I had been thinking of picking up a small classic auxiliary in recent months for next season, but chose to wait until the Winter when there might be a bargain out there.
Reason was to use it on a smaller portable boat (yet to be bought) to use on the smaller lakes with the kids which limit boats to 10hp (mainly fishing lakes and reservoirs).
Last week I came across this little beauty which has been restored by someone in Pennsylvania (next state inland from New Jersey where we are). The price wasn't bargain enough for me, but in my (beer-goggled)-lust I clicked Bid Now and just made the opening offer. I forgot about it, and then found out I won it last night - just after I found out what I have to pay out for my daughters 5th birthday party in 3 days time.
Yes - there's an aluminium runabout in my neighbours garden which would be ideal if I could find out who owns it to take it off their hands and do a restoration on the transom. Unfortunately the house is empty, so I haven't been able to get a message to the owners.
My beautiful ever patient wife doesn't believe there are others with twitchy ebay fingeritis.I'll be delighted to point you out to her as a shinning example of the phenomenon. Nice engine,and I like the 50 too.Sure it's only in the next State,only about an eight hour drive,nice Sunday afternoon spin out
no matter how bad it is,it can always get worse,I'm an optimist
Nice looking merc's As for ebay I'm like a magpie when it comes to shinny merc parts actually I don't think I could build my boats without ebay but it can get out of hand when you mix it with alcohol alright.
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Nice engine,and I like the 50 too.Sure it's only in the next State,only about an eight hour drive,nice Sunday afternoon spin out 
As for ebay I'm like a magpie when it comes to shinny merc parts 
actually I don't think I could build my boats without ebay but it can get out of hand when you mix it with alcohol alright. 