SCHUCO FERNLENK INFLATABLE LAUNCH BOAT W/OUTBOARD & BOX 100% WORKING & COMPLETE

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HERE I AM OFFERING UP A VINTAGE, SCHUCO, CLOCKWORK "FERNLENK-SCHLAUCHBOOT" WHICH IN ENGLISH MEANS "REMOTE STEERING INFLATABLE BOOT". THIS SCHUCO OUTBOARD INFLATABLE BOAT WAS JUST TESTED TODAY, THE 11TH OF FEBRUARY AND IT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND WORKS AS IT IS DESIGNED TO WORK AND SPECIFIED ON THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL BOX.
I HAVE DECIDED TO LIQUIDATE SOME OF MY VARIOUS VINTAGE ITEMS, TO INCLUDE SOME OF MY SCHUCO, TECHNOFIX, CRAGSTAN, BANDAI, ALPS, MARX, ETC MODELS/TOYS.
I STARTED OFF FOCUSING ON MY PORSCHE MODELS, BUT, SOON REALIZED THAT I HAD SO MUCH MORE STASHED AWAY! MY DAD WAS A SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC BACK IN THE 50'S THROUGH THE EARLY 90'S. AS SUCH HE WAS ENTRUSTED TO DO A LOT OF TABLE TOP SHOWS AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT I HAVE SQUIRRELED AWAY OVER THE DECADES. THE MANUFACTURERS HE DID NOT REPRESENT, HE ALWAYS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BARTERED WITH THEIR SALESMEN TO VARIOUS SHOWS/EXHIBITS!
COMING FROM A FAMILY OF SIX (6) IT WAS ONLY NATURAL FOR MY DAD TO BE A 365 DAY A YEAR SANTA CLAUS! HE NEVER ... NEVER CAME HOME WITHOUT HIS STATION WAGON FILLED UP WITH GOODIES!
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND MY PASSION WITH THESE ITEMS THAT I OFFER HERE! EVERYTHING I LIST IS FULLY TESTED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM ME THAT IS NOT ONLY AS DESCRIBED, BUT BETTER! IN ALL HONESTY, IF IT DOES NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD, YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT LISTED BY ME!  OK ... ENOUGH ABOUT ME AND WHAT I DO.......
ONCE AGAIN, THIS SCHUCO BOAT IS WORKING AS NEW! IT HAS A VERY CLEVER SLIDE ON POWERFUL OUTBOARD ENGINE. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY TRULY "INFLATABLE" BOATS WHICH I HAVE SEEN WITH A TRUE VINTAGE ORIGIN. THE CLEVER INFLATABLE HULL IS DESIGNED EXACTLY AS IT'S LARGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS (THE REAL THINGS) ARE DESIGNED! THIS 763 360 MODEL IS RARELY LOCATED HERE ON EBAY (OR ELSEWHERE FOR THAT MATTER!) AND HERE YOU HAVE A COMPLETE, WORKING, BOXED EXAMPLE OF THIS BOAT.
THIS BOAT WILL COME TO YOU ALREADY INFLATED WITH THE FLOORBOARD, NOSE PIECE/DASHBOARD SECTION, WINDSHIELD, SEAT, GAS CAN AND FLOAT IN PLACE. THESE ARE EASILY REMOVED AS THEY ARE SIMPLY SLID INTO PLACE AND OR SNAP INTO PLACE. NOTHING IS GLUED OR LOCKED DOWN. THE OUTBOARD ENGINE WILL BE MOUNTED ON THE STERN BOARD (AS IT COMES THIS WAY FROM THE FACTORY) AND SIMPLY SLIDES INTO PLACE ON THE STERNS NOTCH OF THIS BOAT. THE OAR, STEERING WHEEL, LIFE RING  AND STEERING CABLE ARE FREE FLOATING AND NOT ATTACHED. THE STEERING CABLE IS CONNECTED TO THE FEMALE SQUARE RECEIVER LOCATED IN THE CENTER-REAR OF THE BOAT. THE OPPOSITE END HAS A THIN RUBBER TUBE WHICH SLIDES INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE OAR SIMPLY GET PLACED INTO THE BOAT AND THE LIFE RING DROPS DOWN ONTO THE SMALL "L" SHAPED TAB LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE OUTBOARDS MOTOR MOUNT AT THE REAR OF THE BOAT. THAT'S IT! IT'S READY FOR USE OR DISPLAY.
IF YOU DO PLAN ON TESTING OR USING THIS BOAT, YOU FIRST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WOUND UP AND THIS IS DONE VIA THE TOP OF THE OUTBOARD'S "KEY" (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD). A FEW CLOCKWARDS TWISTS IS ALL YOU'LL NEED .... DO NOT OVERWIND THIS AS THE INTERNAL SPRING IS OLD AND THESE SPRINGS HAVE A TENDENCY TO BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAK OVER TIME AND HIGH USE. ON ONE SIDE OF THIS OUTBOARD YOU HAVE THE "ON~OFF" LEVER PUSHED TO THE REAR OF THE BOAT IS "OFF" WHILE PULLING IT FORWARD WILL POWER UP THE CLOCKWORK OUTBOARD IN THE "ON" POSITION. IT SHOULD BE "OFF" TO BE WOUND UP AND SWITCHED TO "ON" ONLY WHEN PLACED INTO A BODY OF WATER. THE WATER WILL ADD DRAG AND KEEP THE SPRING FROM UNWINDING TOO QUICKLY, WHICH COULD DAMAGE THE SPRING PERMANENTLY.
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS INCLUDED AND IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE. YOU DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT SCUFF MARKS AND SOME SHELF RASH FROM DECADES OF STORAGE. IT IS STILL STRONGLY PUT TOGETHER BY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL STAPLES, NO TAPE OR GLUE HAS EVER BEEN ADDED. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES, THE GRAPHICS ARE OLD AND PRETTY BASIC, BUT STILL CLEAR AND COLORFUL. THIS BOX DOES DISPLAY VERY NICELY WITH THIS BOAT (AS PICTURED IN MY FIRST PICTURE).
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT SECTION OF THIS LISTING AND DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE..... WHAT YOU SEE HERE YOU WILL RECEIVE ME AS THIS IS A ONE-OFF.  IF YOU'D LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK......
THIS SCHUCO FERNLENK-SCHLAUCHBOOT WILL BE SENT TO YOU DOMESTICALLY VIA THE USPS PRIORITY MAIL AND WILL, OF COURSE, BE FULLY INSURED. THE TRACKING NUMBER WILL BE PLACED INTO BOTH EBAY AND PAYPAL'S (IF USED) RECORDS BY THE DAYS END ON THE DAY THAT I CREATE IT'S SHIPPING LABEL.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP) AS THIS METHOD OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DOES HAVE SOME PROTECTION BUILT INTO IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS FROM FAR AWAY LANDS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS! THIS METHOD OF SHIPPING DOES HAVE CERTAIN ADVANTAGES FOR "WE THE SELLERS".
PLEASE NOTE
THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH CAN AND MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HERE OF.  SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU......
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
" OR "
BLUE
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER-S
O-
LIGHTLY
USED,
SCHUCO FERNLENK-SCHLAUCHBOOT MIT AUBENBORDER OR INFLATABLE LAUNCH BOOT WITH OUTBOARD ENGINE WITH IT'S
ORIGINAL BOX & ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES
AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JO
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INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PRIOR TO, OR UPON, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU.