[T3] E10

[topnotch at nycap.rr.com]

WEll the Old Merc 400 speaks for itself, its still around after 52 years and other than seals in the lower unit and some rubber fuel parts its never been touched!  Still has the original timing belt!  THe rig looks pretty good hooked up behind the Squareback...

KEith


---- Gary Forsmo <gbforsmo at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Dave --
> 
> On Keith's behalf, his Mercury outboard isn't "just an outboard", it's a
> well-loved piece of vintage machinery, and goes well with the lovely Pen-Yan
> speedboat that has been in the family for decades and which Keith has
> lovingly and beautifully restored.
> 
> Good for Keith.
> 
> I did NOT want to extol the incomparable virtues of Mercury outboards
> too vociferously because some members on the List know I worked in
> Corporate Mercury for over 25+ years.  It might have been construed as
> "boastful".
> 
> I worked for Merc when 99.% of all production outboards
> (Mercury/Johnson/Evinrude) were manufactured in a stretch of 115 miles
> from Fond du Lac, WI to Waukegan, IL.  That fact, always seemed unique
> to me.
> 
> In those early years, I was extremely proud to work for the best
> outboard motor company in the world.
> 
> OK ... I'll get off my soapbox, now.
> 
> Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
> Rockport, TX (winter)
> Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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