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Posted on the AOMCI "webvertize" page , for sale a Classic Bear Cat 55 outboard. This is a 4 cycle motor, may be of interest to the Thompson folks that have to contend with "2 cycle rules" . I have no connection to this motor or seller, just passing along the info http://www.aomc...

It all depends on how badly you want to save it! Shake, rattle and roll with sharp cornered metal bits, nuts work good. Solution to use depends on type of "crud". If old stale gas varnish use caustic cleaner first, rinse rinse rinse. After most of the loose rust is remover finish with acid...

Yes, it sounds like you have it right. The plywood plank that the keel (garboard plank) has to rest flush on the keelson and the ribs. The edge of the keelson that mates to the garboard should have it's surface planed to match the varying angle of the ribs as you move forward from the transom to the...

Those "outside boards" actually support the ribs. Be sure that those boards are tight to the ribs. In the original construction, where the hull was built upside down, the rib ends were first nailed to those "outside boards" to secure location and then drilled and screwed. There i...

Craig, first off ... welcome aboard. much good knowledge here, just keep asking. As for the inside of the hull, a lot depends on what you are trying achieve and the condition you are starting with. have you considered a good scrubbing with an agressive cleaner like TSP to clean thing up followed by ...

100% right on! Miles your letter said it all... with authority! My $0.02 worth... judging, even where possible to an authoritive standard is a dangerous slippery slope. I have owned a 1931 Model A Ford coupe since I was in high school , 1964. I did what many back in those days considered a pretty ni...

Try these guys, they specialize in classic auto materials... have it in stock or can actually make a custom matched pattern. I used them several years ago to match vinyl in my Lone Star Malibu restoration.
http://www.smsautofabrics.com/

Joe B

Knobs are threaded on the shafts. Standard right hand thread.

Joe B

Thanks for the pix Andreas. My Sea Lancer is up at Mom's cottage so I can't get a photo of the floor. The texture is stil clean under the front seats where little repainting has occured. On the first photo thta you posted, I sure believe that I can see that waffle pattern under the light green paint...

The original floor on the 57' Sea Lancer is 3/8 " tempered hardboard. Masonite is a trade name for one brand of this compressed wood product. The stuff comes in several strength grades. The common term for the strong and water resistant stuff is "Tempered Hardboard". I just measured a...

I thought that I'd chime in here on the floor issue. In my memory most all the hard pressed "Masonite" of bygone years had one side smooth and the other textured. The smooth side was used in most all normal applications. I think that the textured surface was there not so much as a applicat...

The best place for help with classic outboards is www.aomci.org
.....just my opinion !
Joe B

No good way to shorten them... your best bet is to try and trade for the correct length. in any case they are not too costly. BUT ... please consider that they need to be installed with generous curves, no tight bends, and enough slack to accomodate tilting and turning the motor without kinking. Joe B

I believe that what you will find is the both the shift rod and the water tubes have extentions that mearly have to be removed to get you back to the short tower. No cutting or fileing required.
Joe B

torchie is right if you really want to do it RIGHT... but depending on your situation/capabilities/budget/time.. cutting off 2 or 3 inches and putting it all back together in presentable fashion can be done. Someone had done that to my Sea Lancer in the past and unless you take a tape measure to the...