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Alright, maybe it the wrong Mercury, but this little firecrackers pretty nice too! Its a KD-3 , 3HP. built in 1940. Its fished all over Ft.Gibson lake here in Okla. She still runs too! The only problem with this item is trying to find a catagory to list it under. Well, its getting hot here, maybe ill go fishin!
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mikielikes: spent many hours fishing with my Dad-he had a outboard very simular to this-you learn fast to get out of range of the dreaded pull cord.In 1946 he bought a new 5 Hp. outboard with the enclosed pull cord-seems to me it was a Sea King-
thanks mrmajestic 1 , Sean , officialfuel & sayer34, i can remember catching an elbow one time sittin to close to dad.
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