1965 mfg niagara

[joeyjenny310]

hi im new here so i hope this is in the right part of the forum. with a little begging to my wife i purchaced a boat motor and trailer last week for $100.
i really wanted a boat i could restore and when i saw it in person i thought it to be in pretty good shape for the year although sun beaten and interior junk the boat , motor and trailer are restorable. im used to doing work on cars and such but boats im new to. im looking for maybe original style decals and cleats, buttons,dash equiptment and such. do they make these for restoration? also am i better off getting the crome stuff replated or new. i would like to make the boat as close to original as possible. thank you in advanced .
joe~

 

[Fisherball]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

Go to the boat manufacturer's section of main menu, near the middle blue background white text, find MFG & click. Lots of old MFG's being & that have been restored to original condition. Also try completed restoration section.

 

[woosterken]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

WOW, another one GOTCHA
check over here for a brochure to see what it ooked like
www.fiberglassics.com/mfg
on the left side you will find a list of the brochures by year

WELCOME to i boats!! set a spell adn have a good read
if it aint known here,it aint known anywhere

woosterken

 

[woosterken]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

Joe,
here is some more reading for ya..............
http://www.shareaproject.com/pages/projectTut,p,27,00.html

http://www.fiberglassics.com/mfg/

the first one is how Mark42 redid his and the second link is step by step how he polished his

woosterken

 

[joeyjenny310]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

thank you for the help wood that link you gave me wow what a nice job on that boat. ill keep you guys posted on progress. free free to add anything if you think of anything else
thank you
joe~

 

[robs mfg]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

I recently completed rebuilding the transom in my 1967 14' Niagra. First time I had ever did fiberglass and work on a boat for that matter. It is a very nice boat. I bought mine in 2010. Of course put $$ into the motor, transom, and a couple other things. Love this boat a lot, it works well in the Sandusky Bay off of Lake Erie.

 

[JB]

Re: 1965 mfg niagara

FOUR YEAR OLD thread, robs.

Please respect our rules (like #12)and the BIG RED BANNER that you ignored.

Thanks for your cooperation.