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Thanks Andreas.
I plan on doing all the work in my driveway, so ventilation shouldn't be too big of a concern.

Any personal preference on chemical strippers?

I have read of several ways to refinish the old varnish... Heat stripping, chemical, sanding, etc. Anyone found a good way of doing this? Or techniques to share? My planned steps thus far look like this: 1. Heavy scrub brush and Murphy's soap to clean the inside. 2. Attempt a small section of a heat...

I will actually answer a few of my own questions after doing a bunch of reading.... let me know if I'm incorrect or correct on this: I plan on buying some "CPES/Warm Weather Formula" Here in Milwaukee Its about 50 - 90 for most of my work. I figure this temp range is in the "warm"...

I have a bit of wood chipping on the back of my boat. The transom is in great shape. I took a screw driver and looked for rot inside the boat. Everything seemed good. Last year was the first time in over a decade the boat hit the water.It took on a "little" water, but nothing to scary I th...

Nice job!
makes me want to restore my '57 Aniv 35HP ....

I AM however looking for the Javelin script on the front, so if any of those guys you dealt with have it, let me know!

Well, I've been sitting on my boat for 3 years now. I finally decided, enough's enough, and sent the motor in for a complete check-up. After 8 weeks of waiting, I got her back! I was able to finally get the old girl in the water this Sunday. Good news: little water seepage for a boat that's been in ...

I'll keep my eyes peeled.
What do they list under? emblem, chrome? nameplate?

Looking for an extra Chrome "Thompson" emblem for my 1957 Seacoaster.

I notice two formulas, cold and warm. Which one should I go with? Here's my project. The back corners, by the transom have a bit of damage and flake. Everything else appears quite solid, but the boats been out of water for 10+ years. I would like to fix the obvious areas now, and give my boat the wa...

Well, now that I have my impeller taken care of, I have a new problem. When I started the engine, I got it to run fine for a little bit, killed it and found gas pouring out of (item 107 / 108 for those with Javelin parts manuals) the seams of the air silencer. Something tells me this is wrong. I hav...

Thanks! I ended up tearing it appart anyways just to be on the safe side. Installed by twisting counter-clockwise, which means a clockwise sping on the top down view. NP. Went a lot easier this time.... now I have a new problem.... one heck of a gas leak. A question for another post.... I think I ne...

Well, I called the shop I bought it from and they said it would "self right" when the motor spins. I spun the shaft by hand when it was all assembled and it seemed to be moving free. Also everything was well lubed when I went in there. Played with the old piece and in a similar diameter ho...

Just wondering if you can install and impeller backwards? After re-assembling last night I think I bent the rubber legs the wrong way. I presume that they are flexible enough to self-right themselves when the engine spins, but I just want to make sure. Good news... after 7 years out of the water the...

Excellent! Thanks! Impeller is ordered, and I found the exploded diagram for my motor. Looks like I have a plan for the weekend. Anything else I should be concerned with I may have forgotten? Hate to miss another $5 part and end up in a heap of trouble. Also, Kendor Marine, in their own works "...

Looks like I have some research to do.
I don't even know where this part is, what it looks like, or where to get one for my '57.