I think it is a Belgian, half of their country also speaks some sort of Dutch
In essence he thought the MD was a good invention, powering the boat quicker than they could using the oars, but he broke the adjustment cam, after a few strange remarks about Americans in general he says he is going to send some letters(?) to Texas(?) about this issue (TKF Forum?)
and sighs that it is a nice invention but should have been manufactured in Germany
(fair point
)
Water intake, 240 litres(=240Kg) roughly 500 pounds to enhance stability
PF