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Beautiful boats. Thanks for sharing the process with us. It has been fun and I have learned a lot.

Hi guys. Shortly after my last post, I decided to change jobs. That pretty well stopped progress on my boat. We will be moving in the next couple of months, probably to the Birmingham area. It didn't make sense to take it apart and then try and move it. I have been able to survey further and have co...

Wow!

Woody,

I have a 1967 60 hp Evinrude Sportfour. It is on a boat I just purchased and is not in running condition. I'll probably be working on the boat long before the motor, but I'd be interested in whatever you learn.

George

Thanks guys. Andreas, she is a 1961 Peshtigo Off-Shore. There are more pictures under the "What do I have here?" forum. I started this process looking for a project that would result in a usable family boat. I'm not really in for an accurate restoration. I'm willing to invest time and effo...

Just figured out the license plate deal. I may live in North Carolina but I am Tennesseean at heart.

I got her home, apart and cleaned, somewhat. I'm afraid this baby was "rode hard and put up wet"...literally. My preliminary survey reveals: the keelson has soft spots, most of the frames between the sister keelsons have rot, the inside plys of the garboards and at least the aft portion of...

Thanks Andreas. I'll keep looking for a hull number. The transom appears to be "three-ply" --- plywood sandwiched between mahogany (or maybe oak on the inside). Is this unusual? If so, it may indicate the transon has been replaced which would explain the moved tags and missing hull number....

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I just retrieved my Thompson project today. The seller believes she is a 1965 18' model. Based on the statistics, I believe she is a 1961 Off-Shore. She is a wood lapstrake boat made by the Thompson Bros. Mfg. Co. in Peshtigo, Wisconsin; serial number 20765. The OBC tag rates her for 140 h.p. and a ...