Anybody have one laying around or on an old boat a Mark 78 would even be better. Paying cash. Been looking online but there has to be one sitting around in an old barn.
Found one, got a bargain on a fully restored one in New Jersey. Now all I have to do is fly out rent a hatchback and drive back. It is going to look beautiful on the 58 Alumacraft deep C. Pretty excited to have a winter project. Anybody looking for a 35hp older merc with controls and electric start.
Left the New Jersey shore Friday morning 18 hours and 2 stops later I was dropping off the rental car at the airport. The motor was worth the trip, it looks like new. I will post up some pics of the beauty when I get the motor up on the stand.
Set the cruise control at 79 and have a redbull. Had the XM in the volkswagon, dang car had over a 600 mile range on a tank of gas.
That's a ways to go for a boat motor. I bet the trip was fun though. Why did you want that specific motor?
The boat I acquired is a 1958 Alumacraft Deep C, the boat currently has a 1968 Mercury 35 hp. I wanted a period correct motor on the boat. This may sound crazy but this boat is in showroom shape, absolutly 100% original and complete so it deserved the correct motor. The Motor is a Mercury Mark 58 motor, 45hp and beautiful, I am an evinrude guy normally but in the 50's and early 60's Mercury made the best performing and best looking motor. I have restored a few International Scouts in the past looking forward to working on a boat, the beauty of an old aluminum boat is that it is not as much work as an old wood boat.
The motor I picked up is fully restored another reason why I decided to not wait till one was available closer and the price was right.
