lukecoomer
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2023
- Messages
- 6
I am new to the forum and just purchased my first boat. It is a 1974 Signa Echo with an 85hp Mercury 850 outboard motor. (fiberglass hull)
The boat also came with a trailer (1974 Shoreline) and title for both... you guys would not believe what I got this boat for.
I have big plans for this boat, motor, and trailer and will be posting my building process and everything along in this thread. I got the boat without knowing if it would run or not as I was told by the guy I got it from that he just purchased it and it sat in their yard... but they said it ran and was in the water a couple years ago and that the motor and boat was winterized and new cables were ran and that was about it.
When the cables were replaced, he said the guy didn't know how to put the MerControl system back together but all of the parts to do so were there. The engine was not covered for around 2 winter seasons and all the rain and snow got on it.
I hope you guys are excited for my build, I also want to help people out with the same boat/motor so I will be posting lots of useful information for people as I continue along with the build process.
The boat also came with a trailer (1974 Shoreline) and title for both... you guys would not believe what I got this boat for.
I have big plans for this boat, motor, and trailer and will be posting my building process and everything along in this thread. I got the boat without knowing if it would run or not as I was told by the guy I got it from that he just purchased it and it sat in their yard... but they said it ran and was in the water a couple years ago and that the motor and boat was winterized and new cables were ran and that was about it.
When the cables were replaced, he said the guy didn't know how to put the MerControl system back together but all of the parts to do so were there. The engine was not covered for around 2 winter seasons and all the rain and snow got on it.
I hope you guys are excited for my build, I also want to help people out with the same boat/motor so I will be posting lots of useful information for people as I continue along with the build process.