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Have not been on this site for a while. I have used Snapfish when I posted. That is not direct posted pictures, but you can sign up free and use the site to post your photos there and it's free. My photos are all still there as linked on the Thompson site and still accessible. http://www2.snapfish.c...

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/col ... /part1.htm

the above link may help you with your tiller handle setup issues

Ron

Hello, I have three of those vintage motors. Have not run them in years or had them apart, but as I best remember, yes they do not always shift smoothly when not running. The shifting dogs must line up before they will engage. If you turn the prop while pressing the shift handle it should drop into ...

The system has a built in safety logic, it's the throttle and shift control. The shifter must be in neutral and the throttle position must be at an idle speed (below the Start position). If you are outside this range, it should not crank. The ignition loop from the key switch passes thru the shifter...

I would start with the basics. Disconnect leads to the starter motor and apply 12 volts directly to the starter motor. If it is energized and runs you now eliminated it as the problem. I had that as a problem with my 1963 Evinrude Starflite 75 hp this last summer. I removed it took it apart and clea...

I've been away for a while. I took a shortcut in my restoration and it did'nt take long for it to catch up with me. I needed to scarf in a piece of top strake mahogany, about 60" per side, and I used a luan plywood knowing that it probably would't hold up. Two years later and yes it did not hol...

Hi Jim West Marine and Rockler woodworking stores in the Pittsburgh area carry it in stock, but only white. West Marine will order in a color. Google the stores close to you, surely Port Clinton, Indianapolis, Cleveland, thought I saw one in Maumee. They are all good drives I assume. I recently boug...

Joe; Appreciate the photos. What type of cutter? Where available? I am assuming that you are cutting into the blunt end of the sawed rib from the bottom of the sloped guides to the top. I assume you fabed the fixture on the bottom of the grinder, did you make that from scratch or did you rework somt...

Peter; Thanks for your offer. I have seen a lot of your postings. You have shared a lot of good stuff. I will scan your postings for photos of your projects. If you have something specific in mind relative to my project, I would appreciate any photos or specific advice. Thanks, Ron

Hey Joe, Thanks for your comments. I actually tried something like what I think your saying. I had two steel taper gages that were 4" long and 1/2" thick, perfect size. I took an old rib end and put the assembly in a vise and created a decent feather edge with a belt sander. When I tried t...

After several months of pain & agony over the project and way too many distractions the new transom and most rib repairs are installed. The weather did catch up with me so the project will now come to a stop. The fabrication of the transom was a real learning experience. Fabricating the multi-pi...

Halcyondays

If you have any red paint left, the splash rails on my 1960 Seacoaster were originally painted red from the factory. I left mine red for years, but when I decided to put blue automotive vinyl on the decking, I changed the splash rails to blue and then to gray.

Ron

Andreas 1. Yes the inner layer core on my Cortland Seacoaster is plywood. It is 7/8" 9ply. It is the original transom. It is the same design that I see in your Cortland Seacoaster. I've seen a handfull of this vintage Cortland Thompsons and they were all built this way. There is also an additio...

Andreas, thanks for the welcome! To any and all out there! My first question, is there a need to interlock the mahogany planks on the main face of the new transom. For those viewing my photo's, the original transom plank are interlocked with an unusual double finger bead & groove. I've read post...

To my new Thompson Boat Club associates. My name is Ron and I live in Pittsburgh PA. I’m a 72 year old retired engineer. I’m probably not the oldest rookie in the Thompson restoration community but I maybe the one having owned the same Thompson boat the longest. I bought my Cortland NY Seacoaster, n...