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by THE LAKE
Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:34 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Anybody need seats from a 1962 Cruiser's 18'?
Replies: 1
Views: 5618

It's been some time since I logged onto the site. A couple of questions regarding these seats. A) Are they still available and B) could you post a couple of pics please

I tried your e-mail address and got a mailer daemon notice. Would you check it please ?

Thanks
Brian
by THE LAKE
Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:09 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Windshield Frame Reassembly
Replies: 10
Views: 16047

Got a call today from the cabinet shop that wanted to have a go at refurbishing my windshield assembly from my 62 Cruiser's Inc 302V Commander. He's waiting on the gasket material from the supplier I gave him off this site but the new glass frames are done, the outer framework rebuilt and everything...
by THE LAKE
Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:27 am
Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
Topic: Caulking, Priming, Painting Hull on lapstrake Cruiser
Replies: 10
Views: 26608

As I read Don Dannenberg's "" Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide" there is quite a bit of information on how caulking dry seams will cause the planking to split apart when the wood gets wet and swells. Just thought I'd toss this out there as a caveat on caulking where perhaps none is n...
by THE LAKE
Sat May 14, 2011 12:05 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Boat Flipping Pictorial
Replies: 7
Views: 12923

I need to get my big Johnson 100hp Golden Meteor to my guy Sonny over on Pope Rd in Windham for a new impellor and a good look over myself, but I'm going to concentrate on the hull for now. The outer keel is chewed to hell and I want to remove the sensor for the nonfunctional depth guage and plug th...
by THE LAKE
Fri May 13, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Boat Flipping Pictorial
Replies: 7
Views: 12923

What a godsend this site is. I am leaving for Maine on Monday and once I get settled in at my place on Sebago Lake, I'll be removing the motor and flipping the boat to begin the work to the hull. I'll probably set up my laptop outside the barn and walk through the flip over process step by step read...
by THE LAKE
Sun May 01, 2011 2:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Installing a Stereo
Replies: 4
Views: 11267

just install them without cutting any of the original boat or making any adjustments to the original. Make 'em removeable so that no one will ever know they were in the boat andreas Thankfully the guy I bought my Cruiser's from was either lazy or in a big hurry. He tacked a board from one frame to ...
by THE LAKE
Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:35 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Thompson brochures on line
Replies: 3
Views: 9783

Yes, a big THANKS to Andreas. I am so grateful for this website. I'm about four weeks away from heading to Maine to spend another summer on Sebago Lake and can't wait to get the Cruiser's Inc out of the barn and get working on it. With gas being what it is this year, I'll probably park the Mach I in...
by THE LAKE
Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:56 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: matching new mahogany to old mahogany on upper deck area
Replies: 8
Views: 11196

It's my understanding that what was always referred to as "Phillipine Mahogany" is being grown in Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the same genetic strain as what we're all looking to find. There has been much hand wringing and hair pulling over the deforestation of various parts of the world...
by THE LAKE
Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:37 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: 58 Sea Lancer questions
Replies: 2
Views: 5785

I need to know where to find the Naugatex as well. As to the gasket, there's an ad for it on the site here in the selling section. I would think any model/year would have to have the glass seated in something or the windows would break when the boat bounced around. Using glazer's putty would not wor...
by THE LAKE
Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: My 1960 Thompson
Replies: 20
Views: 36217

You can see pictures of that boat plus many others that were or current are in my stable at my face book page "andrea jordahl rhude" Anyone can look. Andreas I don't do Facebook or Twitter or any of those general social media type websites Andreas. I actually only belong to this website a...
by THE LAKE
Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:30 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: My 1960 Thompson
Replies: 20
Views: 36217

Andreas
I would like to fabricate a rear seat for my 18ft Cruiser's Inc. Could you post some pictures of the rear seat in your Sea Lancer. I believe I could make the design of your rear seat work on my boat.

Thank You !

Brian
by THE LAKE
Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:26 am
Forum: Trailers
Topic: Holsclaw Trailer
Replies: 4
Views: 17949

Thanks, I looked, don't know if I'm going to just buy a modern trailer for it. This one only needs paint. I need to figure a way to take the tongue off to keep it in the garage. As a suggestion, would it be possible to purchase some square tubing that matches the inside dimensions of your existing ...
by THE LAKE
Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:48 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Rib Material
Replies: 4
Views: 7561

As I see it, wherever possible, every attempt should be made to duplicate the original material. Do that and you can't go wrong. One of the 1st little homilies I ever learned from my Grandfather and Father was "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right " Still applies more than 50 years ...
by THE LAKE
Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:22 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: 75 hp. 1960's Johnson
Replies: 14
Views: 39308

John Thanks for your post. I only came to realize that the boat was rated for a 90hp engine after having bought the Thompson CD that Andreas pointed out for me. Doubtful that my insurer would have access to that. The Golden Meteor runs so sweet, I did not in truth want to part with it anyway, but ha...
by THE LAKE
Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:53 pm
Forum: Engines
Topic: 75 hp. 1960's Johnson
Replies: 14
Views: 39308

It seems my 62 Cruiser's Inc 302VCommander is rated for 90hp. I've got a beautiful running 67 Johnson 100hp Golden Meteor on it. Anyone out there with a 90hp that would prefer a 100 ? My insurance company is fussy about rated hp of any boat I insure with them.

Brian