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by joelsm65
Mon May 22, 2006 6:24 pm
Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
Topic: refinishing the transom
Replies: 3
Views: 11384

refinishing the transom

im in the middle of redoing the finish on the transom on my 65' seamate. when i got it was painted white, so then when i went to go repaint the boat i sanded off the paint and then repainted it just like the rest of the boat. i know stupid! so i just finished resanding off the new paint to stain and...
by joelsm65
Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:42 pm
Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
Topic: what to do about inside ribs and planking
Replies: 5
Views: 14915

what to do about inside ribs and planking

im facing a delema! i started sanding down the inside of my seamate, mostly the ribs,because that is the easiest! but the laps are what my real problem is. i would say about 45% of the inside is just cracking varnish. i was able to scrap alot of that off. which could be revarnished, which is what i ...
by joelsm65
Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:08 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: sea lancer
Replies: 3
Views: 10658

yes it is in munster,in. and actually the # is a-11524x, i must not have written down the a-. im thinking it is a 61'. im sure you figured that out as soon as you saw it. there was a new post up on the page for it, saying that the fordeck was loose and the epoxy was not holding. im not too intereste...
by joelsm65
Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:48 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: sea lancer
Replies: 3
Views: 10658

sea lancer

im always looking for thompsons or cruisers for sale. i found one on ebay claimed to be a 62'. i was looking at my thompson boat cdr and it shows 61 and 62 were the only years of the lemonade yellow. this boat is white, and i dont have pics of the windshield. it has a spit bench seat and a rear seat...
by joelsm65
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: Trailers
Topic: Suggestions?
Replies: 3
Views: 20742

yea , how you have it positioned sounds good, you dont want to bend the keel out of shape. on my trailer i have 9ft bunks, with only two supports at each end to let the bunk "worp" to the shape of the hull. back by the transom is "flat" and where the bunk ends the hull has a real...
by joelsm65
Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:04 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: 1965 20' cruisers inc.
Replies: 8
Views: 16717

no i didnt buy it yet, it is in michigan city,in. the trailer is junk the guy says, and i just bought a brand new 18ft boat trailer this winter, so i think it was ment to be!!! but i might just put the whole thing on a flat bed trailer and swap the trailers later. it's a big boat! but thats what im ...
by joelsm65
Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:43 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: 1965 20' cruisers inc.
Replies: 8
Views: 16717

thanks for your reponse andreas, i did get pictures, it looks decent, alot of work! im pretty sure it is a vacationer. what is max hp rating, and beam? what was the seating arrangement? this has just the bench seat for driver and passenger, was there a back seat? thanks for your time!
joel
by joelsm65
Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:32 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: 1965 20' cruisers inc.
Replies: 8
Views: 16717

1965 20' cruisers inc.

i found a 1965 20' cruisers inc. boat for sale. i tried to find some info on the interenet, and im waiting to get pics from the guy selling it. he wasnt too helpful about it So i was wondering does anyone know what the model could be. it is not a cabin cruiser. its an outboard not sterndrive. vinyl ...
by joelsm65
Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:18 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Windshield rubber 62 Seacoaster
Replies: 2
Views: 8595

jcwhitney sells this rubber molding for the doors of a vw bug, in past dockside views it has been said to be the same stuff orginally used
jcwhitney.com
by joelsm65
Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:27 pm
Forum: What do I have here?
Topic: I believe a 63 Seacoaster
Replies: 8
Views: 19387

measure where the rub rail would go
by joelsm65
Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:02 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Thompson Sea Coaster restoration project
Replies: 11
Views: 20538

thompson parts

unfortanitly there is not another site dedicated to thompson or one that sells parts but i go on ebay everyday and type in "thompson boat" on the main home page, right now because its the middle of winter there is an average of 20 items, but during boating season there are a lot of enterie...