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hi all, had a question about winterizing my 1962 75hp johnson super sea-horse that is mounted on my 1961 19ft thompson offshore boat, i want to be able to use my winterizing kit that i bought at west marine a few years ago, very simple plastic tank that holds about 5 gallons of antifreeze, are there...

thank you very much peter, you have a nice boat, i will send you photos of my boat, hope it will compare to your original boat, there are some hodging on some ribs and possibly some frame work also, loved to here your thoughts.

talk again soon
have a great day
jeff
1961 19ft cortland built offshore

that would be great, thank you peter

jeff

1961 19ft cortland built offshore

hi all, i am with my 1961 19ft cortland built offshore model and have questions about the ribs and frame work, most of the ribs from the seat back to transom will need replacement, also the stringers have some rot and other support frame work also, do each of the ribs continue under the keelson and ...

SORRY PETER, MY BOAT I FOUND OUT FROM THE MARINERS MUSEUM AND ANDREAS THAT I HAVE A 1961 CORTLAND 19FT OFFSHORE MODEL. I AM STILL INTERESTED IN SOME PHOTOS OF YOUR FLOOR TO COMPARE TO MY OFFSHORE MODEL

THANKS JEFF
1961 19FT CORTLAND OFFSHORE

thanks pete for your valuable info, i am with my boat today and did notice the ribs appear to be longer than i thought, i was not sure if they ran gunwale to gunwale, so you are saying that they are staggered in a sense? really need to determine the correct lenght for all ribs from the seating area ...

hi, looking to find the correct bottom paint for my 1961 19ft offshore model thompson, currently it appears to be green, also where can i buy the correct masonite floor that is alos green?

thank you

THANKS ANREAS, i do have quite a bit of old growth heart pine that i had milled from old factory timbers, my home is all heart pine trim with solid fir doors, i am building a desk and bookcases, i may use some for timbers.

thanks again
jeff

hi again andreas, i will take better photos next weekend of the bilge, i was also wondering if other wood can be used for structual purpose's? i have alot of old growth heart pine and tiger maple, would either of these woods be good for frame work in the bilge? also thinking of using either wood to ...

as far as i know, the owner before the owner i bought the boat from tried some sloppy rib work that needs to be removed, i can send you a photo, maybe you can tell.

thanks
jeff

thanks for the link andreas, i have a question about the replacing some other wood on the floor, there are a box shape frame around the ribs that appear to be in need of replacement, white oak is the wood to use i assume, is straight grain white oak what i should buy? what is the size of the wood? l...

thanks andreas, i tried to find the brochures but was not able to, is there a specific link to the catalogs/brochures?

thanks again
jeff

hi andreas, recieved a email today from patti hinson, she found that my boat is in the thompson collection, there is a entry for hull # 13978, 10-16-61, sold to taylor marine, 19', she is going to mail me a copy of the ledger sheet and photocopies from a thompson advertising brochure. this is awsome...

thanks andreas for your help, i've gone ahead and emailed jwarren @ the mariners museum, we will see what they have to say.

thanks again for your hard work and devotion

jeff

hi again andreas, i just found more information on my 1962 19ft offshore model thompson boat, thompson boat co. of new york inc is a wholly subsidiary of chris-craft corp of cortland new york after january 1962, i believe i have this offshore model because the lenght is 19ft. i want to know your opi...