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Updated:
7/29/2010 (15 years ago)
Originally Posted: 7/27/2010
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Owner: Raymond Ravenelle
Forum Nickname: RavR
Location: Merrimack, NH
Model: 1966 Skylark
Length: 16
Engine: Universal Super 225
HP: 155
Hours:
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Forum Nickname: RavR
Location: Merrimack, NH
Model: 1966 Skylark
Length: 16
Engine: Universal Super 225
HP: 155
Hours:
Modify this Diaries Listing
Purchased this boat in 1991 from the original dealer (Pellenz Marine) who ran the boat on Lake Horace in Weare, NH. The boat was ordered new with every option except the bimini top and the bow horns. We used the boat for 11 years pulling the kids skiing and tubing. In 2002 we restored the original gel coat with 1000 grit sand paper and 2 different compounds. The original seats were redone, new NOS vinyl floor put in with new plywood and t-trim to go with it. The motor is all stock except for a new cam, valves done to accept unleaded gas, carb rebuilt and fuel pump rebuilt. The interior sides still had clear plastic covering them when we bought the boat and are still the original material. The boat spends the summer at Ossipee Lake in NH running only about 20 hours per summer. It stays dry docked and is stored in a garage during the winters. This boat is as close to original looking as you can get. The restoration took me and my brother in law 330 hours to complete.
