There were 4 strokes in 62'? 4-sale
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Bearcat/Homelites were close to '62, but that ad is way off. Hope the current owner is mixing oil with the gas. 
plymouthgrady
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They did make 4 strokes back then but that Mercury is not one of them. Im guessing its just a typo or something. For anyone interested I did a bunch of research as I was considering repowering my 72 Outrage with a set of twin 55 Bearcats.
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... arcat.html
http://www.adventurebearcatmarine.com/
http://www.4cyclemarine.com/bearcat.html
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... arcat.html
http://www.adventurebearcatmarine.com/
http://www.4cyclemarine.com/bearcat.html
My Father bought a 55 Homelite in 1962 for our 20' Winner Viscount.
Great motor( old Crosley 4 cyl turned vertical). Great torque and fuel economy. Extremely reliable with proper maintenance.
Later he sold the Winner without the motor, bought a 29' Drift R Cruise Houseboat, installed the Homelite and used it for at least an additional 7 years. Had a 13' Whaler as dinghy.
He was once featured in a Homelite ad in Popular Boating Magazine when a photo shoot of a Homelite powered 34' Drift R Cruise with a 16' Whaler took place near him. I still have the ad.
Great motor( old Crosley 4 cyl turned vertical). Great torque and fuel economy. Extremely reliable with proper maintenance.
Later he sold the Winner without the motor, bought a 29' Drift R Cruise Houseboat, installed the Homelite and used it for at least an additional 7 years. Had a 13' Whaler as dinghy.
He was once featured in a Homelite ad in Popular Boating Magazine when a photo shoot of a Homelite powered 34' Drift R Cruise with a 16' Whaler took place near him. I still have the ad.