You are so right. I love my Fat Fifty, yeah sucks gas but starts everytime, well when the solenoid cooperates , they're easy to work on and the parts are fairly plentiful. Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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