User Tag List
Results 31 to 45 of 232
-
05-23-2022, 05:11 PM #31
-
05-24-2022, 08:17 AM #326000 RPM
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Posts
- 1,495
- Thanks (Given)
- 13
- Thanks (Received)
- 129
- Likes (Given)
- 70
- Likes (Received)
- 626
- Mentioned
- 35 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Twin Rigging
There appears to be a tie rod linking the engines in the front. Can't tell if there's anything in the back? At least a tie bar attached where the trim tabs were?
There's no transom tie rods attached to the combing boards but your photo posted on page 1 shows that the combing boards were really thick and backed up with a stringer? Or was the stringer just a stop rail for the aft cowling? What became of the aft cowling?
Photos sure are a sign of the 70s though...........the outfit was towed by an Oldsmobile VistaCruiser station wagon.Last edited by WaterZebra; 05-24-2022 at 08:28 AM.
-
05-24-2022, 09:24 AM #33
The boat originally had no rear cowling. Greg added one sometime during his ownership of th eboat. I have a flexible rear cowling for th eboat but plan to add ribs to it to make it a bit more conventional.
-
05-26-2022, 02:30 PM #34
Flipped the boat over and started to strip it. Looks like a layer of fiberglass resin that is not well adhered to the bottom. Good for me it is coming up in strips and chips, much easier than sanding. Wood looking pretty good except for some minor rot at the two front points of the tunnel. More pics to come. Day 1 destruction completed.
-
89LASER liked this post
-
05-27-2022, 09:23 AM #356000 RPM
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Posts
- 1,495
- Thanks (Given)
- 13
- Thanks (Received)
- 129
- Likes (Given)
- 70
- Likes (Received)
- 626
- Mentioned
- 35 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
-
05-27-2022, 04:14 PM #36
So good news and bad news. Bad news is the d3cision was made to remove the entire tunnel bottom. Good news is no more scraping off a layer of resin…let the fun begin removing close to 800 screws, nails and other crap….
-
RonnieDelrossa thanked for this postRonnieDelrossa, 89LASER liked this post
-
05-27-2022, 05:36 PM #376000 RPM
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Posts
- 1,495
- Thanks (Given)
- 13
- Thanks (Received)
- 129
- Likes (Given)
- 70
- Likes (Received)
- 626
- Mentioned
- 35 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
That tunnel deck grain looks funky? Mahogany? Something else?
-
05-27-2022, 08:25 PM #385000 RPM
- Join Date
- Mar 2016
- Location
- cincinnati, ohio
- Posts
- 668
- Thanks (Given)
- 145
- Thanks (Received)
- 33
- Likes (Given)
- 279
- Likes (Received)
- 192
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Sure hope that's bourbon in that glass, are you taking all those screws out with a screwdriver, I mean without a power driver???
-
05-28-2022, 05:22 AM #39
-
05-28-2022, 05:23 AM #40
-
05-28-2022, 10:11 AM #416000 RPM
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Posts
- 1,495
- Thanks (Given)
- 13
- Thanks (Received)
- 129
- Likes (Given)
- 70
- Likes (Received)
- 626
- Mentioned
- 35 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Back in the period when this boat was built, air driven staples, cordless drill drivers and spin free torque slips did not exist. The appearance of the screws and rib nails indicates this was a very labor intensive project. And of course, torx fasteners would not be available for nearly 45 years? A lot of race boats were built using aluminum fasteners to save weight. Never could figure that one out except that these hulls were not intended to have long lifespans. Over time, blisters would form under the resin and paint and any attempt to dig them out would reveal a pocket of powder caused by corrosion.
Last edited by WaterZebra; 05-28-2022 at 10:13 AM.
-
05-28-2022, 03:18 PM #42
progress today. Wonder why steel screws were used ???
-
89LASER liked this post
-
05-28-2022, 09:17 PM #43The Historic Photo Master
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Florida
- Posts
- 37,836
- Thanks (Given)
- 64
- Thanks (Received)
- 1667
- Likes (Given)
- 337
- Likes (Received)
- 19216
- Mentioned
- 3 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
-
05-28-2022, 09:18 PM #44The Historic Photo Master
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Florida
- Posts
- 37,836
- Thanks (Given)
- 64
- Thanks (Received)
- 1667
- Likes (Given)
- 337
- Likes (Received)
- 19216
- Mentioned
- 3 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
-
1954bmw thanked for this post
-
05-28-2022, 09:19 PM #45The Historic Photo Master
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Florida
- Posts
- 37,836
- Thanks (Given)
- 64
- Thanks (Received)
- 1667
- Likes (Given)
- 337
- Likes (Received)
- 19216
- Mentioned
- 3 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
-
1954bmw thanked for this post
Similar Threads
-
18’ Baker Tunnel Restoration
By Pilotryan in forum Boat Build-Ups and RestorationsReplies: 8Last Post: 01-11-2022, 01:08 PM -
Allison XST18 Restoration Complete
By freeebird in forum General Boating DiscussionReplies: 7Last Post: 07-14-2021, 08:03 PM -
Phantom 25 - 30 years ol getting complete restoration
By Toffen in forum General Boating DiscussionReplies: 16Last Post: 05-23-2015, 11:56 AM -
Engine height on DelCraft Wooden Tunnel Hull:
By Marchettih2o in forum Props, Setup, and RiggingReplies: 7Last Post: 06-25-2010, 12:11 AM -
14' DelCraft Tunnel & 850XS W/SSM:
By Marchettih2o in forum Props, Setup, and RiggingReplies: 4Last Post: 10-22-2007, 09:23 AM