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by Alan Sturgess
Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:17 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: 16' Cruisers, Inc Seafarer Project
Replies: 104
Views: 138478

Great Presentation and Photos

Thanks for posting such great photos and description of what you have done.

Alan Sturgess
by Alan Sturgess
Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:07 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Old Dockviews Forums Postings from Before Site Upgrade
Replies: 0
Views: 7159

Old Dockviews Forums Postings from Before Site Upgrade

For those who have not discovered it I found by using an old bookmark that I could access all the topics in the OLD FORUM. Go to this site and then click on the horizonal line and while holding the mouse down slide the line down the page to make the page fully open. http://www.thompsondockside.com/d...
by Alan Sturgess
Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:54 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: Finally Gettting Started And Trouble Already.
Replies: 11
Views: 18079

Hello Treys, For the old web site try this url http://www.thompsondockside.com/dockviews5/dockviews5_frm.htm From this you should be able to find most of the old postings. I don't think the search function works, but I may be wrong. At the page you may have to hold the mouse on the first horizontal ...
by Alan Sturgess
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:47 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: 20 ft Offshore Model - Bow and Keel Repair Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 12932

Will Post some photos.

Thanks for the good comments. I will take some photos and post the sheer strake improvement, but am away on business next week in Atlanta so will do it some time after the 11th. I will keep you posted on the clamping method. It would take someone from the south to clue me in on the freezing situatio...
by Alan Sturgess
Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:37 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: 20 ft Offshore Model - Bow and Keel Repair Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 12932

Repair Procedure

Rod, Thanks for the great input. Interesting how the problems we find in upgrading these beasts are similar, but always with slight variations. Before I started this project I might wake up in the middle of the night and think about a problem at work, or some sales or marketing plan at work that nee...
by Alan Sturgess
Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:00 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: 20 ft Offshore Model - Bow and Keel Repair Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 12932

20 ft Offshore Model - Bow and Keel Repair Questions

I am back to working on my 1962 20 ft Thompson Offshore. I have it all stripped down and have finally started the restoration phase rather than the removal of parts stage. I noticed that several ribs in the forward section had pulled away 1/2"” to 3/4” from the inner keel stem so that you could...
by Alan Sturgess
Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:39 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: New Deck and Decks Beams on 20 ft Offshore Model
Replies: 8
Views: 18434

Looking at Photos

Do you need to join the Yahoo group before you can see the photos? The photo sidebar on the left is under section marked members or am I looking at the wrong place?
by Alan Sturgess
Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:30 am
Forum: Restoration
Topic: New Deck and Decks Beams on 20 ft Offshore Model
Replies: 8
Views: 18434

Rodney, thanks for the description of the innovative way you solved your deck problem. I would like to see your photos - can you send them to alansturgess@gmail.com ? - thanks.
by Alan Sturgess
Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:09 pm
Forum: Restoration
Topic: New Deck and Decks Beams on 20 ft Offshore Model
Replies: 8
Views: 18434

New Deck and Decks Beams on 20 ft Offshore Model

Hello Dockside members. I am looking for some advice and or suggestions on redoing the front deckbeams and deck on a recently acquired 1962 20 ft Thompson Offshore 1000 model with an outboard. It came with the original Evinrude 1962 75 HP Starflite. I will detail my questions and you can then click ...