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frontier posted 07-16-2003 10:04 PM ET (US)
Need pro's & con's on a Homelite Bearcat 55 outboard for a Sakonnett restoration project. Cost to buy one. How well do they run?
brisboats posted 07-16-2003 11:01 PM ET (US)
I have a 1971 and think its a great motor. It runs smooth quiet and smoke free as a four cylce should. However it currently resides on a stand in my garage awaiting a classic hull to mount onto. I know of a few bearcats in every season use in upstate New York and still running strong. Cost to buy? Thats a tough question as I have seen them from a few hundred dollars up to $2,000. They are an interesting motor that was way ahead of its time and seems to attract a lot of attention. Please see the historical articles in the reference section as there is a link to the bearcat guru from Pennsylvania.
Brian
jimh posted 07-17-2003 12:09 AM ET (US)
My article about the Bearcat 55 may help you.
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/history/bearcat.html
They seem to still be popular in northern California.
frontier posted 07-17-2003 01:23 AM ET (US)
Great article. Thanks Jim!

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Author	Topic: Homelite 55. Good? Bad? Cost?
frontier	posted 07-16-2003 10:04 PM ET (US) Need pro's & con's on a Homelite Bearcat 55 outboard for a Sakonnett restoration project. Cost to buy one. How well do they run?
brisboats	posted 07-16-2003 11:01 PM ET (US) I have a 1971 and think its a great motor. It runs smooth quiet and smoke free as a four cylce should. However it currently resides on a stand in my garage awaiting a classic hull to mount onto. I know of a few bearcats in every season use in upstate New York and still running strong. Cost to buy? Thats a tough question as I have seen them from a few hundred dollars up to $2,000. They are an interesting motor that was way ahead of its time and seems to attract a lot of attention. Please see the historical articles in the reference section as there is a link to the bearcat guru from Pennsylvania. Brian
jimh	posted 07-17-2003 12:09 AM ET (US) My article about the Bearcat 55 may help you. http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/history/bearcat.html They seem to still be popular in northern California.
frontier	posted 07-17-2003 01:23 AM ET (US) Great article. Thanks Jim!