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billschaller
Senior Member Username: billschaller
Post Number: 691 Registered: 12-2003

| Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 10:59 am: |
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Joseph Van Blerck Marine Engine Vintage http://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-Joseph-Van-Blerck-Marine-Engine-Vintage-1900s-JVB- Atwater-Bosch-Kingston-/201673011251?hash=item2ef4a5f033:g:kHMAAOSwzaJX4XbB&vxp= mtr not mine, looks pretty. |
   
robert
Senior Member Username: robert
Post Number: 896 Registered: 07-2003
| Posted on Friday, July 21, 2017 - 12:48 am: |
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This engine was featured here a few years back when it was being resuscitated by the present(?) owners. Looks pretty...expensive. |
   
keith
Senior Member Username: keith
Post Number: 503 Registered: 02-2002

| Posted on Friday, July 21, 2017 - 10:29 pm: |
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I don't expect that anyone on this forum would consider the asking price anything close to the reasonable value. We saw this engine at Mystic. Ran very poorly. Would require a total rebuild to be desired. And certainly at a lot lower price. I wouldn't normally post this kind of response, but I don't want anyone to be unaware of what is being promoted. Just know what you are getting. |
   
ernie
Senior Member Username: ernie
Post Number: 2395 Registered: 01-2002

| Posted on Saturday, July 22, 2017 - 10:04 am: |
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I agree with Keith |
   
miro
Senior Member Username: miro
Post Number: 914 Registered: 11-2001

| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 09:35 am: |
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Is this the engine running ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqeuUMazVEU miro |
   
keith
Senior Member Username: keith
Post Number: 504 Registered: 02-2002

| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 06:20 pm: |
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Maybe |