MarvK
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(Well, really it was a garage find)
So, my wife and I are coming back to our cottage, and the widow a few doors down is having her kids help her clean out the garage. We stopped and said hello.
She says, "We're cleaning out the garage and taking everything to the dump. Do you want anything?"
I said, "Sure, do you still have that old boat motor cart with wheels on it? I could use it to wheel my 7.5hp down to the water."
"I think so, come in and look."
I went into the garage and found the cart, and then I saw it. A 1956 5.5hp CD-13A sitting on a homemade stand up against the wall. The little brother to my 7.5hp AD-10 I got just a few weeks ago, same year!
"What are you going to do that motor?"
"Well, we're going to take it to the dump. No one wanted it. It probably hasn't run in 40 years."
I said "No you're not! I'll take it, and see if I can get it running again."
So, now I have 4 motors. 2 that are running, and 2 that are going to run again. It's a bit rough looking, has a broken shift lever that's been welded back together, and also the cowl mount has been welded back on. I assume it fell over at some point as they are on the same side. The clamp on one side of the hood is missing too.
So, 1 motor, 1 stand, and 1 cart, for free!!!!!!!!
Marv
Here's a few pics;
So, my wife and I are coming back to our cottage, and the widow a few doors down is having her kids help her clean out the garage. We stopped and said hello.
She says, "We're cleaning out the garage and taking everything to the dump. Do you want anything?"
I said, "Sure, do you still have that old boat motor cart with wheels on it? I could use it to wheel my 7.5hp down to the water."
"I think so, come in and look."
I went into the garage and found the cart, and then I saw it. A 1956 5.5hp CD-13A sitting on a homemade stand up against the wall. The little brother to my 7.5hp AD-10 I got just a few weeks ago, same year!
"What are you going to do that motor?"
"Well, we're going to take it to the dump. No one wanted it. It probably hasn't run in 40 years."
I said "No you're not! I'll take it, and see if I can get it running again."
So, now I have 4 motors. 2 that are running, and 2 that are going to run again. It's a bit rough looking, has a broken shift lever that's been welded back together, and also the cowl mount has been welded back on. I assume it fell over at some point as they are on the same side. The clamp on one side of the hood is missing too.
So, 1 motor, 1 stand, and 1 cart, for free!!!!!!!!
Marv
Here's a few pics;
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