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Show 519 " A No more than I ordinarily anticipate with an out- board motor. We sheared a pin at one point; we sheared the pin which holds the propeller, and had to get off and fix that; that is not a particularly difficult job. " Q How far did the screw extend below the boat? " A I didn't measure it. " Q Did it operate on a hinge? " A Yes." R. 1292- 1293. Further Examination -( R. Vol. 7 - p. 1293.) " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q I am left in a little doubt in answer to Mr. Farnsworth's last question, whether when you say this particular boat could not go back up that stream, you mean by reason of the conditions in the stream, or do you mean by reason of the lack of power in the engine? " A There were shoals and rapids encountered there that the boat could not have passed going up stream. " Q With this particular engine? " A With that engine, and I doubt if it could have with any engine, or with a combination of this particular engine and the oars it couldn't have done it." R. 1293. |