1956 Aristocraft Torpedo Wood Boat Mercury 400 Outboard for sale in Atlanta, Georgia

$2,100

I think the Aristocraft Torpedo is the most lovely mahogany wood boat ever created. The first show I took it to I placed 2nd and the motor was not even completed. I had many individuals return for a 2nd as well as 3rd

appearance, the lines and design of this boat are incredible and very capturing to the eye. The Hardware is all cast aluminum and like no others I have seen. The vintage bullet style front lights shriek I'm from the fifties and the blonde wood hood scoop is incredible. This boat is still being made today In Atlanta by the initial household who began production back in the forties/ fifties for these boats. I believe this particular boat was developed in 1999. I got this boat some time ago the initial owner had and was an enthusiastic collector pulled this boat from his collection to sell for a brand-new automobile. When I got it it had a newer motor on it that did not look right for this boat so I began the project of discovering a great vintage mercury motor for this boat which is what some of these early boats included from the manufacturing facility. This boat is in great shape and the motor is as clean as any you will certainly find and runs excellent I have idled this motor up the water for over an hour and never ever even fouled a plug and when you struck the throttle within one boat length she is planed and gone. I would think it to run in between 30-40 miles per hour the old original vintage speedometer I believe might be off a little. The design of the motor is Merc 400S serial # is 1988426 which I believe makes it a 1960 or 1961 45 hp motor, it has electric beginning and also comes with the initial 2 blade brass prop. I transferred the new Optima dry cell gell battery to the nose of the boat. Set up a classic design 12 volt cigarette lighter that I make use of the port to charge the battery through. The motor starts right up everytime and had actually been completly gone with when I bought it, I have actually put a total amount of perhaps 15-20 hrs on the motor, simply for insurance I set up a new water pump impeller this in 2013. All lights work and look terrific, also I installed a small bilge pump in the rear and have utilized it extremely little. This boat is extremely tight and handles little to no water. This is a smaller boat 14' however can lug four individuals and pull skiers. It is extremely nimble and very light in the water. I do also have the lower seat cushions that match the backs, I pulled them up for the pictures to show the quality of the wood. The floor boards have been repainted/ color matched to the light green piping trim in the seat cushions. The control is a recovered merc control and shifts fine has the initial secret and choke button in the control that also still works fantastic. The guiding wheel is an original vintage very extremely unusual mercury kiekhaefer quicksilver solid cast aluminum wheel painted to match the motor and control with a great deal of information work to it. I also included the mercury kiekhaefer disrobe the hood scoop to match the logos on the steering wheel and the logo on the motor face plate and include a clean racey look. The gas can is also custom I moved it from the corner had it remodelled to clear the transom plate and it is now centered in the boat to help with keeping all weight in the center of boat, this levelled all that fuel weight in the rear of the boat. This can is likewise extremely detailed with a total repaint right down to including the fuel level needle. The tank was also seal coated on the inside. A new mercury decal applied and looks fantastic. The finish is in great shape with only numerous small flaws from being made use of, the very first being an extremely light anxiety crack in scoop the other is a little 2-1/2" scratch on the side of boat near the back, and a small chip where the motor hood struck back plate when it was raised to high to set on highway peg. The yellow bottom made require a repaint quickly I think another period would be ok. All 3 flaws are really little and don't eliminate from the boat at all and could be easily retouched. The boat will also include the very good more recent shorelander trailer. I did not get a registration for the trailer should not be very hard to obtain one I do have the original boat registration from the previous owner it is a georgia boat registration. The registration shows the boat as a 1956. The trailer transports this boat excellent and really simple to load and tow. Consisted of is a canvas custom-made made very nice boat cover. This boat is very very good ready to show or enjoy on the water. I have many lots of hours in getting it to resemble it does, And let me inform you she is a attention getter it is almost as enjoyable to see individuals gauck when you are pulling it down the road as when it is in the water.


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