71' sea king restoration

[surlyjoe]

finally got off my boat cushion and got a share-a-project page up!<br /><br /> http://www.shareaproject.com/pages/imageDetail,p,174,i,2429,00.html <br /><br />I wanna say thanks again to all the folks here that helped get this boat back together, these forums are the shiznit!!<br /><br />

 

[kfraser]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Nicely done. I love the look of the classics. I would imagine that the 75hp Johnson OB you replaced would have pushed that boat right along. The 40hp looks great and I'm sure it will have all the speed you need.<br /><br />Share-A-Project is a neat site. I've got two of my boats on there. Kinda cool that we can have a little area to set up for our braggin rights! When you get some "on" water pic's don't forget to post those!

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Originally posted by kfraser:<br /> Nicely done. I love the look of the classics. I would imagine that the 75hp Johnson OB you replaced would have pushed that boat right along. The 40hp looks great and I'm sure it will have all the speed you need.<br /><br />Share-A-Project is a neat site. I've got two of my boats on there. Kinda cool that we can have a little area to set up for our braggin rights! When you get some "on" water pic's don't forget to post those!

the boat was originally only rated for 50hp, the 75 had almost killed it.

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

got out for our float test today... It was a complete success!! <br /><br />

 

[kfraser]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Hey Scrumb,<br /><br />I'm jealous....Too cold here to get the boat out...but, yours looks great!

 

[Ron Everson]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

I ran a 1960 Evinrude 40 hp Lark (short shaft) on a 16' Texas Maid Fiesta for several years. It was a great motor, and I certainly didn't have to restore it to use it - just tune-up, lower unit seals, and minor stuff. A friend gave it to me since his old wooden boat had rotted out and he wasn't a boater anyway. It always started and ran, but it just couldn't push the boat fast enough. Sold it for $150.00 and replaced it with a 1971 Evinrude 50 hp (long shaft). I raised the transom with a fabricated aluminum filler panel that fit over the transom and bolted on. Anyway, that Lark was a great, reliable little motor.

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Originally posted by kfraser:<br /> Hey Scrumb,<br /><br />I'm jealous....Too cold here to get the boat out...but, yours looks great!

Thanks man! it was a stellar day on lake Berryessa, 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, course all the picknik grounds were still underwater and there was a ton of prop-busters floatin around. but we had a blast!

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Success!! albeit a small one...

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Uncle zeke finaally got hooked up today with 3 dinks

, amd me and the boy skunked

 

[kfraser]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Hey Scrumb,<br /><br />you better slow down...old boats are for working on....not playing! (I think?) Aren't they?<br /><br />Someone tried to tell me otherwise, but it was too deep a concept for me to comprehend...

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Originally posted by kfraser:<br /> Hey Scrumb,<br /><br />you better slow down...old boats are for working on....not playing! (I think?) Aren't they?<br /><br />Someone tried to tell me otherwise, but it was too deep a concept for me to comprehend... [/QUOTE<br /><br />I used to think the same thing, but now all the work is done, so....

 

[CalicoKid]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Real nice looking old boat, sure is classy! Good job making her pretty again, by all means go out and enjoy it!

 

[katiedoes]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Originally posted by theScrumbler:<br /> finally got off my boat cushion and got a share-a-project page up!<br /><br /> http://www.shareaproject.com/pages/imageDetail,p,174,i,2429,00.html <br /><br />I wanna say thanks again to all the folks here that helped get this boat back together, these forums are the shiznit!!<br /><br />

 

[katiedoes]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

Nicely done...I have also acquired an old boat which looks to be in the same shape your was. I am just now getting started in rebuild.. I have bought seats but nee to replace floor and check out motor. I have posted pictures on my forum not engine questions rebuilding boat floor. If you have any tips let me know.

 

[surlyjoe]

Re: 71' sea king restoration

read everything you can on this board about floor and transom replacement. theres a lot to learn if your new to this. I was fortunate to have 25 years of boat building/repair under my belt.