Palmer Engine

[Seakaye12]

Hi, Do any of you have experience with or knowledge of Palmer Engines? A quick search online indicates that Palmer has a long long history. Did they actually engineer and manufacture engines themselves; or were they primarily in the business of "marinizing" others engines for marine uses?

What brought Palmer to my attention was this boat...for sale in Southern California:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...rQ5fMotorboats

It is listed as having Palmer M-383 engines. They look like Chrysler 383's to me....

Anyway; Palmer is a new name to me; I thought that perhaps others here might want to chime in and share their knowledge...

Thanks for reading,

Chuck in Santa Barbara

[Marty Loken (Norseboater)]

Palmer Engines

Chuck -

Palmer goes WAY back as an engine manufacturer; they produced some of the original hit-and-miss engines in the early part of the (last) century, and may have continued until roughly 1980 or later. I don't know much about the company's history, or the engines listed in the Luhrs ad, but I've got a Palmer P-60, which is a vintage four-cylinder, 60-hp flathead.

(See photo...)

- Marty

[Tim McCrain]

That is one cool piece of machinery. Love the gearshift! :cool1: