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seeking seats for '65 Thompson
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:17 am
by a j r
Here's a link to a posting regarding me seeking seats and it has some pictires:
http://www.fiberglassics.com/forms/foru ... geID=46960
I am looking for a matching seat for a 1965 Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. model G1500 fiberglass outboard boat, 15 ft. long. The above link shows pictures of what I am seeking.
Your help will be appreciated.
Andreas
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:23 am
by a j r
anyone look at this? any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:29 am
by Darrell Van Eck
Andreas:
Are these pictures of what you have now? If so why not re-build them?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:32 am
by a j r
Yup, that's what is in the boat and what was original to it. I can build wood stuff, but when it comes to the metal (aluminum) framing on this I would be at a complete loss.
I truly would like to get an exact match for the existing. So I am first going to try to find someone that has this type of seat.
Plan B is to find two old style seats that are age and stylisticly appropriate for the boat.
Andreas
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:41 am
by Darrell Van Eck
Andreas:
Is the metal for the seats bad? What I see in the pictures just looks aged! Can it not be cleaned up & re-used?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:28 pm
by a j r
The seat I have is fine, all it needs is to be reuphostered. The problem is - I only have ONE and I need TWO. The boat looks very odd with only one seat on the drivers side and an empty space on the port side!
Andreas