1/28/2024 0 Comments Vintage fiberglass runaboutTHANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING. IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY RARE ITEM.įEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR REQUEST ADDITIONAL PICS.ĪLL MY ITEMS ARE RETURNABLE IF NOT SATISFIED. A FEW YEARS AGO, I FOUND A PHOTO OF AN IDENTICAL BOAT THAT WAS CALLED A MANTA. WAS REGISTERED IN OHIOPRIOR TO 2009.I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT IN ANY OF MY SEARCHES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A 1967 BEST MARINE RUNABOUT, BUT I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION OR HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO PROOVE IT. COULD USE BODY WORK AND PAINT AND A LITTLE TLC. THIS WOULD BE A NICE LITTLE WINTER PROJECT. BOAT AND TRAILER TOWS WELL, LIGHTS WORK, TIRES HOLD AIR AND HAVE GOOD TREAD, SIDEWALLS CHECKED. RUDDER IS STUCK AND SOME FIBERGLASS MOUNTING FOR THESTEERING LINKAGE IS LOOSE. THROTTLE AND CHOKE CABLE OPERATE SMOOTHLY. FIBERGLASS HULL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO START.MOTOR IS NOT SEIZED, RECOIL ASSEMBLYOPERATES BUT SHOWS WEAR. PRIMER BULB ON FUEL LINE.COMES WITHA TOW-GO WAVERUNNER TRAILER ADAPTED FOR THE RUNABOUT. FUELCAN BEHIND RIDER HOLDS 2+1/4 GALLONS. PULL START RECOIL CORD ON DASH TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING IS DONE WITH A RUDDER OPERATED BY A STEERING WHEEL. LOWER UNIT EXTENDS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL. USES A 2CYCLEOUTBOARD MOTOR MOUNTED IN THE HULL IN FRONT OF THE RIDER. AN EARLY VERSION OF A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. Am I right?īTW I am impressed with your website and this forum is great.YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 1960'S VINTAGE FIBERGLASS SINGLE SEAT RUNABOUT. I also assume it would hold screws better than fir. I assume the Meranti would be stiffer, naturally more rot resistant because of the oily wood and would not need to be sealed with epoxy. Since one sheet will do, I wonder if spending the extra $50 would make sense. I suspect fir is $40 a sheet now and your BS 6566 Meranti is $98. You didn't comment on the use of 3/4 fir for the stringers. So red oak on the hull or in the bilge would be a no, high and able to dry, a yes. The point is that red oak works fine outdoors or on a boat as long as it can dry out frequently. sunset cruises and lake explorations, the Runabouts molded fiberglass body. With a lot of sucking power you could use a red Oak dowel as a straw. Description Inspired by the classic styling of the vintage lake runabout and. The difference is that white has little dams in the tubes and red doesn't. I agree the Chrysler will probably make an excellent anchor, however the hull would be an ugly planter.īetter I put this back on the lake for $500 in materials rather than a landfill or try to get any decent fiberglass fishing boat for under $3000.Īs a woodworker I know a little about wood and red oak in particular having made several outdoor pieces of furniture. Ps I'm going to try to attach a pic of the watercraft. More than enough questions I suspect so I'll stop at that and thank everyone in advance for any help you can give me. would hardware store spray can foam do for floatation or would the real stuff be needed. How thick assuming stringers are 12" centres. thinking fir for the floor as well but maybe here I should splurge on a marine plywood. These are hand built fiberglass boats, designed to look like a wood runabout. how should I attach the stringer to the hull? has been creating classic wood looking runabouts captured in fiberglass. i thought I would just replace the rear half of the stringers with 3/4" fir with end grain taped and epoxied. Some questions for Noahs and everyone else: Of course the floor is rotted, the floatation is dust and the plywood stringers are rotten in the stern half of the boat. A center console and newer motor are envisioned if this craft turns out to be stable and seaworthy. My plan is to turn it into an open fishing boat by removing the gunwales and decks then fashion new small decks and gunwales using red oak lumber I have on hand (my main hobby is woodworking). Recently acquired a 60's vintage 16' Fiberglass Crestliner Runabout complete with a working!!! 30 yr old 35hp Chrysler outboard and a new battery (battery was the big attraction).
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