Need (Want) Two white faced early 70's Airguides
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Printed Date: November-24-2024 at 7:59pm
Topic: Need (Want) Two white faced early 70's Airguides
Posted By: JMurph
Subject: Need (Want) Two white faced early 70's Airguides
Date Posted: October-16-2010 at 11:13pm
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Anyone out there have a white faced early 70's Airguide that they would be willing to part with?
El Grande Ebay King? |
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Posted By: MartyMabe
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 12:13am
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Here's one of my 'saved' websites.
http://www.airguide.com.au/index.php?p=1_1 - New Airguides ------------- 66 Skylark http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5041" rel="nofollow - 93 SN If you're not living in NC, you're just camping out! |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 12:22am
Thanks Marty, but I was looking for something more like this:
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Posted By: kytom2
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 12:30am
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John, give Skicat a shout. He may be able to help you out. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 12:43am
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Thanks Tom. I sent him a message. ------------- |
Posted By: MartyMabe
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 12:57am
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Only $300. But only http://www.classicboatwork.com/classicparts/gauges/airguide/speed/airspeed.html - 1 left. ------------- 66 Skylark http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5041" rel="nofollow - 93 SN If you're not living in NC, you're just camping out! |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 1:17am
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Ouch. I just got one in almost new condition for $100 (definitely a good deal). That one looks like more than just "shelf ware" to me. Let me go back and reread, maybe that's the installed price. ------------- |
Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 1:44am
New ones are very very rare and hard to find!  ------------- Greg http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 4:51pm
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I was not really expecting new, but i'd love to find a couple that are closer than the ones I currently have. Can't blame me for dreaming.
Does that mean you don't have any that you wish to part with? ------------- |
Posted By: MartyMabe
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 6:13pm
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So, John, you won that one in the pic you posted? It only had the 1 bid didn't it? England wasn't it? ------------- 66 Skylark http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5041" rel="nofollow - 93 SN If you're not living in NC, you're just camping out! |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-17-2010 at 6:48pm
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Yep. Austrailia ------------- |
Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 1:07am
I do have some new and some used. I will have to get to my stash & see what is there. I will let you know. Of course having anything to do with Reid raises your cost!  ------------- Greg http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 1:51am
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Reid who? Never heard of him. I'll take the stranger deal.
I'm trying to get the 72 Promo into really nice condition. That's why I would like to find a couple newer ones. Keep me posted and thanks for looking. ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 11:09am
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John, have you looked into restoring the speedos you have instead? There were a few people here who had recreated that face style in vinyl so you can lay it right over the faded one. Throw a little paint on the needle and youre in business... if I remember correctly, your chrome is in good shape, which is the biggest hurdle. Im assuming theyre functional? ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 5:14pm
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Hey buddy,
Not sure they are functional and one is duct taped right now. The chrome may clean up nicely, but didn't look that great. The one on the dog house no longer how glass in it and is not in good shape at all. I already have a nice replacement for that one, but the other two could stand to be replaced. It's hard for me to know since the boat is in Mooresville and I'm in Maryland. I have a rinky dink garage at home that won't even fit that 72 SN, so I would rather it stay inside at RCM or somewhere else down there for now. Once it gets closer to the condition that I anticipate, then it can at least make the trip to Lake Gaston (4 hours closer to me). ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 5:30pm
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Ahh, I see. I havent torn into such an early Airguide before, but Id be surprised if its put together much differently than the newer ones. If it turns out yours are non-functional, the mechanical assembly from another style should swap right in. Hold onto your needles, as those may be unique. A new vinyl overlay should make any 50mph unit look like NOS. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 6:03pm
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Brilliant! I had not thought about that. I'll do a search for who made those replacement faces.
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Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 10:13pm
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I can't find it. I think I need a search tutorial.
Does anyone remember who reproduced them? ------------- |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: October-18-2010 at 10:59pm
I searched under "parts for sale" with the key word "face" and lots came up. http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6365&KW=face&PN=1&title=airguide-faces-4-sale - here's one ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
JMurph wrote:Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-19-2010 at 12:09am
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Thanks Pete. The link you listed is the one I remembered. The other links that came up were not really helpful for the replacement faces. It looks like Tribal150 (Rob) does not still have access to having them reproduced.
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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: October-20-2010 at 12:56am
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John,
I got some 0-50 Black Face overlays from dwcar (dwcar@yahoo.com) in Houston, Texas. They were like $10.00 each and worked great. I purchased bring orange paint from a hobby shop. I installed the overlays and repainted my needle and they came out great. I used the black face, but I think he also has the white face ones. The guy's name is Don Carr and he also sells the red warning decals on the dash. He has a nice boater's check list. I did my speedo's last winter. I need to get one case rechromed at some point. I love both of your new boats. Donald |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: October-20-2010 at 1:11am
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Ok, I found the post from 1-24-2009 in the parts for sale area. I bumped the thread so it is back up again. His email is dwcar@yahoo.com. The thread is titled Dash Stickers /Decals. It looks like he does not have the white ones.
Sorry, Donald |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-20-2010 at 1:12am
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Donald,
Thanks. I'll reach out to him, but in the post where you were communicating with him, he stated that he only had the black ones. ------------- |
Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: October-20-2010 at 1:13pm
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Murph....El Grande Ebay King may have what you need?
I replaced both of mine in favor of black...my two originals have been saved though. One was working fine....the other was not. I will pull them out and see how they look. As I recall...chrome and glas was in nice shape on both. Dials are faded.....anyway let me take a look and I can take pics. Also....I have a few extra gauges too. ------------- stang Face plants are not that funny when it's you face! http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/images/3720/photo1.jpg" rel="nofollow - The Super Air |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-20-2010 at 3:24pm
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Thanks Gary. Long live the king. ------------- |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 12:34am
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There is a mint one on E-Bay right now. It will be expensive, but it appears to be used. The auction will end in three days.
Donald |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 2:21am
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Yeah, I know. I've been watching it along with probably 15 other guys from this site. It appears to have some blimishes on the face, although it does still look nice.
I spoke to a guy today about possibly having the vinyl faces made for these. I should know something in the next couple of weeks if it will work with this guy. It will probably cost me $50 or so to have the file produced, but once it's done, we can have the stickers done pretty affordably. Stang and Skicat, I'm still interested in what you have. ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 11:14am
John, I have a few different types of faces that might be worth scanning, enhancing and reproducing. $50 seems pretty reasonable... maybe I could send him what I have as well. ------------- |
Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 1:48pm
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John,
Your email is set to private & I can't get back to you. Send me an email. gmcfar161@aol.com ------------- Greg http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 5:01pm
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Greg,
Just sent you an email. Tim, I just confirmed with the art guy today. I'm going to take the face of one of mine and send it to him. I'm glad to do the same with yours. How many do you have? He made it seem like it was a no-brainer. Why don't we complete the process with this one first to make sure it's actually what we need? We can then have these done in UV resistant inks and should be good to go. ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 5:06pm
Sounds good to me John- let me know how it goes. Have you cracked into one of these before? Theyre fairly simple- but the faces dont easily detach (theyre rivited on)... you may need to send him the whole assembly to scan. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 5:33pm
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Oh. Thanks for the heads-up. I have not cracked one open yet. One of the faces on the 72 (on the dog house) is practically falling off, so I thought they would come out easy. I may just send the whole assembly. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 5:36pm
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Are the faces you have also still part of the assembly or could you send them detached? Do you have the ability to do an accurate scan? They can probably work from a scan, but I wanted them to have the actual part so they can be sure to get it exactly right. ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 5:47pm
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You know, I havent cracked open one of my newer ones (plastic housing)... so Im not sure how those are assembled yet. I have the black faced "Correct Craft" script logo face, and the 2 versions of the white faced ("Correct Craft" and "Nautiques") that I figured would be of use to some people.
If they come apart, the scanner at work might be sufficient- Ill report back with what I find! I also have one of the gray faced (late 60's to very early 70's) in a metal housing that I assume is rivited on... so that one would be trickier. ------------- |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 7:55pm
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Does anyone know if the original faces were white or an off-white? Pete?
I've never seen one of these early models that was truly white. ------------- |
Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: October-22-2010 at 11:48pm
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I'm looking for a new white face for mine as well, speedo works ok but the face is cracked.
Chuck ------------- Walk on Water www.coldwater.me http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: October-26-2010 at 7:57pm
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John....I dug mine up and it's in ok shape....the chrome is more pitted than I remember...anyway I can take a pics and you can see for yourself.
Chuck...guess what I have a the glass. Do you need that or the white face? ------------- stang Face plants are not that funny when it's you face! http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/images/3720/photo1.jpg" rel="nofollow - The Super Air |
Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: October-26-2010 at 8:01pm
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Stang
What I really need is the face . . . chrome good, glass good, but the bottom part of the face actually cracked and broke off. Chuck ------------- Walk on Water www.coldwater.me http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: October-26-2010 at 8:30pm
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Here are some pics.
Chuck one pic shows the other speedo(for parts)that face plate seems solid but has a small crack near the 'M' in kilometers...it might be better than yours!     ------------- stang Face plants are not that funny when it's you face! http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/images/3720/photo1.jpg" rel="nofollow - The Super Air |
Posted By: JMurph
Date Posted: October-27-2010 at 1:42am
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Thanks Gary. Mine look about like yours (maybe a little better on the chrome). I appreciate you digging them out.
Chuck, I'll keep you posted on the progress of the vinyl faces. The artist has one of mine originals now and hopefully we'll have a file to send to the printer's soon. Gary's face plate with the crack in it might work for you when we get the vinyl to lay over it. As long as it's still a flat surface. Greg, I emailed you back, but have not heard from you. Did you get my email? john at compassresearchgroup d o t com ------------- |