Mercury Through The Years...

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Don't know how many boats Switzer built but my dad worked for them from 1952 out of high school to around 1962 and he built many Shooting Stars along with the many other models they produced. I like the old "wood" look, just don't have the patience to learn that craft! If I could ever find one of my dads old Hustler wood boats I would learn REAL quick... :D

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Originally Posted by 2us70

When I was just starting racing there was a guy running one of those wood "Shooting Stars" down here with an I motor on it. The guy was named Bill and he claimed he could not swim a lick. Said "that was what the life jacket was for". That was the only one of those boats I ever saw.

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

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Must be a newer build, has the late style connecting rods

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