63 SN is back home

WOW! fantabulas, looks awsome. more pics!

Wow that looks nice Phil, love those 1st gen skis

COOL BOAT!!!!

more pics please...

http://www.boatersland.com/tay826500.html

Phil there are about 4 kinds of windshield ends.Do you know who made the windsheld you have? Here is a picture of Tim's Skier which I think has a Water Bonnet brand on it? They have a cast end,hard to see, maybe Tim can post a picture of them.



Then there are these from a Taylor Made,but I don't think they were used on your boat





And finally these are off a generic replacement Taylor Made windshield

Phil,
Fantastic!

The original is/was definitely wood with an aluminum strip all painted white. No reason not to replace it with wood. My Dad's was only painted (from the factory) and it is still solid, that's after 49 years. So if you recraft it in wood, use modern sealants and paints, It should be no problem lasting another 49+ years.

I suppose you could look at creating a mold, or shaping some sort of plastic, but it obviously would not be original and I would think a lot more work. Just my 2 cents...

Looks great Phil!

Can't wait to see it in person.

Mike, Im not sure if I'll be remaking mine out of wood or not... thats certainly the most straightforward though! If youve got the originals on hand, see if they match mine. Here are the dims I pulled off them:

Gary S wrote: Phil there are about 4 kinds of windshield ends.Do you know who made the windsheld you have? Here is a picture of Tim's Skier which I think has a Water Bonnet brand on it? They have a cast end,hard to see, maybe Tim can post a picture of them. [And finally these are off a generic replacement Taylor Made windshield

Phil,   I have 1 more set of these pictured left!

Here are some "before" pics taken by the PO.

Not sure why the red paint between the spray rail and boot strip, maybe going for the P40 Warhawk look?


Engine shot is the 427 which replaced the original 352. PO kept the 427.

Dash at one time had wood veneer added, still have it but its not going back on.

70's style mirror will need a new home.

Phil;

A couple other things jumped out, it appears that the original steering wheel also broke (I believe I remember you saying you found one, I have a pretty badly damaged one and am still searching for a mint condition one). I also noticed your gear shifter appears to be on the dash. Also, orginally, we had (from left to right) temp, oil pressure, tack, amps and just recently (late 80's) added the fuel meter, when we took the tank out and had the insides coated and baked. Cigarette lighter never did work, when you put it in, it blows a fuse, it is disconnected and wires disconnected.

Steve,

Thanks for posting the pics of your dad's boat. I think we decided before that your dad's boat is earlier than mine based on the SN which might explain the different gas filler location.

Here's the wheel that I recently purchased on ebay. It supposedly was taken from a 1963 boat, not sure what make. I have the hub from the original wheel - someone hacked the spokes off and used it as an adpater for the Superior 3 spoke wheel (ughhh)shown in the pic above. I can tell that the wheel I bought is not exactly the same but it is period correct, is crack free, and happens to look a lot like the wheel on SN#1 (see 1961 brochure, photo 3)

I've been wondering about the seats. I have the remnants of a plywood bench seat but can't be sure if that is what it was built with. Maybe someone can let us know if there were seat options or if they were all made like your dad's. I wouldn't mind putting a bench back in - would be nice for cruising.

-Phil