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I have in my collection of 1:1 outboards something called an Electric Oar. It is just what it says it is, an oar with an electric motor mounted on it, connected to a long shaft with a propeller on the other end. These aren't mine, but you get the idea.
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The one in my collection is a home-brew version of the Grimes pictures above, nicely done, with some modest simplifications (no gang switch, just a single knife throw), and a car starter motor for power.
Anyway, I decided to make a scale-ish model of an Electric Oar. Not necessarily an exact copy, but close enough. I started, where else, with the oar... Laminated several pieces of mahogany plank, rough shaped, then some time sanding and shaping to achieve the look of a St. Lawrence Rowing Skiff oar.
For the drivetrain, I am using a simple Mabuchi RE-260 can motor, hooked to a piece of coat hanger wire for a driveshaft via some tubing. The propeller for the moment is just a plastic prop off a toy my step son broke many years back. -
Taking shape...
One coat of sealer on the oar, and some brackets made of brass shim stock to support the motor and shaft. Also picked up some 0-80 brass machine screws to tie it together...Comment
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Thanks! I actually have a 1922 version of those called a Caille Liberty, gas powered, single cylinder. I think they call that style a mud motor these days. The swamp folk down on the bayous run them.
Not really planning on powering anything with it. May toss it on a Fleet-Line toy boat I've got just for grins, but otherwise, it'll likely end up as not much more than a dust catcher / conversation piece. Might make a stand with a built-in battery pack and a push button so I can just spin it up when I feel the urge.
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