Need parts for 71 promo Nautique

Al,

of course i remember...that motor box for my classic was the last thing i needed before i painted it....

i think Jmurph is sending me a guage for the motor box..and i plan on rebuilding all 3 of them. he is sending me the guage faces too....what a hell of a guy!

your boat is looking DAMN good!

67nautique312 wrote: Thanks Joe, I have beuties all around me....i'm a lucky guy....were you ears burning? we were talking about GL and your name(and boat) came up in that conversation. They want another ride in that rocket you call a boat! Cant wait to bring the new Toy to GL...you comming?

Unless something unforseen comes up between here and there I am planning to make the trek way up yonder there this year...

Thanks Joe,

I have beuties all around me....i'm a lucky guy....were you ears burning? we were talking about GL and your name(and boat) came up in that conversation. They want another ride in that rocket you call a boat! Cant wait to bring the new Toy to GL...you comming?

John...that would be cool!!! i'll send you my address and if you could come up with another speedo that would be GREAT!! can you send me pics of the floor in your boat after you put in that vinyl floor(Nautica shark gray i believe its called?)

Gary,....whatever i get will have to be close enough...period correct will work for me.... those two wheels look to be the same to me.

Paul,

I'll say Bruce! I just picked this one up and here you can see the
difference. I have a string buff for plastic so I tried it in a
spot.It made it shine more but no change to the color,it must be
sun bleached out.It came out of an early 70's Cavalier.

Steve,it's my guess there were 2 models.Both Johnb's and my boat,27 apart,had the chrome plated steel ones.Both were rusty and beyond economical repair. The 2 I have now are stainless and the one on ebay looks to be too maybe in it's original finish?

67nautique312 wrote: you wouldn't want this thing steve....it is Chrysler powered! and your a Bowtie man.

I've lowered my standards before.

67nautique312 wrote: not sure what i will do? and yes the seams would suck!

Confused? after seeing a few pics opf the old wreck ,you could cut your losses and bring her up to me!

not sure what i will do? and yes the seams would suck!

67nautique312 wrote: tim..the (lack of)access panel may be original but i think i may add one for funcional purposes.

Meh. I cant say Ive ever found them useful. Its not like the packing needs adjustment on a regular basis... and on the rare occasion you need to service it, its a lot easier to work on with that whole panel out of there. Ive never missed having them on my older boats. A big black port hole would stick out like a sore thumb against that new light colored vinyl! Just my 2 cents.

Dual pick ups Tim..... and the side panels, like the ladder were supposely bought that way from the dealer in Texas.. Art has the ID number and said he'd do some digging after New Years...

Gary S wrote: If mine gets back before yours,we will have an idea where yours is

TRBenj wrote: Paul, does the boat have 2 water pick ups or one? My '70 Stang (273) has 2 and Chris's '72 promo (318) has 1... cooling system set ups are similar but not the same. The engine looks great- but may have been repainted in a slightly different color? Reid knows what the original blue/green was. Great news on the vinyl- I assume you know that you need Nautolex Shark? JMurph's '72 just got some laid down, it looks awesome. Do you have the original aluminum trim to go between the floor boards? Joe or Chris located some in the original style if you dont. You gonna be able to clean up the hull sides (I assume they have carpet glue?)? Im surprised the boat doesnt have ski pockets... let us know if you find remnants of them having been there at some point when the carpet comes up!

Yes, It has dual pick ups Tim...

Tim,

I believe there is ony one water pick up....the boat has the original black side panels in it and they are perfect. I talked with Reid on engine paint and he is actually the one going to send me the vinyl. i assume it's the correct vinyl or Reid wouldn't have it or send it to me to put in this Promo boat. The floor in it is 3/4" plywood...i don't beleive that is correct size? and...there is no shaft access panel in the back(will be able to tell more when i take up the carpet)...Mojo can tell ya that the original owner said it didn't come with the access panel????not sure if that could be true or not??....i say NOT. With a little help from all you 70's guru's i should come up with everything to go back ALL original.....only time and money stand in the way.



you can see the side panels here a little bit.

Gary....i will keep that in mind and thanks for the offer....i probably will pull the trigger on the one on Ebay.

Paul, does the boat have 2 water pick ups or one? My '70 Stang (273) has 2 and Chris's '72 promo (318) has 1... cooling system set ups are similar but not the same. The engine looks great- but may have been repainted in a slightly different color? Reid knows what the original blue/green was.

Great news on the vinyl- I assume you know that you need Nautolex Shark? JMurph's '72 just got some laid down, it looks awesome. Do you have the original aluminum trim to go between the floor boards? Joe or Chris located some in the original style if you dont. You gonna be able to clean up the hull sides (I assume they have carpet glue?)? Im surprised the boat doesnt have ski pockets... let us know if you find remnants of them having been there at some point when the carpet comes up!