* 1949 Evinrude Boat Show Booth - Awesome Photo! *

[Scream And Fly]

Here's a photo from a 1949 boat show that shows Evinrude's booth. Look at all of the details in this photo - there's just so much to see. This photo was hosted on Liquid Nirvana's Evinrude history page and I thought I would share it here.

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[georgiariverrat]

Thats a really cool photo Greg.
Seeing the water skis against the wall, What would be the largest horsepower on an outboard in that year?

[dhoday]

Someone had a really nice camera back then nice quality picture that is so cool

[DerStream]

Thats really cool,...if you look the booths have not changed much, still same idea,....notice the 40th anniversary, this year was they're 100th, very cool.

[njj502]

I wonder what the engine is on the very left. I'm guessin SEL is the end of Diesel but what is it???? Very cool pic. We're making a B&W Photo wall in our house, this might just go on it!

[Instigator]

What would be the largest horsepower on an outboard in that year?

I think about 20 - 25.
The motor in the front left is either an opposed 2 or 4 cyl and I think 22HP's. Don't let the looks fool you either as the race versions hauled ass and are still raced today
I ran a race one time w/a then (mid 80's) current technoligy 22 cu in Yamato w/a sliding chamber on gas on a very fast boat in a class that they let those antiques run. They ran Methanol (no pipes) but on boats probably 2' longer than mine and who knows how much heavier and I had to drive my ass off to get around them Wouldn't have believed it w/o seeing it!

Had a '53 25HP on a 14' glass boat and I could deep water start on a slalom behind it. It was a tractor!

Chrysler had an ad yrs back w/a skier behind a tin boat w/a 6 on it

[Riverratt]

Evinrude had the Big Four which was a 50 hp in 1949

[KonaKustoms]

wow, my grandfather has one of the motors in the pic (one like it) and it still runs!!
I showed him this pic and got a 45 min. speech on it....lol

[Instigator]

Evinrude had the Big Four which was a 50 hp in 1949

I actually had 50 written and then edited it out "thinking I rememberd those motors were 22 HP's. Might have been the opposed 2's.

KonaKustoms, 2 hrs from Grandpa??? Sounds perfect

[stvgar]

evinrude had the big four which was a 50 hp in 1949

1959:d

[Instigator]

1959:d

"opposed" motors and the big 4's I'm remembering were gigantic (and ugly) V-4's w/white plastic cowlings and I would think '59 would be about right.
Great motors with many of them still around and running but one ugly ass motor and I'm an OMC man

[Riverratt]

1959:d

"opposed" motors and the big 4's I'm remembering were gigantic (and ugly) V-4's w/white plastic cowlings and I would think '59 would be about right.
Great motors with many of them still around and running but one ugly ass motor and I'm an OMC man

They were available in 1949. Here is the brochure to prove it.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/569404033niSHZR

[jenksam]

THE ONE IN THE FORM IS A 33.4 MODLE 7031
THE ONE TO THE RIGHT OF IT IS A 22.5 MODLE 6039
THE ONE IN THE BACK OF THOSE IS A 50 MODLE 8015


THE FUNNY THIS IS WE HAVE ALL OF THESE ENGINES IN RUNNING CONDITION IN STOCK

[jenksam]

[cutwater]

That's a neat photo, Greg.

How about this one?

It's from a dealer in Jacksonville, FL, circa 1949 also...note the Mercs...oh yeah, click on photo for a larger version...