Waterman Rowboat Motor - Jack Craib's Rowboat Motor Information Site

Jack Craib's Rowboat Motor Information Site

Waterman

Waterman Marine Engine Co., Detroit, Michigan

For a history of the company, jump over to my blog.

The Waterman company was bought by the Arrow company in 1917. Arrow continued to offer "Waterman" rowboat motors.
See Arrow for motors produced after the buy out.

For a full history refer to Arlan Carter's book, The American Rowboat Motor if you can find one!

Waterman Prototype 1905	Vertical Waterman 1906	Vertical Waterman Catalog 1907 1907 is the only year with the sparkplug angled towards the side.	Vertical Waterman 1907, #1031	Vertical Waterman 1907	Vertical Waterman 1908
Vertical Waterman 1908/10, #1374	Vertical Waterman 1908/10	Vertical Waterman	Your motor could be here!	Your motor could be here!	Your motor could be here!
Your motor could be here!	Waterman C-12 1912	Waterman C-12 1912 Magneto Ignition	Breeze Carburetor offered on 1911-12 only	Your motor could be here!	Waterman C-13 1912
Your motor could be here!	The easiest way to tell you are looking at a 1912 Waterman is to look at the cylinder.	If it is facing rearward (NOT into the boat) then you have a 1912.	Breeze Carburetor offered on 1911-12 only	Your motor could be here!	Waterman C-13 1912
Waterman C-13 1912,	Waterman C-13 1912, #433	Waterman C-13 1913, #1108	Waterman C-13 #1208	Waterman Invents Porto Motor An article introducing the new Porto, in the April 1914 Power Boating magazine.	Your motor could be here!
Waterman C-14 1913/14 #1116	Waterman C-14 #14205	Waterman C-14	Waterman C-14 #141087	Waterman C-14 #141687	Waterman C-14 #141984
			Waterman C14X #14496
Waterman C-15 #15728 Put on your sunglasses before viewing!	Waterman C-16 #16346	Waterman Sweet #379 (a badge motor)	Waterman C-16 #16118	Waterman C-16 #16173	Waterman C-16 with long shaft

Waterman Arrow C 16 canoe bracket. 6 5/8 inches width x 8 1/2 inches height x 1 3/16 depth with an extension of 4 1/2 inches to attach to boat.

This bracket was with a
Waterman Arrow #1032,
of which I have no photos.

To the right is a 1907 Waterman crank handle and period buzz box.
The clamp was for your boat...once attached to the boat's skeg (which most had back then) it was the receiver for a protuberance on the motor.