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Dockside Boats /
Brent S. Biles |
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1962 Sea Coaster,
changed to a 1963 configuration
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History:
This boat was ready for the burn pile when I purchased it. It
sat outside of a prominent Seattle Boat Restoration shop, rotting away
long before I decided to save it.
It is a 1962 Sea Coaster that I changed to a 1963 configuration, with the
addition of rear seating and deck. The deck is not original, it is
strip planked in highly figured book matched mahogany hardwood. The
bottom was hogged badly, approx. 2" in 8 feet and the bottom was
completely reworked with new inner and outer keels, most of the ribs
fixed, and new keelsons.
Other items replaced were the transom, windshield, dash, etc.
The only remaining original part of the boat is the hull from the deck
down, minus the transom, and the glass. I re powered it with a 1985
Johnson 70 hp 3 cyl, with oil injection and PT&T. All electrical
and steering have
been replaced also.
The boat took 2 1/2 years to complete.
There is a photo I found of the boat when the previous owner had it, It is
posted at http://www.acbs-pnw.org/gallery.htm
My apologies to those who might be upset that I didn't keep this boat
original, but I decided that so much work was needed that I would make it
into the user boat that I wanted it to be.
Brent S. Biles
eolahillsfinewood@juno.com
or 503-868-7005
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