rikerdg
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I collect and restore Homelite/Bearcat outboards
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Post by rikerdg on Nov 20, 2023 13:41:10 GMT -5
I've been restoring a 1961 Homelite outboard.   |
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Post by ronaldt on Nov 20, 2023 20:52:17 GMT -5
Welcome to house of homelite! That outboard is way cool!! Thanks for sharing
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Post by blythkd on Nov 22, 2023 17:31:42 GMT -5
Yeah I like that. Did Homelite build them or were they licensed from another outboard manufacturer?
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rikerdg
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I collect and restore Homelite/Bearcat outboards
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Post by rikerdg on Dec 11, 2023 19:11:28 GMT -5
Homelite did build them. After Textron sold the Homelite Outboard to Fisher-Pierce, they continued to build them until Fisher-Pierce took over manufacturing them in about 1966 and changed the name to Bearcat 55. Fisher-Pierce split off the Boston Whaler portion of the business in 1969 but closed due to bankruptcy in 1971.
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