Gear Heads

Lincoln Davis knows many of the secrets in the long history of outboard engines. “Everyone credits Evinrude with the first outboard motor, but they weren’t the first,” says Lincoln, who fixes outboards for a living but whose real passion is collecting antique engines. “This was really the first successful outboard motor,” he says, gesturing toward a small 2-hp Waterman from 1907 in the corner of his compact museum.

Located off the beaten path in Waldoboro, Maine, Stetson & Pinkham is a service