1964 ski Nautique project

this is so cool following these threads...



john

Haha, better run out to the garage and look again, Pete! I thought the same thing until I looked closer, but I'm no y-block guy.

I got a chance to check out Ethan's progress in person this past week, top notch all around. I can't wait to see it continue to progress!

Skutch's dads boat will be a great reference point, almost all original!

Phil's '65 he's redoing would be another... Here are a few threads to check out:

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35457&title=1965-nautique-update

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29052&KW=&title=1963-nautique-progress

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25180&KW=&title=63-sn-is-back-home

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13945&KW=&title=63-ski-nautique

Does mike thrower (nautique frk) still have an early first gen? He's in your backyard, Ethan.

I'll follow up in another thread about the Skier. :)

Thanks skutsch! those are big help. Thanks for the offer, I'm down in SC, but if I visit my cousin that lives up there I'll keep that in mind. Does the bottom of the pylon on that boat anchor into the hull? Mine has a bracket that bolts to a bulkhead in between the primaries.

That's a test to see how well you know y-blocks Pete..

Here are some of the pictures I think you are looking for...

Battery Box - This is right in front of the pylon, under the front seats, shot is from leaning over the footboard and looking back to the motor:



It was moved to behind the Driver before we bought it (it was a demo boat):


Here are a couple of shots of the panel behind the driver seat next to the engine:



Panel behind the Observers seat is the same with no door.

Or if there is a first gen closer than the 8 hours to Orlando I'd gladly bring a copious amount of the owners favorite brews for the opurtunity to look it over!

Well there has to be at least 150 or more boat for him to get rid of if he is selling that property. My guess is that property is very valuable and most of those boat will have to go to a landfill. However, it will take one heck of a landfill and many saw blades or a heavy dozer to bust up those boats. There is likely a few highly sought after Bay Liners in that yard.

Wow. Saved right before the final bell sounds. Well done!

TRBenj wrote: Still gotta work out the logistics with Ethan, but that green Skier should be headed up this way Mike. (Thanks again Ethan, I'll call you this week!!!)

Great News Tim.

I am glad it is going to good hands, but I will kind of sorta miss seeing it about every three weeks as I pass it on I-85 as I travel for business.


I am curious if the trailer that it sat on was usable? I am pretty sure you will be changing it to a Correct Craft Trailer. However, I never got close enough to really check it out. I has been several years since I have even gotten close to it. Even then I never got past the dang tall fence.

Donald

Need an empty hitch Tim? Coming up next week to CT for a short trip.

Ethan So did you get it ?   Good for you if you did. I had tried to buy it for at least 15 years Jim wanted waaay too much for it. Post some pics if you got it. every time I traveled this stretch of 85 I would go by and check on it and talk with Jim.

Tim and Donald,
I am in Greenville SC right now for business, I stopped by today in Piedmont SC to see the Green Skier I have watched and tried to buy for years and see Jim Forrester the old guy that owns the old salvage yard. He sold the Skier and it was picked up this past Saturday he said a guy in the Greenville area picked it up. I am the one that posted the photos of it on here years ago. So it might pop up on here soon. Keep your eyes open for it.
There was pieces of the old green upholstery on the ground by the foam blocks it sat on for years. I will be interesting where it pops up.

Ethan,
I've got a Velvet on my 312. I feel for you it would be the smart way to go.

Eether wrote: This looks just like the one above save the condition, so I'm assuming Dearbo model c.. most of the posts I found on these were a few years old, so are there still parts available for these?

Hard parts are not available. That's why I'd be interested in yours if you want to sell it. We had one rebuilt a few years ago and all it needed was a clutch pack and a new bearing. It has worked fine since. The one in the picture I posted needs a rebuild as it has a dirty neutral and slips occasionally on take off.

Well..its been a bit so here is a little update.
while waiting on materials to arrive from us composites, I tore into the original raw water pump. It was totally shot and no replacement parts are to be found aside from the impellors and mechanical seal. I considered switching to a crank driven pump but didnt really care for how it would look.. I bored out the rear housing and pressed in a bushing as well as truing up the impellor mating surface..




At this point the epoxy and fiberglass showed up so it was on to the starboard stringers...



This is what awaits on the other side.. Notice the fern that has been growing pretty well considering the conditions.



At this point the plan is to finish the stringers and laterals and then flip the boat to give the bottom some attention. It appears a po painted some type of antifouling goop that the gel boat didnt react well to.

This looks just like the one above save the condition, so I'm assuming Dearbo model c..
most of the posts I found on these were a few years old, so are there still parts available for these?