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    Mercury Classic 50 High RPM Issues.

    I have a Mercury Classic 50, 45hp 4cyl 2-stroke, serial# 0C133460 attached to my 1964 14' Arkansas Traveler that I recently rescued from the woods and did a superficial restoration. Very cool little boat! I replaced the old frozen Evenrude Lark III with this Merc and the motor runs and pulls...
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    Props, Props, and More Props!!!

    I wanna ask a few questions on props and pitch, but first an explanation of that ridicules avatar I have above my name, lol. The iPad won't let me drag that little white box to choose that part of the picture to show so I have to get to my laptop to fix it later. So for the time being, yes, you...
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    The 1964 Arkansas Traveler Didn't Sink!! :)

    Because I wanted to get this thing in the water as soon as possible, I have put off the total restoration for over the winter and cleaned her up really nice. So, I popped in a nice set of back to back seats that I modified with my own base boxes that I turned into storage compartments wrapped in...
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    Benefits Of The Lapstrake Hull Design

    As a newbie to the boat scene (in regards to ownership. I've been the pilot and docking ace for many others, lol), I was given and old 1962 Traveler Polaris 14 foot runabout and one of the things that really caught my eye was that lapstrake hull design. Just looks beautiful. I have read a few...
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    1962 Traveler Windshield Replacement

    Although that Plexus stuff did a great job clearing up the plexiglass windshield, it still has that big crack in it so I want to get a replacement as close to the original design as possible. I have contacted Retro Boats and they seem to be one of the only places around the web that I can find...
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    Well here goes!! 1962 Traveler Polaris is getting a new life!!

    I was over at this woman's house picking up an old vintage Singer sewing machine (I have a heavy materials sewing shop and on the side I restore these old vintage domestic sewing machines). After getting the sewing machine transaction finished she asks me if I like old boats. "Sure!" Comes...
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