Dunphy X55 found in the woods

Cleaned everything up, got lucky and found no damage or any appreciable wear. Clutch plates looked good, will re-use. Seals were soft and probably could have gotten away with re-using but opted to buy new seals and bearings from industrial supplier. Dearbomatic was actually easy to work on. No specialized tools needed. Interesting that the internal pressure line from the pump to the relief valve was plastic tubing.

send me a pm if you would like pictures, we can determine what those components are

i believe is an early variety of the BWVD

logs say interceptor but replacement by osco, and risers say osco.  

gauges are handsome

Block saw sitting water and the distributer looks corroded in place, but no cracks seen externally  has original trans, intake and sidedraft, front cover and gauge package, and cable tach look in good shape

Looking for a home rather not scrap, looking for someone to take it for modest price just wants to see it go to vintage marine application, not a hot rodder who will scrap the 'good stuff'

That is remarkable.

The woodworking skills are superb.

I also have an X-55 and happy to help in any way.

We're gonna wish Pete was still around here...he's forgotten more about the X-55 than I'll ever know...

Went with ribbon striped quarter cut mahogany veneer plywood vs the flat cut veneer plywood Dunphy original used.

5200 adhesive used on all joints.

At the time this boat was found, my father and I were wood boat fans, we had just completed a 1967 ChrisCraft ski restoration and was in the middle of a 1938 ChrisCraft runabout restoration. One day in the early 90's he and my mother were driving home from our lake house and my mother with her keen eyes actually spotted this wooden boat deep in the woods. Because we had studied the Bob Speltz series of books, my dad realized it was a rare Dunphy X55.  He was able to track down the owner somehow, I don't know how. He bought the pile for $300. That would be 1990 dolllars.

Kind of both, restoration started 30 so years ago, progressed quickly, then stalled for 30 so years, now has begun again. I will load up pics as I get them. The older pics are non digital photographs, I get them as my father converts them to digital.

I could jump ahead and show you as it sits today, but that is no fun.

Some of the edits I am adding are because I myself have not seen these older pics in 30 years.

Unfortunately, this X55 suffered from a little bit of plywood delamination