�54 Atom Skier -First Posting

What engine is on that boat? It looks to me as a Ford 188 or 221?

The atom makes the 05 look like a land barge in my opinion. But both boats are very nice.

Love the contrast between the two boats in the last photo. If you just saw the atom, you'd say "its a ski boat" If you just saw the 2005 you'd say "its a ski boat". 50 years can make quite a difference can't it?

Welcome to the site. Really nice looking boat. I find it interesting that the engine has adjustable motor mounts. Is the carb a Carter RBS?

8122pbrainard wrote: Christopher.In the past 10 years there has been a big increase in the number of people who work on wood boats. Some are real good and have tons of talent but most of the ones who have recently started out haven't proven themselves yet. I think it's due to wood boats becoming a popular item to have again. What condition was it in when you got it?

As I said originally, I get no credit for the restoration - although as recommended - I'll be maintaining her over the winter, including re-varnishing. We go for 1-2 rides a week. She starts on the second crank every time.
I ordered an electrified 24" mahogany stern mast with an electrified chrome plated socket I plan on changing out to replace the hard wired and pitted aluminum mast that's on the boat now. Does anyone know what type of mast came on this boat originally? The speedometer is not working, but the temp & oil pressure gauges seem to function, so I want to investigate the problem with the speedo. I�m going to post another topic on gauges & the mast asking for some help.
It took me 17 years to realize my dream of living on a lake and being within an hour of my job, so although I bought the old boat when they�re in vogue again, I�ve been dreaming about it for 17 years. For the $8,500 I paid including the trailer, all I�m out is the learning experience that is probably worth 3x what I paid. The next big project is to build a shop to work on a similar vintage larger wooden inboard I�ll be able to take personal credit for. We�ve retained an architect and hope to get going on the shop in the spring. Meanwhile, living 26� away from an 8mile long and 1mile wide lake in a house with a 40� x 40� floating �T� dock setup and no old boat of my own was out of the question, so I bought a completely restored one.

Welcome Chris. You sure have great taste in boats. Love the old wood one.

john

Welcome Pelican,

Great looking boat! Looking forward to hearing more from you about her.

Chuck

I can't take much credit, except for my taste. The boat was restored by David Tanis from Warwick NY - all I've done since is fix a small oil leak and change a few loose screws. I am replacing the aluminum stern mast light with a wooden one I found.

Pelican, Please go back into your post and edit it. If you use the "enter" key between all the pictures, it will stack them from top to bottom instead of side to side. It will make your post easy to read. Thanks, I'd like to talk more. Welcome.