1962 Birchcraft, made in Seattle, cosmetically rebuilt by a shop there in the late 90s. We bought it w/o motor for $3500 and
brought it home for six months of my efforts on structural rebuilding, and the addition of a 1962 Merc 500 I acquired in ugly
shape from UncleWayne, rebuilt and had professionally repainted by EuroCal of Santa Rosa. I would sand and sand and sand
on the parts, and wizard would come along, close his eyes, feel the surface, and say "nope, not smooth enough yet." Good
thing for wizards or it wouldn't look as good. :o)
The Decal Story: At a Tomahawk AOMCI meet in early 2000s I found a 62Merc500 with these decals. Was unsuccessful at learning
where they were made. In 2007, I found that motor for sale on ebay, and through that contact found the sign shop is Oshkosh
(I think). Got the decals, and the result is just what we needed.
