Dunphy X55 found in the woods |
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Wolfix55
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Posted: July-21-2023 at 9:16pm |
Hello everyone, new member here. In searching the internet for X55 information (in which there is little) the most info I found is here in your forum. I thought I would share this project with you and hope to gain some knowledge here also. My father found this boat in the Ozark woods in this condition in the early 1990's. I will post progress as we go along, I hope you find this interesting.
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bwinn
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Well then, welcome! No where’s to go but up from there!
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Gary S
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We do find it interesting,post up some more pictures if you have them. One of my old neighbors had one, was continually chasing engine problems. Think he finally gave up because he sold it.
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KENO
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I guess I'm a little slower than usual this morning, is this a boat that was stored in that condition for the last 30 or so years and you're just getting around to doing something with it or was it restored long ago and we'll see pictures that were taken along the way?
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Wolfix55
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Wolfix55
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Oops, getting used to this format. It's a little different than other forums I participate in.
Boat was fairly complete, missing bow light, windscreen, instrument cluster, one vent. I see the steering mechanism is there (wrong wheel) but is now missing 30 years later. That is my uncle rolling that barrel, he is no longer with us.
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Wolfix55
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Unfortunately, this X55 suffered from a little bit of plywood delamination
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Wolfix55
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Engine and trans fairly intact. Exhaust manifolds, generator, prop, prop shaft missing Edit, I see prop shaft is there, but today it's missing.
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Wolfix55
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Brought back home (150 miles away) piece by piece |
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Wolfix55
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To be assembled here, suburban home basement, no garage door, wall temporarily removed to move large objects in and out. |
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Wolfix55
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Kind of both, restoration started 30 so years ago, progressed quickly, then stalled for 30 so years, now has begun again. I will load up pics as I get them. The older pics are non digital photographs, I get them as my father converts them to digital. I could jump ahead and show you as it sits today, but that is no fun. Some of the edits I am adding are because I myself have not seen these older pics in 30 years.
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KENO
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Or you could post a picture or 2 or 3 showing it today, so people don't lose interest along the way Not being sure how you're posting pictures, I figured I'd mention that you can post multiple pictures in one post.............unless you're working on running up your post count
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67 ski nat
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Wow amazing someone started this restore, very cool
There is a member on ccfan with a Dumphy ?? More pics. Please |
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bwinn
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Kudos on the SN love it
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Gary S
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Just 1- morningwood |
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Wasn't there some other guy named Pete?
I think he sold his and bought a pontoon boat though. Really There were a couple of others too, but MourningWood is the only one who shows up sorta regularly on CCF
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fanofccfan
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Kudos to whoever had the courage to rescue that from the trees!! More progress pictures please. A 30 year restoration time frame may be a record in itself.
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2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski
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Wolfix55
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Wolfix55
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At the time this boat was found, my father and I were wood boat fans, we had just completed a 1967 ChrisCraft ski restoration and was in the middle of a 1938 ChrisCraft runabout restoration. One day in the early 90's he and my mother were driving home from our lake house and my mother with her keen eyes actually spotted this wooden boat deep in the woods. Because we had studied the Bob Speltz series of books, my dad realized it was a rare Dunphy X55. He was able to track down the owner somehow, I don't know how. He bought the pile for $300. That would be 1990 dolllars. |
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Love the dedication. Taking a wall down and putting it back up to complete the rebuild in the basement. Reminds me of that guy that built a Countach in his basement.
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67 ski nat
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That countach story is nuts
I’m Not a fan of replicas |
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Pete sighting!
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2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
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Is Pete all original? Asking for a friend.😉 |
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
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Wolfix55
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As it sits today
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MourningWood
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Speechless.
That is remarkable. The woodworking skills are superb. I also have an X-55 and happy to help in any way. We're gonna wish Pete was still around here...he's forgotten more about the X-55 than I'll ever know...
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1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun"
'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
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Pete can be found on the facebooker thingy.
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2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski
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GottaSki
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If needed, my friend is sitting on a believer-to-be 292 intercepter, from a 62 Sabreflight they restored
Block saw sitting water and the distributer looks corroded in place, but no cracks seen externally has original trans, intake and sidedraft, front cover and gauge package, and cable tach look in good shape Looking for a home rather not scrap, looking for someone to take it for modest price just wants to see it go to vintage marine application, not a hot rodder who will scrap the 'good stuff'
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"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing."
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Wolfix55
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^ GottaSki, thanks, but I will be able to rebuild my 312. It was actually in remarkable condition considering how it was found. I will post up pics of engine work as I go. I did purchase Barr Marine exhaust manifolds as I could not find any originals. Does the engine your buddy have its exhaust manifolds? Also, what trans does it have?
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