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NCH20SKIER
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'05 206 Limited
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8122pbrainard
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John, It's the era of the white transom light and the all around white on the windshield. Yes, It sure is cleaning up great. |
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74Wind
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look at the transom you can see the stern light
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john b
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it is cleaning up nicely, can't wait for a video of it running. It looks very clean with those glass vents and no clearance bar. I don't see any evidence of a stern light, is there one on there?
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1970 Mustang "Theseus' paradox"
If everyone else is doing it, you're too late! |
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NCH20SKIER
Grand Poobah Joined: December-16-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2207 |
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Gave a look today for evidence of the rope guard and clean up the top sides a bit - no signs of a rope guard that may have been installed /removed - same goes for a ladder unless someone was good with repairs.
Good news is that it the top sides cleaned up well and most of the accessories work - no blower/ horn. [/IMG] [/IMG] Battery is on the charger and weather permitting tomorrow could be the day to reconnect the hoses and turn the key. |
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Hollywood
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Nature of the beast. I don't think I even realized it was there, let alone had the coordination and agility to clear the clearance bar...
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JDD33
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Ok it's starting to come back.....
Sorry bout the toe, after Christmas I'll go out and check the guard and if the edges are still sharp I'll smooth/round them off a bit! |
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Old school goin back to school!
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Hollywood
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It was a hot pick up, and drop off a sunset multi-man barefoot run after a long day of drinking. I remember clipping that rope guard climbing into the boat and thinking, man that thing is majorly in the way. John had beer on board and I chugged one on the way to meeting up with the crew. Then I threw up in my mouth on the next deep water.
My toe was burning and later I saw most of the skin was gone from the top knuckle. So, sorry for any blood stains in or around the back of the back of the boat. |
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JDD33
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Hmmmmm......I don't recall the shaved toe incident....... The Mustang is back for a while I could check for any leftover toe parts... |
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Old school goin back to school!
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TRBenj
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Fixed it for you, Gary. ;) Olive oyle ('70) and my cousins '68 both have original ladders and no clearance bar... Apparently for good reason (besides physically interfering in their mounting locations). http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2041 |
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Gary S
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Or a ladder Bruce I'm thinking of taking mine off,if my gelcoat mix is still good |
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Hollywood
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Riley
Grand Poobah Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7953 |
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JDD must have had a swim platform on his boat. Why else would you be climbing over it?
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TRBenj
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It's flattened at the ends and screwed down directly, just like the half oval. Probably a little trickier to make at home because of that, which is why I suggested sticking with the half oval anyways... Though Hw may argue that the bar stock is safer!
I'll try to remember to snap a good pic over the holiday break. This one is a little better: |
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8122pbrainard
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Tim,
Yes, I see it now. Sorry I glanced by it thinking it was another picture of the half oval. What was used at the base for deck fittings? |
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TRBenj
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No picture here, Pete? Shows up fine on my end, but I posted it! We are talking about different clearance bar styles. John, no changes to the clearance bars for '69. The moving of the scoops from the outer corners to the middle sure made that clearance bar more useful though... Those corner scoops were rope catchers! |
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8122pbrainard
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john b
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Were the vents moved to the center in about 69 to allow for a smaller clearance bar? It would be a bad day if someone tried to use my flimsy style for boarding, or even a hand hold at the dock.
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1970 Mustang "Theseus' paradox"
If everyone else is doing it, you're too late! |
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TRBenj
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Well you quoted me and that's still not what I was talking about! Did my picture not come though?
The later (74-78) clearance bars do look a little funny, at least on an older boat. They're a bit flimsy for sure- that's one thing all of these clearance bars have in common! I remind all guests that they are NOT hand rails, ha. I guess the later bars don't pose as much of a public safety threat though... Reminds me of the metal trimmed motorbox that came down on my ankle, yuck. |
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8122pbrainard
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I was referring to the system CC used just like John posted. Same as Dave mentioned as well as what's on my Tique. BTW, the "standard rail" is tubing. |
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Riley
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We've got the hollow one our 66 Mustang and have a solid one like Pete's talking about that came with the newer style 68 pylon off of one of 62 Wood's junkers. That 74 long tube type is ugly and seems like it would bend and kink pretty easily.
Hollywood, I don't know what you were doing scaling JDD's rope guide, but it'll bite right into gel coat when you're either installing it or removing it, so I imagine it took a nice chunk of meat out of your toe. |
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Mojo
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Yeah that's a stock clearance bar from about 74-77' Had one on my Tique and nautique from that time period. Yes, they were big, ugly and hard to jump over... |
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Gary S
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Ah the good old days- only the strongest survived
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Hollywood
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That flimsy hollow back half oval thing shaved my toe on JDD's mustang.
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john b
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This was on the 69SS. Standard deck fittings. Very effective, but I don't like it.
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TRBenj
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Not sure what you mean by "standard rail and fittings", Pete... That's not what I was referring to.
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8122pbrainard
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The hollow back is available too but the problem is finding it without pre drilled holes every 6". Yes on the standard railing and fittings. |
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TRBenj
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Can't say I've ever seen a boat with a solid back half round clearance bar. Many '71+ boats have tubular clearance bars, that's what I have on my Skier. I'd probably stick with what John posted though.
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8122pbrainard
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John,
Yours is a hollow back SS half oval but I've seen them made in a solid back too which is stronger. Half round SS - no holes |
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john b
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I hope this is a help.This is from my 70 Mustang. The 69SS had a huge concoction made from deck rail and fittings that are available today, but it was fugly imo.Maybe someone will recognize the stock this is made from. The bends on the bottom are at about an 85* angle probably to give it a little more resistance to bending at the deck.
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1970 Mustang "Theseus' paradox"
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