A 300 HP 1910 Austin Racing boat Engine - As in before he teamed up with Morris

[cygnusv]

A new chap on the marina has a little boat with a 1938 Austin 'Atlantic' engine. I'd never heard of it but when I looked it up it turns out it is a marinised Austin A10, RAC rated at 9.9HP, but dynomometer measured at nearer 20HP. Anyway, while Googling for info about the small Atlantic engine I found this link. Well worth a look.

Austin Memories

 

[TQA]

You learn something new every day. I considered myself fairly knowledgeable about most of the British car manufacturers and used to give a lecture on the rise and fall of the British car manufacturing empire as part of a course I taught. I always associated Herbert Austin with bridge designs, sheep shearing machinery and the Austin 7 with its famously bendy two bearing crankshaft.

I had no idea he was involved with something as grand as a 300hp all aluminium twin ohv engine with twin magneto, twin carburettor and desmodronic valves.

I wonder if RR got a peek at it before the Merlin?

 

[jerrytug]

Last week I went on a guided tour of the Ocelot, a 1960's RN submarine which was in the front line against the USSR during the cold war.
I was astonished to see an important looking panel of engine controls and gauges proudly labelled "Austin" with the logo, as on Allegros, Marinas etc. I hope it wasn't a "Friday afternoon" boat!

 

[Latestarter1]

You learn something new every day. I considered myself fairly knowledgeable about most of the British car manufacturers and used to give a lecture on the rise and fall of the British car manufacturing empire as part of a course I taught. I always associated Herbert Austin with bridge designs, sheep shearing machinery and the Austin 7 with its famously bendy two bearing crankshaft.

I had no idea he was involved with something as grand as a 300hp all aluminium twin ohv engine with twin magneto, twin carburettor and desmodronic valves.

Just as Morris produced marine versions of their current vehicle range so did Austin. The Austin 7 marine engine was known as the Thetis. For a short time I owned a powered Thames canoe with an Austin Thetis. Boat was named Minnehaha, she had been submerged for a time so I removed the plugs, dosed jugs in Redex, changed the oil, rebuilt the magneto and whacked 12 volts into the little 6 volt starter and away she went. Motored along way above the limit with no wash. I the little boat was still around would be worth ££, I sold it for £75 in 1964.

OP's comment on RAC Horsepower, this was for taxation and not a measure of power.

 

[Latestarter1]

You learn something new every day. I considered myself fairly knowledgeable about most of the British car manufacturers and used to give a lecture on the rise and fall of the British car manufacturing empire as part of a course I taught. I always associated Herbert Austin with bridge designs, sheep shearing machinery and the Austin 7 with its famously bendy two bearing crankshaft.

I had no idea he was involved with something as grand as a 300hp all aluminium twin ohv engine with twin magneto, twin carburettor and desmodronic valves.

I wonder if RR got a peek at it before the Merlin?

Just as Morris produced marine versions of their current vehicle range so did Austin. The Austin 7 marine engine was known as the Thetis. For a short time I owned a powered Thames canoe with an Austin Thetis. Boat was named Minnehaha, she had been submerged for a time so I removed the plugs, dosed jugs in Redex, changed the oil, rebuilt the magneto and whacked 12 volts into the little 6 volt starter and away she went. Motored along way above the limit with no wash. I the little boat was still around would be worth ££, I sold it for £75 in 1964.

OP's comment on RAC Horsepower, this was for taxation and not a measure of power.

 

[sideshowbob]

Thanks for that! Something learned today

A new chap on the marina has a little boat with a 1938 Austin 'Atlantic' engine. I'd never heard of it but when I looked it up it turns out it is a marinised Austin A10, RAC rated at 9.9HP, but dynomometer measured at nearer 20HP. Anyway, while Googling for info about the small Atlantic engine I found this link. Well worth a look.

Austin Memories