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  • October 18, 2016 at 1:47 pm #5523
    ausob-collector
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      Hi all

      This was one of the outboards donated to our chapter after our display at the 2016 Mandurah Boat Show. The owner has said that we can pick it up after we identify it… Can anyone here help?

      I believe it is an early Tohatsu; it is similar to the OB2B motor the late Art Sesselberg had on his website, but this motor has a recoil starter and the OB2B doesn’t.

      Please see below for pictures.

      Thanks in advance

      Cheers
      BP

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      October 18, 2016 at 3:14 pm #46056
      2fast4me
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        Looks like a "RustimMaximus" to me, Kinda cute though!!!

        2Fast4Me

        October 21, 2016 at 9:08 am #46239
        collectorinspector
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          quote 2Fast4Me:

          Looks like a “RustimMaximus” to me, Kinda cute though!!!

          😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 YES and in a snuggle down blanket as well aye.

          Tohatsu branded Japanese motor. OB3-A

          1960s

          BnC

          October 21, 2016 at 9:41 am #46240
          billw
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            US Member

            Looks like they did a lot of copying from Johnson’s successful TD series, on the lower end. Hey, if you’re gonna copy, copy something good, I guess. I wonder what the top end is a copy of. Is it a two or four stroke motor?

            Long live American manufacturing!

            October 27, 2016 at 7:34 am #46550
            ausf233
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              quote collectorinspector:

              😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 YES and in a snuggle down blanket as well aye.

              It must be cold in WA 😉

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