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- Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:26 am
- Forum: What do I have here?
- Topic: 1963 thompson ???
- Replies: 17
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The first thing you need to do before worrying about varnish, is check the condition of all the structural components of the boat. Get the floor boards up and check the keel and stringers and ribs. Look for soft wood - poke around with a scratch awl or ice pick or screw driver. If you can push into ...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:21 am
- Forum: What do I have here?
- Topic: 1963 thompson ???
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22617
Welcome aboard! Paper work such as registrations and titles are notorious for being innacurate. So don't pay much attentionto them. What is the hull ID? This will be stamped into the wood of the transom, inside the boat. Usually on the starboard side. This is very important to ID the boat. Sometimes...
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:27 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: proper line up
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:14 pm
- Forum: What do I have here?
- Topic: Finally have pics of the mystery gauge!!
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:14 am
- Forum: What do I have here?
- Topic: Finally have pics of the mystery gauge!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18269
I do not see the padded bolsters - eyebrows on the dashboard which should be on the 1962 Off Shore model. Is it possible it's a different year? What is the hull ID (stamped into the wood of the transom) and what is the serial number (stamped onto rectangular metal plate)? Or maybe someone removed th...
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:15 am
- Forum: What do I have here?
- Topic: Finally have pics of the mystery gauge!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18269
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:47 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Speedometer pick-up device
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6842
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:39 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Speedometer pick-up device
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6842
Speedometer pick-up device
Alrighty...where do I place the speedometer pick-up device on the back of my boat? This is the plastic device that attaches to the transom and has the flip down thingy. The tube that goes to the speedometer on the dashboard attaches to the flip down thingy. Do I place it perpindicular to the water's...
- Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:02 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: First Launch of Chetek
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6942
- Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:00 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Kirby paint
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5159
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:47 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Pettit sealer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5004
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:04 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Cortland vs WI design
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12364
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:55 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Repairing Lapstrake Edges
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5034
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:57 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Sub floor Structure
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12560
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:00 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Sub floor Structure
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12560