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Magic motor now runs

I bought this motor with several others about November 2015. This sat under my deck since I didn’t have enough room in the garage. It was sunk in 1969 and supposedly was dried out professionally. When I dismantled it (see earlier posts) I found mud and gravel, so it wasn’t just sunk, it stayed underwater…

Significance of a garage at 1409 Lombard Avenue

When I have free time, one of my favorite things to think about are Velrob water skis and how they were manufactured. I recently was looking at the binding of a pair of Velrob skis and noticed the address of 1409 Lombard in Everett, WA. I hope you like the pictures on this post.

Lower unit differences

I picked up a lower unit for the magic motor from a guy I trade parts with. It’s in good shape but needed a skeg repair. I had another lower unit that I’d kept around, so I cut the skeg off and took it to a welder. $40 later in had a skeg with a…

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