Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: What to do with Merc 450?

Posted by Binkie on 07/12/08 - 5:34 PM
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If you like to tinker with old machinery, why not join AOMCI. Check out their website. I have a `58 35hp Evinrude Lark on my 13 footer that I sometimes bring to their meets. They are a fun bunch and the knowledge of old outboards there is unbelievable. I miss read your first post, I thought your motor was from the early seventies. That is a valuable motor, if its the white one. Its 44 cu. in, and should say Thunderbolt on the block. I think I even have a starter, I`ll have to look. $30 plus frieght. I have some other parts for it too. The distributor if its good is worth some money. I had two of those motors, unfortunately they were only parts motors. I took them apart and sold the parts on e-Bay. Now the parts are scattered all over the country. That motor is very much in demand. If its freshwater, and if it runs, probably worth 7-8 hundred, or more. If you just need a starter you should be able to start the motor manually.
rich