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Joel... given that you do not want to disassemble the boat, you can consider the following steps that I did several years ago.. I used a pull type Red Devil paint scraper, the kind you use on houses with the very sharp edges to scrap the loose varnish. I also used a push type scraper blade and resha...

Thanks fellas... Maybe they are doing all they can.... I guess I will just make sure I am careful when I lower it back down...

Thanks again.

As I lowered my 1961 75HP Johnson last year after launching with it in a tilted up position, from the inside of the boat, it moved a little fast a couple times. It is a little hard to control that heavy motor from that angle. There are shock absorbers that function to dampen the upward motion of the...

I converted the two rear roller assemblies on my TeeNee trailer, which are about 40" long, to bunks. This provides a greater surface area for support. Also, I added a bow bunk about 2 feet long at the center at what I believe is called the knee. I was told that there should not be hardly any we...

I am not sure if all charcoal masks are sufficient for CPES... I asked the person at an auto body paint shop, and bought what they used... This was a 3M dual cartridge organic vapor mask... 7192 with P95 cartridges... I believe this was about $15. I also kept my garage door open, and I think I had a...

One thing that worked pretty well for me, was to take a piece of plastic wrap, like Saran, and tuck it into the can of varnish, so that it rests gently on the surface. upon reopenning, to main surface has no skinning, although the edges of the can above varnish level will be dried. From the second o...

Yes... yes... I like that.. I would like to get dimensions when you get a chance... no rush... I can tweak them to fit my boat, but they probably would be nearly identical. Do you think that this was original? I know I putty'd up a number of holes, but I didn't look close to see which were from the ...

I noticed that the spray rails on my 1960 Seacoaster dip below the water line occasionally , while the boat is stationary, especially if there is someone standing near the rear... Given the motor of 240 lbs, gastank, plus a person are a fair amount of weight, I concluded that this was normal. I have...

My 1960 Seacoaster has a standard bench back seat. The previous owner had vinyl seats attached to it with angle iron brackets, which I removed. I could just leave the bench seat, but I have seen several other boats of that vintage with a slat back fold down back rest. I have triangular shaped wooden...

I used a chunk of PVC pipe (maybe 2 1/2") with an end cap... the other end connected to an electric tea kettle via a radiator hose... Turns out, I didn't use the pieces, but the process worked... There are some articles on Steam bending in the Woodenboat Mag... plus I believe, previous Dockside...

Last summer, I ran my Seacoaster for the first time... The speedometer did not register anything... Previously, I had blown air through the gray tube from the transom, and that was clear. Also, I made sure the hole in the plastic unit mounted to the transom was open as well.. Before I begin dismanta...

Here is some more from the catalog.. "Some outboard motors only get their top horsepower by wringing every possible ounce of energy out of the unit... mainly by operating the engine at almost destructive revolutions per minute. So, the V-75 range is between 4000 and 5000 rpm, much less than som...

John... Here is the claim from my 1961 Johnson catalog.

"Save up to 60% on fuel!... It's true - you can save as much as 60% with the V75 because this motor can plane many boats at only half speed."

It's funny how reallity doesn't always quite match the claims...