Loving this old boat, I took her back out on Lake Washington 2 weeks ago.
The original motor ran so smooth. Fresh oil change, new spark plugs, The new fuel tank held in place, and the new seats are a perfect fit. Being as I am a water/boat bug I added a bimi top last week. More pic and vids to come
Yep , you are correct on the wood, The seat frames were dry rottedas well as the aft cover panels. I love hearing the old timers throw dry rot around like it is a daily issue.
So iI was able to get in contact with a few people that live in the area that I got this Slickcraft from. It was interesting hearing the stories on this boat. Primarily that she spent more time on a trailer in a few different garages then she spent in the water. And when she was in the water it...
Good day to every one, May14-2023
I took the little lady out on Lake Washington today. First time for this year.
I have to get the bulbs for the lights, and a new set of exhaust gaskets.
Need to do a oil change and track down a set of the proper points for the distributor.
New Fuel tank and...
Alright my friends, Updates as of today, May 2nd 2023.
I ended up pulling out the old tank once again. I was concerned that the tank sealer did not take. lol well I was wrong, in fact it worked perfect. But to be on the safe side I ordered up a new 25 gallon fuel cell for her. I have also gone...
As a former Automotive mechanic for 20 plus years, I am very familiar with the freeze plugs and their purpose. I do thank you for your information. I did get her out on the water a few times for test runs, both salt and fresh water. No over heating, no oil water mixture going on.
Hi to Every One. Well it is October 2nd 2022, I just got back from a 2 week trip to Kehei Maui. So lets get back up to speed on my little vintage Slickcraft.
She is a 195ss, And after I ran the numbers on the block, the motor came back a 1969 Chevy/OMC 307.
I had her running for about 30 minutes...
So After almost a year of the distributor being out for repairs, I found 2 Mallory YL 520 AL distributors on Ebay and purchased both of them. I installed one of them and got the boat fired back up, only to have a Freeze plug pop out over the winter months. That was no big issue. How ever the...
Update to all of the post. I was able to remove the tilt motor, I disassembled it and found a wire broke away from the solder point. So I soldered it back together and reinstalled. The tilt now works perfect. I was able to identify the motor as a 1968 chevy 309. I had to replace the water pump...
OK, I am at this point trying to get the tilt motor removed. I thank you for all the concern on the transom, how ever at this point I am not interested in that information.
The tilt motor only has 2 exposed bolts from the inside of the motor compartment. These appear to be casing holding bolts...
