Boat Dr�s new toy!!

wait till you hear that rattle box in reverse, that man/woman has got to be from Fla with hair like that, 24 packer, now thats one boat i want to take a ride in

eric lavine wrote: wait till you hear that rattle box in reverse, that man/woman has got to be from Fla with hair like that, 24 packer, now thats one boat i want to take a ride in

Eric,
They don't rattle in reverse!! The planetary's do whine a little though.

BTW, there are more running hours on those things than on those PCMs you have to keep rebuilding!! Guess what, In all my years of being into the old boats, I have never once heard of someone having to rebuild one because it needed to be.

sht, pete, they dont put any HP in front of them

eric lavine wrote: sht, pete, they dont put any HP in front of them

sht, Eric, Did you forget your Physics 101 from school? It's the twisting force of Torque that will tear apart the trans. Those old mechanicals were on the tail end of 6 and 8 cyl. flat heads that were 600 - 700 Cu.In. with torques up in the 700 ft. lb. range!!

The way I heard it, this one is Billy's boat. Karen is going to be the Dart Widow for a while this spring.

Awesome boat Billy.......love the colors! God bless the U.S.A. !!!!!!!!!!!!

pc

   Paul, tried to call over the weekend, all I got was the Voice Mail, and I do not talk well to machines.
Give me a call....... I kinda like the color scheme also.
Got it home and took her all apart, to see what and where . Boy what a step back in time.
Pete has informed me of all the "original stuff" and what needs to be changed. I will try to hit a happy middle ground.
Got the motor to hit and run for a short period last nite, still have a long way to go and only a short time till Green Lake.
We will see what boat we bring, Old Boat/ Fast Boat .........Boat Dr

8122pbrainard wrote: I think I've started a epidemic. Alan and now Billy!!!

Let's not forget nates78ski and Terp. FINS too?

Cool boat Billy!

70CC wrote: Billy, What are some of the specifications for the Dart: Length, Beam, etc.

Some 49 literature (courtesy of "cudas51") has
been emailed to Keith so he can get it in the ref. section.

The Dart is 17'2" with a beam of 74". Billy's has the then, "top of the line" Graymarine Phantom model 112. 115hp at 3200 rpm. Premium gas required!!! In it's day, it was a fast boat. Billys is a plywood. The Dart was also available as a "double plank" which was the addition of planking (on top of the ply) to the bottom and hull sides. Two base versions were made. The bottom was a "utility" which means it had the dog house (engine enclosure) over the engine. Then, the next level was a twin cockpit forward "runabout". A runabout has a deck over the engine. Billy's is the runabout version in the "delux" version which according to the literature had cockpit side trim W/glove boxes, linoleum floors and all the other options.

I'll let Billy explain the history (when he gets a chance - I'm sure he's out playing with his new toy!!)

8122pbrainard wrote: Michelle, The next boat you do needs to be wood!

LOL! Oh, boy! You know, Pete. A wood boat is always what I wanted to restore, but I ended up with a 66 Mustang and a 66 Barracuda. I love them both! I am a "step" parent of an 82 Nautique 2001 and together we have the Carver. That said, "if" a wood one would ever pop up and it was feasible, how could I say NO? Blink will kill me if he reads this.

Did you see my new trailer post? I was awaiting an emoticon from you and that way I could tell what you think.

Chelle

There are only 3 - 49's in the diaries...
I don't even know what to say. I keep looking at the pictures on this thread.

Larry,
At least I know you are paying attention and reading through all of the posts.

Pete,
I'll move over to my trailer thread and reply, as to not threadjack Billy's beautiful new toy thread.
Chelle'

Hey Guys,
The 1949 Correct Craft literature that Pete mentioned is now up in the Reference section.

-Keith

azeus17 wrote: Sweet boat, Doc! I want to know how you got two boats back home from FL?

Doc, Its a beauty, congratulations. I was wondering the same thing but then I think I figured that one out, weren't you in FL with a friend, is that how the second one got back? If not, is Karen's boat still down in FL, waiting for me to run down and pick it up?

Others have asked but I'm curious too..how did this come about. How did you find it? How long did you have your sights on it?