Topic: waterwitch motor – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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September 6, 2017 at 9:26 pm #8149
jbyield
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😀

I think the front plate has been modified not original and its the paint original blue . never seen one paint a colour. get a feeling it was painted to identify it ,any thoughts
September 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm #64427
chris-p
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Plate is home made. Paint is by former owner/artist 🙂

http://www.waterwitch.net/main.html?src=%2F#1,2
September 6, 2017 at 10:53 pm #64429
wbeaton
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Often the front cover is missing. I think it’s because people fight to get these motors running and get tired of pulling off and on. I’m guessing yours is a 1939. The blue paint was an interesting choice. I’m guessing that’s what the previous owner had on the shelf.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

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September 6, 2017 at 11:42 pm #64432
Tubs
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The front cover is really difficult to get on and off.
Its also very thin so frustration can quickly lead to
a bent, twisted, and then discarded part.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
September 7, 2017 at 2:06 am #64443
wbeaton
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We tore a bunch of WaterWitches down for restoration a couple weeks ago. It was easy to take the front cover off if you removed the jet and nut first.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

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September 7, 2017 at 3:59 am #64449
ian
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From what I can tell with the 1939 waterwitches that I have is that the they were silver all over. The flywheel and tank were polished, leg tube anodized aluminum, brackets and transom mount painted silver.
September 7, 2017 at 1:50 pm #64466
Tubs
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quote wbeaton:

We tore a bunch of WaterWitches down for restoration a couple weeks ago. It was easy to take the front cover off if you removed the jet and nut first.

Getting them out from under the front of the tank
was a real challenge even with the jet removed
because of the timing shaft as I remember. Think
I had to pull the flywheel to get at the tank nuts
so I could loosen it and lift it up a little. The rear
tank nuts are a pain also. There is a strong demand
for those front covers as so many have been thrown
away.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
September 8, 2017 at 8:21 pm #64553
jbyield
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😀 Has anybody out there every found a front cover available anywhere ?
September 9, 2017 at 3:30 am #64570
Tubs
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Sorry, somebody beat you to the one I posted
a picture of. Part of the fun (for me anyway) is finding the
part (or motor) you have been looking for. Sometimes its
years. Sometimes your still looking.

quote wbeaton:

We tore a bunch of WaterWitches down for restoration a couple weeks ago. It was easy to take the front cover off if you removed the jet and nut first.

I’d be checking with wbeaton.
Doesn’t hurt to ask.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
September 9, 2017 at 1:16 pm #64576
wbeaton
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We don’t have any spares. I think out of the 6(?) motors we tore down probably only half had the front cover.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

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