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Marv 49 · 10-31-2021, 02:14 PM

Boy I love your 36’. My grandpa had a 36 as well as the 49 Mercury that I now take care of. My uncle still has the 36 that we refer to as Elenor do to the name of the lady who owned it back in the 50’s. She had a new motor put in, but whoever did the work installed a V8 but no fan since there was no room for it. Grandpa would only drive it out in the country where he didn’t have to worry about overheating. Somewhere along the ate 60’s or 70’s he bought a new 60 hp motor out of Mexico is the story I remember but never installed it. One of my jobs when I spent time at their house in the summer was to take the plugs out, squirt oil in each and turn it over several times. I really hope to sometime to either help my uncle put it together correctly or make it my own. Thanks for the memories! Keep driving them!

10-31-2021, 02:14 PM	#3
Marv 49 Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Southern Illinois....NOT Chicago! Posts: 30	Re: fall is here Boy I love your 36’. My grandpa had a 36 as well as the 49 Mercury that I now take care of. My uncle still has the 36 that we refer to as Elenor do to the name of the lady who owned it back in the 50’s. She had a new motor put in, but whoever did the work installed a V8 but no fan since there was no room for it. Grandpa would only drive it out in the country where he didn’t have to worry about overheating. Somewhere along the ate 60’s or 70’s he bought a new 60 hp motor out of Mexico is the story I remember but never installed it. One of my jobs when I spent time at their house in the summer was to take the plugs out, squirt oil in each and turn it over several times. I really hope to sometime to either help my uncle put it together correctly or make it my own. Thanks for the memories! Keep driving them!