Jack Craib's Rowboat Motor Information Site

Evinrude

Evinrude Detachable Rowboat Motor Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The story of Ole Evinrude and his wife, Bess, starting this line and the subsequent sale to his partner, followed eventually by Evinrude starting the Elto brand (not an RBM) is good reading that you will find in all reference books and all over the web. Google "Bess Evinrude, ice cream" to start the tale!
The Model A has a reverse feature. On the model A the tiller can be rotated to allow the torque from the propeller to spin the lower unit 180 degrees so you reverse.   The Model B did not have reverse. The advantage of the Model B is you DON'T have the above feature as it always got broken!
I've had several and they are always messed up.

The E prefix is always found on canoe motors.

Model Examples

1910 Evinrude #610

Evinrude #705

Evinrude #714

1911 Evinrude
#2025

Your motor

could be here!

Your motor

could be here!

1912 Evinrude
#2257

1912 Evinrude #2973

1912 Evinrude
#5827


1912 Evinrude
#6122

1912 Evinrude
#6904

rarely found optional
rudder accessory

1912 Evinrude

1913 Evinrude
#10117


 

1913 Evinrude
Model B, #10862



1913 Evinrude
Model B, #16679

Good video

giving you tips
on running
and simply recognizing the 1913!

1913 Evinrude,
Model B, #19668

1913 Evinrude
Model B, #19733

with underwater exhaust

Your motor

could be here!

1913 Evinrude

1913 Evinrude
with underwater exhaust

Catalog pages, too!
     

1914 Evinrude
Model B


1914 Evinrude
Model B, #28698

1914 Evinrude
Model B, #28849

1915 Evinrude
Model A, #51684

1915 Evinrude
Model C, #60223

1915 Evinrude, Model D, # 66659

1916 Evinrude
Model AA,
#54101

Only made in 1916
and 1917.

Your motor

could be here!

1916 Evinrude, Model A, #91929
and carrying trunk


1917 Evinrude
Model B, #56665

1920 Evinrude,
Model A #107897

1920 Evinrude,
Model A #108889


1920? Evinrude
Model A, #111335


1921 Evinrude,
Model A ,#114342



Tilting mechanism.

 

1922 Evinrude
Model A, #118565

1922 Evinrude, Model A, #120654

Your motor

could be here!

Your motor

could be here!

1922 Evinrude
Model K, # 458

1922 Evinrude
Model K, #1120

1924 Evinrude
Model A, #124398

Your motor

could be here!

Evinrude, Canoe Motor,
# E 70296

Evinrude, Canoe Motor,
# E 70369


Ads & Articles by Year Index

Rowboat motors are fascinating and fun!

1914-15


EvinrudeBoat
# 3918
(It's a peach!)

From 1913, three pages of advice
from the Evinrude company about
what to do when troubleshooting a balky motor.


A peek at the Evinrude ads and ephemera I haven't posted yet...