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Re: Trolling Motor on Vintage Boat?
Here is a '56 Johnson 3hp next to a 35 hp on back of my 1960 Alumacraft FD. Mine is positioned far left. When the 3 is not in use, I turn it to the left and secure the fold down handle to the hand hold on the boat corner with a velcro strap. Works great. I...
Just finished restoration of a 1960 Alumacraft FD. Here are some over all pictures, I will follow up with some before and after pictures. The motor is a 1982 Johnson 35 hp that I restored and the trolling motor is an all original 1956 Johnson 3 hp. The old paint that was inside of the boat was...
If any one is looking for a MINT condition FD... this is it. Not my boat, I just found it on Craig's list.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/boa/1312523092.html