1967 Mustang

Riley wrote: The engine is an Interceptor, 170 ci, 100 hp. It has an Eaton "C" model tranny.    The tranny is different than the one in Steve's boat.     .

Steve has the Paragon mechanical trans in it still.

This is where I'm at until spring:

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I think the compass is an original option. I'm not sure if I'm keeping it or not.

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The panel for the gas peddle may have the original floor covering.
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Stringers are in good shape except for the left out one, which needs replacement.
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Carter RBS. Does it look like a marine carb?
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When you pull the tranny, the inerds of the engine are exposed.
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A little frame work in the spring, and the floor will be ready to go in.
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Pete, the guy that owns those two Malibus likes having that Mustang between them. I'm hoping to hang a CorrectCraftFan banner next to that Malibu banner, if I can find one.

The carb has a tube that looks like an overflow tube coming out of the bowl. I'm guessing it's a marine carb. PO said it has been rebuilt and the engine runs great.

Tranny is being shipped tomorrow.

Gary, that must why old inboards used to blow up. My engine appears to be all original, except that the carb has probably been changed. If it runs good, I don't have any plans to change it.

I was able to track down the actual build date for the boat and it is a 1966 and not a 1967. It was built on 3-10-66. I suspected that because of the older style deck and hardware. I don't know how it started getting registered as a 67. Fortunately in Maine it is easy to register an old boat. I just have to cross out the 67 on the bill of sale and write in 66 and it will be good enough for them.

I know we have discussed CCs inconsistancies in design before. This may be one. To the best of my knowledge, and according to the 1966 brochure posted here and the 66 my family had, the 66 mustangs had the integrated scoop vents in the deck. Bruce's does not. Unfortunately we don't have a 67 brochure. My brothers 67 SkyLark does not have the scoops. I would have guessed Bruce's is a 67, but since I am sure he got good info on mfg date, it must be one of those. If you go through all the 66s in the diaries, its about an even split, those with scoops, those without.

Larry, I'm figuring it has the old style deck and hardware because it is an early 1966. It probably took awhile to sell because it had the 100 hp engine. I imagine even back then, it was not the engine that most people wanted.

Finally hauled the engine out this past weekend. Now the fun begins.

It's got a fiberglass box like your Barracuda. It does clear it ok. I like where your battery is. I'd like to put mine there if I could, rather than back under the driver's seat.

I'd love one, but do we have the same engine mounts. My front and rear mounts are connected with one piece of wood? It looks like you have a break in yours allowing the battery to sit on the floor. Did you cut yours?

Riley wrote: I'd love one, but do we have the same engine mounts. My front and rear mounts are connected with one piece of wood? It looks like you have a break in yours allowing the battery to sit on the floor. Did you cut yours?

I'll have to check if it was cut.. mine has a wooden, home-made battery box there when I got the boat.

Making progress, although moving along slowly.
Bildge and main stringers look good.


I peeled some fiberglass off and the wood looks like new. Looks like Southern Yellow Pine.


One outer stringer is rotted. The other looks ok.


Next job is to remove the engine mounts and rip out the rest of the cross members.

Finally got motivated and got the much dreaded replacement of the outer stringers and the strapping completed. For an inexperienced wood worker like me, it was a tedius job that took a whole day, but it came out good. David was very patient and removed the better stringer in one piece, so we had a template. If anyone needs it, I'm saving it.

Got the engine painted, too.

Pete, the color is Detroit Diesel Alpine Green and I think that is the stuff Steve used. It is very close to the Interceptor green based on the paint that was still on the oil filler tube, (under the cap).

Next weekend, I'm going to get the floor cut out and do the fiberglass work on the stringers. I'm going to use exterior 5/8" AC fir plywood.

My original plan was to put support blocks where the strapping meets the hull. I am wondering if I need to do that. I left about 1/4" space between the end of the strapping and the hull. Does the hull need the support. If not, I'm thinking about just installing the floor and glassing it to the side of the hull.

The boys are helping. David is my oldest. I was ready the just cut it all out with the sawzall and wing it on making the new stringers. He wanted to try to remove one whole for a template and it worked.

Bruce,
Yep,my engine is also Alpine Green. However, I just bought the rattle-can Dupli-color stuff at O'Reillys.

I saterted out having paint custom mixed from some of the aged original paint off the engine. Had it re-formulated three times...always looked too "baby blue".

And Pete, a repaint is very low on my priority list right now!