sure is purty, Beamer...so was this a complete restore? Don't usually see the first post with pictures looking this good. Sooooo....tell us what you did, what you used, how bad it was when you started, paint, gelcoat, etc....
Thanks for posting my link jbcurt00, @friderday, I was given this boat by family members. It belonged to my great uncle who bought it new. It sat under a carport for many years as the pic link indicates. When family decided to offload the old boat, I had to consider all the repairs needed, then decided it would be a cool project. I had it gel coated to the original color, I believe originally it had a painted coating. I could be wrong, did they gel coat in 1960? That is the most expensive thing I've had done. Wish I had the space to learn how to do that sort of thing, I'm more of the mechanical end of it. I have removed, repolished all aluminum rails, replaced rotted rear decking, etc. Here are a few more pics ...
I have seen these same old adds. Very nice. Mine does not have the back seat, however I am contemplating making one next year. The original rear seat backs seemed to be too high. If I make one, it will be flush with the inner aluminum trim. I know, alittle low but it'll be a place to sit. I have a guy who will make a new vinyl or canvas top, but I would LOVE to have a hard top as shown in those old ads. Here's a few pics of the front bench. As far as gel-coat, it was pretty thin. I believe the colors offered were the teal blue, red and black depending on which of the four models you had. Did I mention I would give a body part for a fiberglass hard top like the one's in the ad?
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