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storm34
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Chris, looking forward to seeing your progress! We have a few work trips planned for Chicago next year so maybe we can schedule a few CCFan work nights!
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Frankenotter
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Oh man. Reid is about to become my best friend and he doesn't even know it yet!
Beautiful job guys! I cant wait to get a bunch of these things together some day. In my head, I'm shooting for Green Lake 2019 as a worst case scenario. |
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8122pbrainard
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Chris,
Keep up the good work. The promo is looking fantastic. |
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fanofccfan
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Nice story and what great looking boats. Now I need to make the short trip over for a ride/drive!
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Hollywood
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82 Silver Nautiques were made and there's a little over a dozen on here
13 Paragons were made and only about a third have surfaced here So if there's 6-8 on here then there could be 25-50 made, I wouldn't be surprised. |
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storm34
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I've never heard anything from an official source but my guess is 10-15. Seems like 20 would be a crazy amount of boats for 1972.
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phatsat67
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What was "offical" production? 10-13 or so?
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Hollywood
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There's the Arkansas basketcase that was for sale, then he came on here and is fixing it up, can't think of his name. There's a few in the Diaries.
tryan 72stang JMurph storm34 reidp/TRBenj/JoeinNY/Got Tiques Frankenotter |
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phatsat67
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I wish the Indiana one wouldn't have been overpriced by about 500%.
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Morfoot
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Very nice write up Chris! You must have threatened Picture Pat in order for him to cough up the pictures. Those are great!
+1 on that Zach. We just need to find as many of these Promo's as we can and get them into CCFans hands...I for one would add a Promo to the Morfleet of boats. They are just too cool! Keep up the good work Chris and we'll look forward to seeing the updated Marrs Promo at "The Ruckus" |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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phatsat67
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Excellent write up Chris. Hopefully in a few more years we can get 4 of these orange machines together!!
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storm34
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All this Promo activity gave me some motivation to update this thread. Way overdue for the rest of this story and an update on my current progress. I left off just before our trip to Lake Norman, Pinkham Point and the world famous BBC. I’ll do my best to give everyone the highlights of this crazy/awesome week.
Luckily for PicturePat and I, the drive out and back was uneventful and the original tires from the PO made two more cross country trips! Our mission for the week was to pull the original 318 and replace with a fresh 340 in time for the Pinkham Point mini reunion! Why remove a perfectly good, strong running 318? Well, Chrysler stuff is cool and our good friend ReidP happened to come across a pair of 340’s. He wasn’t going to let JMurph run away with the “Fastest 72 Promo” on earth award. Challenge accepted. Gary was ready for us as we pulled into the BBC and after catching up for a few minutes parts were flying and the 318 was out. Over the next few days Gary, PicturePat and I logged some serious hours getting everything pulled, cleaned up and swapped over to the new 340. For the most part, everything wen’t as planned with very little re-engineering/rednecking. I came prepared with new prop, shaft, strut bearing, damper and a truck load of other little things the boat still needed. I can’t stress how awesome Gary and Reid were through this process. It was a blast playing Gary’s sidekick assembling the motor and putting the boat back together. Can’t thank him enough for all his help and patience getting this boat back on the water. As things started to come together some other CCFans started showing up for the Pinkham Point mini. Tim Morfoot showed up and offered to install the new ACME 540 and check out all the running gear. Mike, Joe and Tim helped with quality control as we started the break-in process on the 340. Not to mention everyone helping with all the small details and final assembly of the interior. Other than some minor plumbing issues and the expertise of Tim Benjamin, the break in process went as planned. Here’s a quick video during the 20 min initial run. I swear if we would have had a film crew on-site Reid would have a hit show on Velocity. With the cool nature of the project, short timeline and all the contributors (characters) we would have had a great pilot episode! Overall, our time at the BBC was worth the trip alone but the fun was just getting started and we headed to Pinkham Point for for a test run and awesome weekend with our CCF buds. Joe captained the Promo for the initial lake test. Things were going really well for the first 10 minutes. Unfortunately we didn’t make it back under our own power due a sticky float. We headed back to the dock, towed in by Miss Scarlet, and I was headed for my first carter carb rebuild lesson. After the carb cleaning everything seemed to be ready for a few speed runs. Joe showed us the ropes and we all took turns beating on the boat for the next hour. Everything went as planned and we were ready to enjoy the fruits of our labor, cool boats, beer and buds. Tim Video To anyone reading this – don’t ever pass up the opportunity to make the Pinkham Point Mini Reunion. We had a great time getting to know new CCFans and re-connecting with some of our existing “internet buddies” over the weekend. Here’s a few pics of the fun had that weekend. One highlight of the weekend was the “Dos Promos” race and photo shoot. We never did put a GPS on the 340 Promo but the Chrysler Crew prevailed in the end! Here's some pics of us running the two boats together. I can’t imagine two of these boats have been together since they were built and running tournaments back in the 70’s. Thanks to PicturePat for finally coughing up some Dos Promos pics! Unfortunately, the fun had to come to an end at some point. If not for Zoe and Maddox waiting for me at home I’m not sure I would have ever left! Although I need to thank a long list of people for helping me with this project there’s two that stick out in my mind. Reid and Laurie – I can’t thank you guys enough for your generosity, help and hospitality. I always think of you guys as we continue to work on this boat and enjoy it with our family. Gary – You’re the man! I’ll repeat myself – I can’t thank you enough for being patient with me and sharing your expertise. Hanging in the BBC was a great reprieve from sitting behind a desk. Looking forward to seeing you and Sam at a CCF event in the future. All major projects are nearing completion and the hard work seems to be done. We've been enjoying the heck out of this boat since our visit to NC and it's performed flawlessly! We've finally located a reputable vinyl shop locally so the interior should be done this winter along with a few other cosmetic updates. Hopefully I can get this thing ready for a nice long run down the St. Johns River or the Dora Canal next spring! |
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8122pbrainard
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Chris,
Looking great. Don't worry about being late with pictures. We'll take them anyway!
Craig, Actually, they aren't tips but are the actual exhaust pipes. The set up is a carry over almost from day one of the marine engine. The transom flanges were beveled on the inside of the back to accept rope packing. It would seal the water out plus allow for thermal expansion of the pipe. Another added benefit is one less hose connection and one less potential leak. |
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IAughtNaut
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Penny Brite will clean them up if they get tarnished, I would probably pop them off first, don't know what that stuff would do to the hull. Looking good Chris, can't wait for more pics. |
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C-Bass
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Such a cool boat. How many times did you jab yourself on the platform brackets before the safety devices were implemented?
Love the copper tips. Our 67 has them as well and I was looking into something like Everbrite that will keep them nice and shiny. Otherwise they just tarnish in a matter of days/weeks. |
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storm34
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So much has happened on this boat and it’s a little embarrassing how badly I’ve neglected this thread. Here’s an initial update on where this project has been over the last few years. It’s still a work in progress but I’ve taken major steps to this boat being presentable and functional.
Most of the boat was wet sanded and buffed while trying to avoid the original painted graphics. Repainting the letters won’t happen for a few years since I’m starting to enjoy showing off the history of this boat. She shined up well and the color came back nicely. Some of these pictures go as far back as 2013! Transom & platform before Transom during Platform refinish Blood, sweat and years Shined up and ready for Pinkham Point At some point, this boat was refreshed cosmetically with carpet on the floor, grey vinyl and a platform. Fortunately for me, they took the time to remove all the foam under the floor. For the most part, this preserved the stringers from major rot problems but not everything was sealed properly. My project of cutting a new floor had now grown to grinding, treating and covering almost all the stringers. Add in new pylon and floor supports and I wasn’t too far from an entire stringer job, which made it hard to determine where to stop. Overall, this boat is really solid considering it’s age and previous life. I’m sure it will last many more years considering it’s mostly a trailer queen these days. Once everything was structurally sound, I cut an entirely new floor for the boat. Just for fun I did this process twice. Once with ¾” ply, which was overkill and a horrible fit, and then again with 5/8” which was a much better choice. Wrapping the floor in vinyl really transformed the look of this boat. I still need to make ski pocket sides and wrap them in vinyl, which will hopefully happen this summer. Since we finally had the boat back together it only made sense to drag it hall way across the country and tear it apart again, right? That'll have to wait for another post but I promise lots of pics! |
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storm34
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...No Kidding and a lot has happened! I'll see if I can get this updated....maybe before GL!
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IAughtNaut
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been a while...
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storm34
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Gary, the "warehouse" is for our family business which we use to store our gear, sets and stages. We upgraded to the other side of the street for 2x the space, bigger lot and a smaller payment per month. It's not as nice cosmetically but it holds more boats which equals more fun!
The Promo is certainly in good company with our 01 and PicturePat's Tique! Hopefully we'll be able to log some serious hours on the boats in the next few months. |
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62 wood
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Gary, I find it a better to hide, ...err,..... I mean store, my boats in various locations. Lets see, right now I have boats in 3 barns and a couple of garages. (I think) |
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Gary S
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Just what is it with these guy's who have these "warehouses" ? They seem to have quite a few boats, just who are they hiding them from? " Oh that one it's not another I've had that one for a long time"
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Smithfamily
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Looks great! Good luck in the new warehouse!!
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Frankenotter
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That promo sitting next to the turquoise SN is an awe inspiring sight.
What a great combination of boats. |
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dwcar
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Very nice! Your gel really shines
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Gary S
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Boats and shop do look great,hope you don't junk it all up with work stuff Black trailer looks great on the promo
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62 wood
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WOW!!! What a change! Looking GOOD!
btw. nice shop! |
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Morfoot
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Yes, sir'ree she's looking great Chris. Can't wait to drive her again being all dolled up this winter.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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fanofccfan
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Looks awesome Chris. New shop looks like its going to be busy!
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storm34
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Some post-Christmas work was done tonight in our "new" warehouse so I thought I'd share pictures. We're moving buildings across the street (purchased instead of leasing) so the promo needed to get back on it's trailer to make the short trip down the gravel drive and into the new building.
For some odd reason most places in Des Moines don't carry quality bunk carpet in the winter months so we'll tackle that next week but the new bunks worked out great. This was the first time I had to cut new bunks so I was a bit skeptical. Everything worked out well but I wish I wouldn't have made the bevel so steep. This would have been the proper time to measure twice, cut once. The trailer really makes the boat pop and it'll look much better with the finishing touches. Wiring still isn't done but I'm calling today a success. Hope everyone had a great Christmas! New bunks and fasteners. PicturePat at the wheel of the fork lift. Tucked away at the "new" building in good company Nearly finished product |
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storm34
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Tim, I may see if these will clean up enough to match the quality of the new finish on the trailer.
Marty, steel 14's with Baby Moons will be the finished product...should look really nice. Steve....it was more of a favor since I've taken him some nice business in the last few years. Plus, he gets some pretty cool "thank you" notes from PicturePat with the finished set for talking pieces in his shop. Call it an early Christmas present! |
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