Alumacraft Queen Merrie

Its time to sell my 1959 18 Alumacraft Queen Merrie, it comes with an excellent 1958 Evinrude Starlite 50 HP and a solid trailer with a light tongue weight. This boat was fully restored (off trailer) from scratch (see original photo), all new wood, NOS parts with the attempt to stay original as possible but also to make it useful for fishing, cruising, skiing (the engine will easily pull up two skiers excellent torque) and shows. The front deck rails are original and show great patina wear, in some places to the brass, they would be impossible to find these days. All chrome and stainless is excellent with the exception of the windshield corner supports which show pitting and have been sanded smooth but these too would be impossible to find. The mahogany dash surround is not stock but makes for a nice appearance.

All controls work as they should, the electric choke is tied to the ignition, turns on when pushed, comes with bilge pumps but has no leaks. Includes a new Lowrance GPS and depth/fish finder. All safety equipment is included including life jackets, lights, horn, etc. everything that meets federal and Tennessee requirements. Has one vented 12-gallon fuel tank and 5 gallons reserve, excellent deep cell battery, vintage correct trolling motor that works great. Full canvas top that can be used as a Bimini type or as a full camper cover as shown in the pictures. Everything works as it should.

The photos in the water were taken last Saturday, the engine fires up, idles great transitions to high rev smoothly, shifts easy. The boat handles very well, very smooth through rough lake water, corners with grace and pulls into a plane so smoothly the transition is not noticeable. All in all, an excellent classic runabout.

I am 76 years old can no longer launch the boat myself, my son-in-law helped to get it into the water last week (its an easy task). I wanted to test it before putting her up for sale to make sure that all was good. The only problem I found is that the shift dog has worn and will occasionally pop out of gear under load. I have purchased a NOS shift dog but am unable to install the new one due my lack of mobility. I have done it before; it is an easy job with no fancy tools. The boat can be used as is, but until the dog is replaced it will skip out of gear and can damage related gears if use is prolonged. It wont skip at lower speeds so if you are just fishing, its fine

Anyway, I hate to let her go and I have set no reserve but will start the auction at a low $1950 and will sell to the highest bidder. If you know the boat and motor, you know what its worth sadly it is time to move on. I will be happy to answer any and all questions.

Please note: Tennessee is not a title state for boats, outboards or even trailers, no license plates are required for the trailer, so this is bill of sale only.

Thanks for your time.

Dave