Dan's Antique Outboard Site

Please note: if you're looking for a site about Elgin Outboard motors, please check out: ElginOutboards.org
My site was named for the town of Elgin, Illinois.

Welcome! Back around 2001 I became an antique outboard collector: I had been looking specifically for a vintage motor for a 1960 Larson Playboy I was restoring as I didn't want anything new, and a new motor would have looked all wrong on a classic boat. Once I figured out how and where to look for old motors, I ended up with another, then a couple months later, I found a third, and at that point I had a collection! And as you could have guessed, it grew from there.

The Collection page has my current inventory of motors -- I have more photos to take that I'll add when I can. The Sold page has a list of motors that I've had at one point but decided to sell for whatever reason.

September 2007: My new boat project - 1950s Cadillac 12' molded ply hull - click here for photos.

July 2007 - OK, it's not a boat or an outboard, but another eBay find to restore and play with, a 1971 Honda CB500K0 - Honda's first inline four in a 500cc size.   photo1  photo2  photo3

June 2007 - I've settled the family into our new home in New Braunfels, Texas. If you're in the San Antonio or Southwest Texas area drop me a line, I'm looking to meet up with other vintage outboard and boating enthusiasts.

March 2007: My first Texas Antique Outboard meet - photos by Sheridan and myself.