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Thanks Rami for the help on the dimensions. John, the hinges came with the boat in a box of hardware when we got it. So whether they are original or not i couldn't tell you (this being the first thompson my dad and i have restored). As for the brass carriage carriage bolts they are indeed new. We go...

I was just wondering if anyone knew the dimensions for painting the blue that is behind the thompson emblem. My emblems are currently being chromed and i don't have a spare to use as a template and i was hoping to paint before the emblems return to me. I haven't posted in awhile so thought i would p...

I'm in the process of working on the decking of my seacoaster. I have a fair amount of water stains on the bow decking though. Was wondering if anybody knew any tricks for removing these stains. Thanks

I was just wondering if anyone knew of some good places to find mahogany marine plywood for the deck of my seacoaster?

It has been awhile since my last post and it occurred to me that i have never posted any pictures. So i thought i would try and do so. We have a 1960 Seacoaster. The process has been somewhat slow but we've been enjoying it every step of the way. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/evaneck/000_0...

The boat looks awesome. We are actually thinking of not using the copper anti fowling paint now that we've seen yours. Just not sure if we should or not.

Andreas,

I noticed that you didn't use any copper anti-fowling paint on the bottom of your boat. Did you not do this because of the year or just preference? My Dad grew up with thompson boats and they always had the copper paint on the bottom.

Hey all....thanks for all the tips on the keelson. It really helped make things go a lot smoother. I came across another question, this time involving the outer keel. When we got the boat and removed the outer keel it did not extend all the way to the rear of the boat. The keel itself was fairly new...

Thanks for all the help. Looks like i got my work cut out for me.

1960 475 Sea Coaster

Thanks for the info Andreas, it has been a huge help. We got our keelson built and almost ready to put back in and came across another question. The old keelson was rotted pretty bad and not fully intact and so we didn't know if it was attached to the transom in any way. So basically was just wonder...

In removing my keelson i noticed that it was held in by a lot of nails. I was just wondering if nails are the way to go when putting in the new keelson or if i should take some other route to secure it. Also, if nails are the way to go is there a specific nail i should use? (probably something that ...

Thanks for the info. It looks like we have a 475 sea coaster since it has back to back wood framed seats. If i have any more questions, which i'm sure i will, i'll definitely be post them.

And yes, Darrell is my uncle

Thanks again

I picked up a thompson and i'm trying to figure out exactly what i have.
measurements: width 6'1" length 15'10" circumference 38'3"
the number on the transom is J01501A (the A looks kind of like a triangle)
serial # 17718
75hp max
1350 lbs capacity

Thanks

I have a 1962 SeaCoaster. In the process of removing the keelson and in doing so found that the inner knee, i think it's called an inner knee, over hangs the keelson about 6 inches. Is there any special way to remove the keelson without removing the inner knee? Don't have pictures yet but will get s...