![]() ![]() I was told that the motor was hard to start. ![]() Using ESKA’s serial number cross reference, I was able to confirm that my motor is a 1973 model. The manufacturer of my outboard motor was a company named ESKA, which built outboard motors using Tecumseh engines from 1961 until 1987. Who knew? Anyway, Williams cut a lucrative endorsement deal with Sears, which put the “Ted Williams” name on a full line of fishing, hunting, and baseball equipment. A quick check on Wikipedia revealed that Ted Williams was not only a Hall of Fame member of the Boston Red Sox, but was also an inductee of the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame. Thank goodness for the Internet, otherwise these sorts of mysteries would never be solved. ![]() Ted Williams – wasn’t he a baseball player? The motor was a 5.5 HP “Ted Williams” brand outboard. After loading the bike on the trailer, I was given an old outboard motor as payment for my services yet to be rendered. How could I say no to a 12 year old? I took the motorcycle trailer to work last Friday to pick up the patient. His grandson wanted to ride it when visiting. A coworker of mine clearly recognized that I needed another project to work on, so he asked me if I’d refurbish a 1979 Puch moped that’s been sitting in his garden shed for 20 years. ![]()
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