We had a boat on the Chesapeake, and there was a waterman who had a Franklin air cooled one lunger in his crabbing boat. He would wake us up as he went by. PUTT PUTT PUTT at about 60 rpm. The prop was geared up, and the boat was much faster than you would have guessed by the engine speed
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