63 SN is back home

Steve you are correct that windshield your Dad has is a replacement Taylor Made,looks like their "Holiday" model. You can also see the ends are the same as my last picture and are also the ones Marty has. Might be the way to go Phil and it would be nice if the holes in the chrome ends would match the brackets on the windshield so you could use the outside screw to bolt it all down. My boat originally used screws that went into the wood deck reinforcement.You could see several holes under my ends where the PO's tried to reattach when they pulled out. I used thru bolts and fender washers and now it seems more sturdy.

skutsch wrote: We will have to plan a seat building party, as I want to rebuild another set (one for the new upholstry and and keep the originals for use with the original seat cushions, also shown). I am sure Tim and Mike (nautique frk) would use them. I figure if we are building them it's just as easy to build four sets as it is to build 1.

Steve, thanks for the offer- but my '67 doesnt have the segregated front cockpit like the early SN's... its wide open and would have had the wood based buckets that were common in the late 60's, as seen in the '68 brochure.



Phil, the '61 and '64 brochures appear to show the SN having a front bench, so I would say that is certainly a viable option.

These are NOS

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Phil,

Here is the Wheel style that was originally in Dad's CC



Here is a picture of Art Cozier's Ski Nautique (Compliments of BoatDr - you may also see some familiar people here too), I believe this is usually on display at CC headquarters. At any rate you can make out what I believe to be the original windshield attachment points. Notice it also has the bench seat option.



Lastly, I believe this would be a "period correct" mirror for a 64 Ski Nautique. I saw one of these recently, maybe on ebay. I will have to go looking...

Steve those look just like the Waterbonet ones on Tim's boat. I'm going down to SJRR Phil,if you need any pictures of Art's boat let me know.That steering wheel you have now Phil is just like the one I had on my 63 American Skier and the same that Steve W has on his 64 AM. I would hold off on mounting your windshield yet.

MartyMabe wrote: Did ya'll re-use/ fix that steering wheel? That's waht the 66 Skylark has and I had it repaired. If you didn't use it-- u wanna sell it?

Marty, the original one is gone, this is one I bought on ebay with intentions of repairing. I have long ago learned that working with "stuff that has to set up" (drywall mud, bondo, jello, custard) is far from one of my strengths... So I am in search of someone to repair it.

Do you have someone you worked with or you would recommend?

Marty!!!!
You could have repaired it yourself! Some prep, some epoxy and some good paint is all that's needed. I did mine on the Atom. That was in 85 and to this day still looks fantastic. The wheel restoration guys get BIG $$$$. They are more "tuned into" doing VERY rare wheels - typically pre war where certain very advanced skills/methods are needed.

Will do Phill,looks like it has a bench seat.