1994 - Volume #18, Issue #1, Page #06
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Weed Eater Outboard Motor
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Webster used the straight shaft off a McCulloch weed trimmer and mounted the power head off a Ryan weed trimmer at one end and a Ryan cutterhead at the other. Then he attached a Minn-Kota propeller (designed for an electric trolling motor) to the cutterhead. He uses a C-clamp, that's bolted to the shaft with a pivoting bracket, to mount the motor on the boat. The makeshift outboard pivots up and down on the mounting bracket like an oar in an oarlock.
"The only part I bought was the propeller for $20. I removed the string head from the Ryan cutter head and replaced it with the propeller by drilling out the propeller hub. I used a straight shaft instead of a curved shaft so the propeller would run straight. I control my speed by raising or lowering the propeller."
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Terrell Webster, 6104 N. 31st St. McAllen, Texas 78504 (ph 210 687-4061).
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