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My Cortand built Sea Coaster model does have the frames all the way up into the bow area. Maybe this was a detail on the larger boats.

Andreas,

These pictures are fantastic! I really enjoyed the old photographs of the Thompson factories here and in your previous posts. Owning a Cortland built boat, I was pleased that you posted the latest!

Were did you get these photos? They are great.

This is an interesting thread to me. I have a question. Is there any concern about the chemicals in the paint stripper effecting the 40-50 year old resins in the marine plywood that the planking is made of? I would hate to delaminate the plywood in the process of restoring the boat. Any thoughts?

Peter, Your boat looks great and there were a lot of good ides about weight distribution. I have an unrelated question. In your posted images, it appears that your motor/steering system uses a teleflex type steering cable. However, the steering wheel seems to be the original steering wheel used at t...

It's sad to see an old classic cut up. For those who may be interested, I was surfing the net and came accross a 1961 Sea Coaster on the Madison Wisconson Craigs List. I'm not selling it and have no connection to it ( I live in Philadelphia), but I thought some might want to check it out.