Mercury Dealership Treasures

[427Man]

WOW After I bought the boat the first thing my friend Bud said was "too bad your puttin a OMC on it" now Darrel you are on me too! Al kidden aside I ONLY had mercs ( a 200 2.4 on my Grady Cuddy in my driveway still)and a 84 115 merc on my dive boat plus countless 50s mark motors when I was young. Lately when I bought a Carson CVX17 with a 140 OMC I was very impressed with the performance. The 140 goin on the Viper produces a LOT more hp than stock and only weights about 265 lbs. Couldn't walk away from that as I really have wanted a "hot rod". But then again if I saw an XS ya never know! BTW I may have found a 40hp 15" Tiller Merc for my 11' SLT inflatable....look out 200 hp PWCs!!!! Gary

I get it Gary, but you do have a rare opportunity here. I am going to pick up my XS from Canada in January. In the process of my search I found 2 others for sale right now... just saying.

[troybell]

If gentleman Bill Seebold is the driver of the two-seater Seebold hull, then I would feel comfortably safe and in good hands. Wearing the 50 MPH impact vest, would be an enjoyable experience, riding with and behind the veteran ace Mr. Seebold.

That easily could be Earl Benz or one of the other race drivers on the payroll. Earl took Dad to 120mph although he was not supposed to exceed 90 with a dealer on board.

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Yeppers... I just got and email about this thread. LOL.

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[troybell]

Well Dad is now a sprite of just 84 boating seasons. A true treasure to be with. I found his Dealer Conference Member bracelet. I will get it cleaned up and put up a post. No news of old Dealers? It was a hey day for sure. Cheers.

[99fxst99]

Barn find...actually marine antique shop
Never out of the box, and had a page from May 1973 Motorboating and Sailing magazine announcing the availability of the toys at your local mercury dealer for $8.88.I paid a bit more than that....