1955 CC Hurricane Restoration

JoeinNY wrote: Looks like you have a few motor choices if you want to go the Pete B route. Although really the only choice would be trying to locate the 200hp chysler...

I'm on it already!!!! One Chrysler Imperial coming right up!!

BTW, The Imperial is a straight 8 (flat head), pistons the size of 1lb coffee cans, torque like you wouldn't believe, very smooth running and will run all day long at red line (about 36K)!! It may weigh a few pounds though but of course this isn't the barefooting boat!! Maybe a wake boat??? No tower please!

Not starting on that boat till the fall could be considered correctcraftfan abuse...

Looks like you have a few motor choices if you want to go the Pete B route. Although really the only choice would be trying to locate the 200hp chysler...

The hardware looks really nice. Wonder what it cost someone to rechrome all that?

Wow Dave, I hadn't seen Pete's email yet so this was a nice surprise this morning, Thank you so much. We've scoured the internet and just can't find much on this boat so these pics are really the only reference we have. Truly appreciated.

Pete the step pads are actually black, the boat sat in a barn from 1975 to 2000 and was covered in an 1/8" of dust and thats what you're seeing on the pads, they are in pretty good shape and may be ok once cleaned up.

Yes, lots of baggies of screws, it's going to kill me not to be able to start on this until next fall but I'll probably atleast survey the mechanical items and get started on some of those things.

Alan,
Any screws for the deck hardware? If you did get them, take a real close look at their condition. Chrome plated brass don't hold up to may removals/reuse very well. They should all be oval head slotted. The best alternate (and accepted) are stainless oval heads sheet metal. I actually like sheet metal better than a wood screw because of the full length deeper and sharper threads on them. They hold better and a shank pilot hole doesn't need to be drilled. The only problem with them is each head needs to be buffed out to the mirror chrome like finish! I know you've got the buffing down though!!

Edit: I see screws in the baggies!

lewy2001 wrote: Sure is a lot of eye candy there. But I bet JBear only noticed the girls

Lewy,
The only problem is that even at John and my ages it's like looking at pictures of our mothers!!

The Godfather wrote: Pete, did you give Magic the photo's I sent you.

Dave,
Yes, got it when I got to work this morning and forwarded it on to Alan.

Man you're holding out on us!! Stuff like this Kieth should be putting in our ref. section!! I know, digging through the archives is time consuming. How about considering digging out a couple of boxes of the lit. and loaning it to one of our members to scan?










Alan,
I just caught a interesting detail. The pictures show black step pads. Your's are white. This however makes reproducing them easy! Pulling a hard mold with Devcon epoxy off the existing and then recasting them in black Devcon urethane rubber!!!

Glad you and Dana made it there and back safe and sound. Happy to contribute to the project!

Alan,
I got a answer. K6216 is not the model number but it is a serial number. K6216 would be of 1958 production. See if there's another # on the tag.

Wow! I want one of those! I've missed too much of this new acquisition thread. You may have gotten a message from me last week Alan, and I'm certainly happy for you. And I've got a Gray Marine 310 tag if you'd like to increase the HP quite a bit. (Thanks for lettin that one out of bag, critter).   

81nautique wrote: I'll get the numbers later but there is a tag on the engine that says 225 hp.

Could be that Reid was there. He has gained a lot of HP by replacing those stickers

critter wrote: Tim, per the reference section, that boat is 18'9" with a 7' beam. It does not list a weight.

Exactly, the boat is the same size length and beam as a 2001 nautique. Much taller freeboard but otherwise the same.

Tim, per the reference section, that boat is 18'9" with a 7' beam.
It does not list a weight.

8122pbrainard wrote: M3Fan wrote: I'd bet there's something inside him that has already envisioned barefooting behind this thing at least once. Better leave in the 8-banger for now! Joel, I did say to keep it for now! BTW, with 160HP and the weight of the boat, I hope he just keeps envisioning it!

Pete, It's got the 225hp 327 model but I would still be surprised to see it get to footin speed. I really am envisioning cruising around with the dual exhaust singing my favorite tune.

Ps, I was surpised how light the boat is at this point but I carried home about 1000# of stuff in the uhaul.

quinner wrote: PS, Pete, who is Allen??

Thanks for pointing out my error!! I sure don't want to start another "C" and "K" issue!! Must be my excitement and not proofing my posts!!
Sorry Alan