Re: 16' 1969 Evinrude Sportsman 155

Jim Orfino,

I have a 1965 Sweet 16 in great shape... that may be available. I am in
Denver...

Contact me if you are interested... I can send you pictures...
> Edmonton Alberta. I am quite specific, it has to be the Sweet 16.
>
> jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Graczkowski
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: 16' 1969 Evinrude Sportsman 155
>
>
> Jim,
> Where are you from? I am still trying to sell my 1966 Evinrude Sportsman 150.
> Eric
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jim orfino
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 11:48 PM
> Subject: Re: 16' 1969 Evinrude Sportsman 155
>
>
> Hey Mike
>
> Nice to hear you still have your Sweet 16. I'm trying to find one locally up
> here but they seem to be few and far between. If I knew about all the rules and
> regs about bringing a boat across the border I'd go stateside and check out a
> few that were listed on the website. I've even tried tracking down my dad's old
> sweet 16, no luck though, it must be stashed in the bush somewhere.
>
> Jim Orfino
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mstvsnd@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: 16' 1969 Evinrude Sportsman 155
>
>
> Hey Matt
>
> I can understand your wife's lack of enthusiasm; OMCs are boats that you
> either love or hate, mostly based on looks. I've got a 1964 Sweet 16 (basically
> your boat but with a closed bow and an outboard, which I had to swap also as the
> original HydroFlite 90 threw a wrist pin), and although I loved it from the
> start, my wife had to get used to it.
>
> For what it's worth, it's a good boat for our fairly shallow lake. Very
> stable in calm water and good crossing wakes if you take them at 90 degrees,
> although it can slap mightily in rough conditions. Also a great fishing boat as
> the original seats come out individually, leaving lots of flat side-to-side
> floor space to roam around. Yours would be even more spacioius with the open
> bow.
>
> If it was my boat and I didn't absolutely hate the look of it, I'd
> probably modify it for the Merc. Based on the odd eBay listing and various web
> boat classified sites (allaboutboats.com is a good one) that I've seen over the
> years, I'd be surprised if you got much over $400-$500 for the boat and trailer
> minus engine, if that. I don't think there's lots of collector interest out
> there. My opinion is you'd get more value in enjoyment than money for the hull.
>
> Good luck and let us know what you decide.
>
> Mike Stevesand
Received on Thursday, 17 July 2003