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Doesn't this look like a cool, fun toy!! 8 years 3 months ago #126900

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As usual, love the white Merc

appleton.craigslist.org/bpo/5775524729.html

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1963 Lone Star Triton w/ 1979 55 hp Johnson (soon 1963 Merc 850!!!)
1968 Lone Star Mustang w/1974 70 hp Evinrude
1974 Marlin with 1971 Merc 1350
1980 Glastron GT-150 w/1977 115 hp Johnson ( soon 1977 Merc...

Re:Doesn't this look like a cool, fun toy!! 8 years 3 months ago #126936

That is pretty cool indeed!
The old Sid-Craft was a pretty well designed hydro back in the day.
I would have had to have it about (40) years ago, but it makes my bones hurt just looking at it today!
I attached a picture of me in my old Neal hydro.
:lol: :) :laugh:
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Re:Doesn't this look like a cool, fun toy!! 8 years 3 months ago #126938

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the boat does seem to lack some basic creature comforts - like a padded seat or even a seat at all!!

From the look of that picture it appeared that you were about to catch some air!!

How fast would the 35 hp push one of those? I would imagine it would be pretty fast since the boat and driver would be close to the same weight.

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Remember - There's always room for one more project!! (not really, my garage is full!!)

1963 Lone Star Triton w/ 1979 55 hp Johnson (soon 1963 Merc 850!!!)
1968 Lone Star Mustang w/1974 70 hp Evinrude
1974 Marlin with 1971 Merc 1350
1980 Glastron GT-150 w/1977 115 hp Johnson ( soon 1977 Merc...

Re:Doesn't this look like a cool, fun toy!! 8 years 3 months ago #126943

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63LStriton wrote:

the boat does seem to lack some basic creature comforts - like a padded seat or even a seat at all!!

From the look of that picture it appeared that you were about to catch some air!!

How fast would the 35 hp push one of those? I would imagine it would be pretty fast since the boat and driver would be close to the same weight.


Definitely tough on the knees! You need a nice, thick cushion to kneel on, for sure. With a standard lower unit, it wouldn't go as fast as a racer but it certainly should do well in excess of 40mph with the right prop.

Back in the 80's I picked up a 9-1/2" flat-bottom "knee knocker" with a stock MK25 Merc powerhead on a Hydroshort racing mid-section/lower unit. It would go 44mph on Tiger Lake with busted rings (as I later found out!). I rebuilt the motor along with a 50hp carb & some "tuning" on the intake and it was a beast in the barrel, although I never got to run it on the boat.

A couple of years ago some Scumbags broke into my garage and guess what they stole, that motor! A real P*sser for sure! I do have something else power the boat so maybe one of these days; I'll just have to get a lot of padding for my old, aching knees!

At any rate, that's a really good deal for the boat & motor. Looks like it's set up very nicely and probably ready-to-run.

Doc, nice pic of your younger years, I assume that was taken on Island Lake??

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Re:Doesn't this look like a cool, fun toy!! 8 years 3 months ago #126986

Yuppp,...Island Lake, 98584
It was about 1974.
A Mark 58A on a Mark 30 pan, on a Mark 20H driveshaft housing and quicky foot.
I think the prop was a 2 blade stainless 13P.
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