1965 Sea King in the Wards catalog!

I found my boat in a 1965 Montgomery Wards Spring Summer catalog.  Boat, trailer and motor all listed in the section.  The section of the catalog also includes other motors, aluminum boats and accessories.  I scanned these to save them.... the catalog is musty!! But, at least I was able to scan the entire section pg. 798 - 818.

Yeah lights work

After some re-wiring and setting up an independent power feed, lights and bilge pump have new toggle switches and function.
Thanks to the Fiberglassics.com forum for some wiring help

New "old stock" Sea King speedometer

eBay find.... $12.65 plus shipping. Not bad slightly different, 10-55mph vs. 5-45mph, but looks perfect!

Lights on the trailer..

Good picture of the Wesbar lights on the trailer and the new paint (yes-repainted again!) on the fenders, Toreador Red Metalic, much better match to the seats than the candy apple red.

Little reminder of the before view of the trailer and I resurfaced the driveway too!! thanks to quikcrete concrete re-surfacer.

Installed a new set of trailer lights

Installed a set of wesbar lights. Do yourself a favor and run a ground all the way back to each light. Boat trailer light trouble shooting tip... A proper ground is the key!!

Finally back in the garage...

I will be continuing the paint prep, which as with everything when you try to restore something - taking much longer than anticipated.   

Having off the trailer will also allow me to get it ready to have tags issued so the trailer will be legal on the road.... hope I can get the lights to work!

Starting the bottom prep....

using the orbital sander to start the prep on the bottom.  Do a little surface patching and sand some more.... a number of superficial scratches and nicks.....and some previous owners repairs to "undo"

hmm, also like this one...

Another great design from Glen-L "Swish".  Very  50s style with fins....

Getting closer to the water...

I have pulled the motor, seats and carpet and vacated the garage for other purposes... moved  to the back yard to do some sanding, decided to paint the bottom.

Does this really count for getting closer to the water???

Making some progress on the glassic...

Well it runs

Was able to get it started and running this weekend... New fuel line and bulb, spark plugs new gas tank and filter. Idle is still rough, thinking carbon build up on the old two cycle. Also pulled the wind shield off and out of the frame....now have a template for my attempt to cut and heat bend lexan.

Ordered the seats...carpet.... Getting this moving...

sure it could happen....

pull the fiberglass deck and make a new one..... go after this look?

gelcoat repair pictorial

Found this on fiberglassics.com.... basic and straight to the task.

http://www.fiberglassics.com/restoration/gelcoat-repair-pictorial

Thinking orig colors...

For the interior I am thinking orig colors, match the motor.

http://www.boatingseats.com/

Blue vinyl will be replaced with  the period color and white that matches the seats. may even modify side panels once I get into it.  Ugly KY blue capet also has to go... replace with a grey premium marine carpet.  color sample below. found the vinyl at ...

Carpet avail thru...

http://www.boatcarpetbuys.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=21

Finally picked up the '65 Sea King

Made the drive to Crown Point IN to pick up the project boat. Of course, I had to plan the trip for a time when the gas prices where at a premium. With the recent change in employment status not sure how fast things will progress...with the need for the job search and other projects around the house to potentially ready for sale. Anyway, the boat needs a major washing so I can get a good perspective on the condition of the fiberglass, initial inspection looks ok including the transom, floor is solid...will go over it all and take some pics. Seats will have to be tossed, remove the cheesy air horn, pick up a marine battery and case, fuel tanks need to be emptied and fresh fuel will be needed. Tanks are plastic so no concerns of rust in them. Need to get a service manual for the engine, sounds like the motor was manufactured by Chrysler in this time frame. That is it for now, just barely getting started.

""Glassic"" The Full Restoration step by step 1973 Sea Swirl p-14 boat

Glad that mine will be starting in a better place (let's hope so) but a nice video and work of his results...

Plywood options

There are some nice products in the market that are very nice looking made of high quality wood to be used in boat applications (marine grade)

A popular choices for bow and interior coverage -

teak and holly                  or Mahogany

or  Teak                        or Douglas fir






All of these are available at supplier ike http://www.marine-plywood.us/mahogany_sapele.htm they are actually in northern Ohio and need to find a local supplier to save on shipping.

I should really build seats like this...

Maybe the donor boat should have seats similiar in style to this example.  A bench style seat, that is if I make it into a two cockpit wanna be woody boat.

Shurhold has some interesting fiberglass restoration products

Check out the video bar for some videos or check out their channel (Shurhold Industries) on Youtube.

fiberglass painting tips

In case there is a need to do painting of the fiberglass sea king, some tips that may come in handy.


http://www.ehow.com/how_4968550_paint-fiberglass-boat.html

like this color combination for the fiberglass boat restore

Looks to be a reasonably priced option for replacement seats for the fiberglass boat restore. These are available at boatseats.com.

Here we go...

I was wrong about being able to buy the donor for $600!   I actually paid $460 - but I will have a fuel bill for pick up that I will need to add on.  I also have a residual expense of purchasing and installing a hitch on the Jeep. This is something I have talked about doing for a while now. Guess this is about a $200, but will be very useful if I need to rent a trailer for project materials.
And by the way...for those of you wondering yes I sold the motorcycle....and I put even less miles on that one then I did my first :)

Restore project?

Restoration project boat & trailer?
might be able to buy it for $600?? think it would be a great cheap place to start a project and learn a little something in the process.  If nothing else, maybe it could be a donor of trailer, parts and motor for the future wood boat that I will build. hmmm

As I was browsing I ran across some other interesting looks of a Zip, full painted hull

A Zip controled from the rear...... this style would work for fishing.

 The same boat when painted