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Hi Dan, When I bought my boat it had a strap that went over the gunals just behind the axle. That made no sense to me on a wooden boat. I put 2 large eyes on the trailer below the eyes on the back of the boat. I bought 2 shorter tie down straps and use them with no problems. I bought them at a sport...

Hi Dan, Is there a hook on one end of the chain? The chain might be a safety chain in case you forget to hook the latch or it releases on it's own.It keeps it from tilting when you don't want it to. If you unhook the chain when you are useing it, the trailer will tilt farther. I don't have a chain o...

Hi Dan, I back the trailer in far enough to take the weight of the boat off the bunks in the back but still have some weight on the rollers for control. I also try not to get the back tires of my truck to the edge of the water because at most landings it get very slick below that. As for the "s...

Jim,
Another possibility is www.oldmercs.com. They seem to have a preety good selection of new and used parts. I have a 1963 Merc 850 and have done some browsing on the site myself. They even have some of the decals for some of the older motors. Good luck.
Bill Dunn

I would just like to tell you guys what a great site you have here. I bought a 1959 Sea Lancer in November of '07 and found this site shortly after. I was at the show in Marinette last summer and shared this story with Andeas and he got a kick out of it, so I thought I would pass it along. I bought ...