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James Rogers · 04-17-2014, 04:02 PM

I line bored this crankcase yesterday. 1928 Kermath boat motor. The crankcase is separate from the cylinders. The cylinders are one piece and bolt to the top of the case, then the head. Four valves per cylinder. 150HP.

MALAK · 04-17-2014, 04:18 PM

Sweet!

springerpete · 04-17-2014, 04:59 PM

Kermath was a very popular marine engine in the 30-40-50's until high speed and V8 auto conversions came out. I rode and drove many boats on the grreat lakes with Kermath power. You could find parts everywhere and folks knew how to work on them in those days. Noce work. Hope you have a good boat to put it in.

mshmodela · 04-17-2014, 05:02 PM

Gee! MegaMotor...

James Rogers · 04-17-2014, 05:12 PM

Friend of a previous customer referred the owner to me. The bearings were poured and pre-bored and I finish bored them.

rusty12 · 04-17-2014, 05:52 PM

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Very impressive workmanship!

Mike V. Florida · 04-17-2014, 10:19 PM

How cool is that!

tbirdtbird · 04-17-2014, 10:31 PM

Nice job, James!

Amazing how some of the engine construction was back then. Ever seen bolt-on jugs with integral cyl head (cast into the jug, non-removeable)

every engine builder had to arrive at the same place and the many pathways taken to get there always fascinated me

Sixseven · 04-17-2014, 10:55 PM

Fascinating motor. I would also like to see the boat that the motor goes into.

Terry,NJ · 04-18-2014, 07:52 AM

Very Nice! As you go back in time, you find the most fascinating names and designs,I once worked on a 1927 Chris Craft, 27' Triple Cockpit runabout. Originally it had a Scipps-Howard V8. We replaced the S-H with a large (158 Hp IIRC) Hercules I 6. One of the most interesting was the old Fay-Bowen with their one lung Palmer,( again IIRC) They were about thirty Ft long and maybe 3 ft wide at the broadest and a slow displacement hull. They cruised at barely walking speed. Elegant old boat!
Terry

kelley's restoration · 04-18-2014, 08:46 AM

cool like an offy or miller
tk

Tom Wesenberg · 04-18-2014, 09:02 AM

Nice looking engine. In the last picture there are two large mounting holes at the end of the block. Are they for mounting ancillaries?

James, Will you be putting the engine together?

04-17-2014, 04:18 PM	#2
MALAK Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Highland, CA Posts: 207	Re: OT: Check this motor out Sweet!

04-17-2014, 04:59 PM	#3
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 644	Re: OT: Check this motor out Kermath was a very popular marine engine in the 30-40-50's until high speed and V8 auto conversions came out. I rode and drove many boats on the grreat lakes with Kermath power. You could find parts everywhere and folks knew how to work on them in those days. Noce work. Hope you have a good boat to put it in.

04-17-2014, 05:02 PM	#4
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: OT: Check this motor out Gee! MegaMotor...

04-17-2014, 05:12 PM	#5
James Rogers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 3,104	Re: OT: Check this motor out Friend of a previous customer referred the owner to me. The bearings were poured and pre-bored and I finish bored them. __________________ http://www.model-a-ford-4bangers.com/

04-17-2014, 05:52 PM	#6
rusty12 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 89	Re: OT: Check this motor out Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Very impressive workmanship!

04-17-2014, 10:19 PM	#7
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: OT: Check this motor out How cool is that! __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

04-17-2014, 10:31 PM	#8
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: OT: Check this motor out Nice job, James! Amazing how some of the engine construction was back then. Ever seen bolt-on jugs with integral cyl head (cast into the jug, non-removeable) every engine builder had to arrive at the same place and the many pathways taken to get there always fascinated me __________________ '31 180A

04-17-2014, 10:55 PM	#9
Sixseven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 482	Re: OT: Check this motor out Fascinating motor. I would also like to see the boat that the motor goes into.

04-18-2014, 07:52 AM	#10
Terry,NJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern Bucks Co. Pa Posts: 632	Re: OT: Check this motor out Very Nice! As you go back in time, you find the most fascinating names and designs,I once worked on a 1927 Chris Craft, 27' Triple Cockpit runabout. Originally it had a Scipps-Howard V8. We replaced the S-H with a large (158 Hp IIRC) Hercules I 6. One of the most interesting was the old Fay-Bowen with their one lung Palmer,( again IIRC) They were about thirty Ft long and maybe 3 ft wide at the broadest and a slow displacement hull. They cruised at barely walking speed. Elegant old boat! Terry

04-18-2014, 08:46 AM	#11
kelley's restoration Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: 60046 Posts: 888	Re: OT: Check this motor out cool like an offy or miller tk __________________ anyone need some Model A restoration work done in Illinois? shoot me an email for pics and information [email protected]

04-18-2014, 09:02 AM	#12
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: OT: Check this motor out Nice looking engine. In the last picture there are two large mounting holes at the end of the block. Are they for mounting ancillaries? James, Will you be putting the engine together?