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You have a little work there. The scarf was made with two tools. The first one is patience. The more useful tool is one of these: http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah251/philco70/multi-tool_zpsmjohg8q0.jpg I made a pattern of the 6 inch scarf I wanted to cut then used it as a guide: http://i1382.p...

Here's photos of the fall work so far. I got the rib anchor board off the starboard side. The board was shrunk and rotted. http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah251/philco70/20151025_154637_zpsbfqapeav.jpg So I made new ones. The ribs were nailed and glued to this board at the inside stem. I think I...

Does Anyone know who manufactured this bow light or how old it may be? It came from a 1961 Thomson Cortland Sea Lancer.





Thanks,

John

Hey Peter she's a beauty. Side rails and everything! I got this cool wooden thumb drive for Christmas last year with all the Thomson catalogs on it. Excellent source of information and photos. I like to see what others have done also. The Internet has many vintage ads that are helpful too. If you go...

Thanks so much for the help. My plan is to first continue cleaning the dirt out from under the rib ends so the scarf piece has a tight fit to the keel. I made a scarfing rig to get a 5 inch scarf on the ribs. Then glue, clamp, pre drill and screw the rib scarf. Since the original ribs were nailed to...

Thanks to everyone for the input. This forum is a great place to look for answers from experienced people for us who have never done this before. I really appreciate your help. I have taken my time in doing research and trying to learn the proper way to do things. Still have more questions since ear...

I have dried out all the moisture and have cleaned the plywood. since we had the snowiest, coldest winters here in almost 40 years, I'm glad I got the plywood cleaned before it got cold. I just recently got to look at the plywood where it was black. The plywood and ribs are quite solid with no rot v...

Last September I brought a 1961-ish Cortland Thompson home to clean up and use. I was unable to put it in the garage that day, so I tarped it outside. A pouring rainstorm leaked through the tarp and left gallons of water inside so I immediately put it in the garage the next day and removed the floor...

Thanks for looking. The canvas cover and fold down canvas also have matching numbers of 1-THC-17W written on the labels. I don't know if these mean anything.

Ok I think I can do photos.

Hi Everyone. I am John and new to the Views. I recently purchased what I think is a 1961 Thompson Cortland Sea Lancer. It came with all the original "stuff". There is a little work to do on it though. I plan on taking my time. The tag on transom says Thompson Boat Co, of New York, Inc. Cor...