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Wilcox Crittenden also sold one of these aluminum drip pans but without the drain.

sgower wrote: Original price when sold new $4.63... This guy is looking for $400.00 minimum...

Yeah, I was thinking about that. I see that a Vagabond sold new in 1954 for about $500. How much to you think the same boat would sell for new today? Maybe $7500? So an increase of 15x for inflation in 60 years.

This guy seems to be aiming for 80x the original price. So he's off by a factor of 5 or 6...

I also think it's kind of funny that he says "...In all my years of collecting, I've never seen one of these", followed by "It's a must-have item for anyone with an old Mercury." Seems a bit of a contradiction...

Original price when sold new $4.63... This guy is looking for $400.00 minimum...

Boatboy wrote: I believe it's to catch oil drippings from the motor.

OMC never made these, I guess that is because they do not drip...

RickG wrote: Wow! The seller is awfully proud of it. Interesting to see if the bidding hits his reserve.

He sure is. It looks painted too.

here you go

I believe it's to catch oil drippings from the motor.

Wow! The seller is awfully proud of it. Interesting to see if the bidding hits his reserve.

HawkEyes wrote: I get the motor plate, but what's the tray for?

With the drain tube out the back it looks like it is to catch water and let it drain back out of the boat.

I get the motor plate, but what's the tray for?