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  1. Monterey Dreams

    1960 Johnson 40hp solenoid

    Hello I came across an old boat and motor out in the California desert. It cost me two cases of beer as a thank you and some gas to go get it. It has sat in a mobile home lot at least for the last 20 years. Going through it with a friend of mine on iboats and as near as we can tell it is all...
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    The Crawdad

    Hello Everybody, I'm back, thanks to this little beauty here. Not much of a boat but it is a boat, I'm going to do some work to it that is why I'm posting in the restore section. Take a look and tell me what you think. I got her for a very, very, very, good price. I've missed you all and...
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    1963 40 HP Big Twin Troubles.

    My friend willyclay suggested that I pop over here to the E & J forum and start a thread, so here goes: A little bit about me; my name is Dave and I go by Monterey Dreams around here. (M.D.) is the name of that very large and becoming more expensive by the day yard ornament that I own. (Please...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Sorry about Yvonne De Carlo Guys, I upoaded the wrong photo and could not get her off...:facepalm: At least she fits. She is at the pier after all:D The fuel tank is the one I rehabbed and asked about when I was here as Rookiedave. Do you guys know...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hi Bill, and all you my friends too: I got your two PM?s but when I tried to answer back the forum went down for maintenance. Thank you for all of your advice, you keep saying you are not a professional boat mechanic (but you really should have been...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hi everybody, Bill, Yes I have a Seloc book, but it is very vague in the worst places. It says do this or that, and then it don't tell you "how" to do it.:confused: Well today is my birthday and the Lord blessed me with a very good present. I...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. looks like a dead porpoise to me.:facepalm:
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hi everybody, I did not get much accomplished this weekend. I spent many hours pounding on the lower unit again. I finally got it to break free and once I got it to lower about 2 inches or so I ran over to my friend?s house where we pounded on it...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Ezmobee guessed that the little metal box might be for an old depth finder, I found this on the boat the other day. It is not connected to anything. The wires for power are there (not connected to anything) but the cable to the ?little box? was...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Here are photos of todays steering wheel work.
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hey John I just checked out your thread. The photos of your dock look bleak and grim to be sure. It was almost seventy here during the afternoon. We are going to be in major drought if we don?t get some rain soon; but it has been the best ?winter...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Got to work on her again today (no work:mad:), it took me a very long time for such a little result. I added a support brace to the transom. It was originally on the boat. It looked like the PO had big 2 motors on the back and wanted the extra...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Lastly today I got down under the boat and photographed this thing sticking out from the bottom of the starboard hull. The camera was fighting me today and did not want to take photos (but I forced it to anyway. In response it took horrible shots as...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hey all, The fiberglass work in photo is ugly but it is hard and fairly smooth so I am happy with it. Since this is for me and it does not have to be perfect (although for my first attempt it is ok I think). In the photo I don?t know if you can see...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hello iboaters, Got to work all ?her? for most of the day today. It is amazing to me how long it takes to do anything. For example I began at about 8:30 this morning and the weather was great. By the time I finished around 4:30 the clouds closed...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Sorry, forgot to attach the photos.:facepalm:
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Here are a few photos of my best friends, like I said in an earlier post. They came up here from Southern Cali on their way to the Bay for the Thanksgiving holiday, they popped in to say hello along the way :D:D:Dand the next thing I know, we were...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. Hi Everybody, Got to work on the boat all day today:D; I got the windshield installed on top (although it still needs the side glass put in (I broke one pane like I told you earlier). As I was putting all my tools up and such tonight I got to...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway. I also pulled the old paneling off the forward wall and cut a new one out of new cabinet grade plywood. (Not photographed too late and dark). Oh, yah, all I had time for was to coat wood with stain only, Still need to seal with spar urethane this...
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    1959 Glasscat Catamaran Project Underway.

    Re: 1959 ????? Anybody Remember this boat? (1959 Glasscat Project underway) Re: 1959 ????? Anybody Remember this boat? (1959 Glasscat Project underway) Hello everybody, Ezmobee, (you is da? man). Ok, I?ll pull up some of the threads on 3M?s 5200. Mucho thanks for the direction to search in...
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