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TRBenj
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Mike, maybe- but if so, I would guess its a late '68. It does have the older style wood framed seats that I thought they only used through '68... but the front vent and bow light suggest its a '69 as advertised. Dave should be able to tell us for sure! |
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WakeSlayer
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Ours is M2321 and was built in Nov 67. Maybe that is a 68?
60 boat difference. |
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Mike N
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TRBenj
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It took an ignition tune up and some fresh gas, but the engine runs! Jay definitely made good use of our January thaw (40 deg on Sat)...
Dave, if you get a chance to pull the records, the hull ID is M2381. Thanks! |
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jbear
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Hope I am down for a bucket still if you get it worked out to be able to make a few.
As to the pictures..not crazy..just hopeful! If I remember right you have posted a picture of your Mom skiing and she was very good looking. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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TRBenj
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Gary, '68 and '69 were definitely a gray area for the 289 vs. 302. Dad sent me this earlier this week:
I dont know about you, but Im confused! Either way, its only a 13ci difference I guess. I do agree with Reid that youve got a '69... the metal scoop on the bow, the bow light, fiberglass buckets, etc are all clues. Interestingly, we believe this boat to be a '69 and it still has the wood based buckets. Strange. Dave, there is a hull ID plate on the stringer- Ill note the number this weekend and have you look it up! My official guess is that its a very early '69 and it didnt ship with a trailer... Im curious to hear what the official name of the color is. John, theres a good chance this boat will get fiberglass buckets eventually. Nick's Skier needs a set as well. No update since the last time we talked about it, but I do have a mold ready to start popping some out. Just need the time. We'd have to come up with a solution for the aluminum frames though- I have one set but will need at least one more for myself, so we may need to have some fab'd up. If you think Im posting pictures of my sister though, youre crazy! No ulterior motives here! |
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8122pbrainard
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I've been laughing so hard I couldn't type and had to wait 5 minutes before I could post!!! |
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The Godfather
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Tim, Give me the hull number on the tag, so I can try to get the build data. |
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Morfoot
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I don't care who you are............ but that is funny right there! |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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jbear
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Beat me to it Dave...... Tim you know how we love pictures here....so where is the "sister" picture we need to see who got all the looks in the family? boat dr; LOL!!! Tim (again); all these projects...where does that leave the bucket seat project? john |
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Gary S
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It will be interesting to see what Dave comes up with.Due to whats on my hull,Reid convinced me mine is a '69,a very early one. It had a 289 per the engine tag and Dave.If it has a 302 and is close to mine,that means that HM was helping Ford unload those old 289's |
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boat dr
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Santa says I can not have another CC for Christmas, but I could have one of these............
I went to Wal-Mart and saw they had Obama Christmas ornaments... now ain't that a bitch? Suddenly it's okay to hang a black man from a tree again. Only in the SOUTH |
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The Godfather
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Let me be the first one to say Welcome from the warm south. Every nice looking boat. Let me see if I can track down any data on the 69 Mustang. hhhhmmmm Dave |
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smbenj
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Ok so I have been a silent observer for a few months but now that I have a boat I'm sure I'll be on much more often for advice, parts, etc, though having a ready made expert in the family is very helpful, ulterior motives and all! I can also say it's true, Reid made us do it!!! Jay got hooked working on the tournament skier with Tim and it was all down hill from there!!!!!!!! Can't wait to tow it up to Lake George, and yes maybe even Green Lake if we get ambitious!
Sage p.s. I call dibs on the boat! |
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Waldo
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Divorce attorneys lurk here for a reason. They have no time to post these boats keep them busy. I would harbor a project boat that needs to be de-foamed. Probably the only part I could do. Looks like fun.
Waldo |
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dip
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Good, good. Due DIligence is so important! That fine print would have saved me some heartbreak. I was glad to lose the girlfriend, but I still miss Ole' Blue! |
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The Godfather
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You guy's, make me laugh.... And Reidp you could of said to your wife, it followed me home... Or did you already used that one before. The snow in the picture look's great too, it was 85 today.. Working on my winter tan...hehe Dave |
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75 Tique
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That's a no brainer....Tim gets the boat (I think its in the fine print of the "finder's agreement" somewhere.) My SHW and I bought a house together before we were married. Been 26 years so I guess that one worked out ok. |
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Hollywood
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I'd be happy to harbor that fugitive if she needs to stash it from him in the event of a split.
Same goes for any of you! |
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TRBenj
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It is indeed their boat- Im just a facilitator here. Just as some marriages end in divorce, anything is possible... and arrangements would have to be worked out between the two of them should something happen. I hope that it never does, but at least the $$ invested isnt a monumental sum- at least not yet!
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dip
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I'm going to assume Tim is telling the truth and this really is his sister and her boyfriend's boat. But, as I learned from personal experience, the whole boyfriend/ girlfriend thing doesn't last forever, and doesn't necessarily end marriage, so...should that occur, who gets the boat? I lost a perfectly wonderful 89 SN that way!
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Morfoot
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Tim's just doing this the RIGHT way. He is acquiring his fleet of CC's BEFORE he gets married. That way his future spouse KNOWS what she is getting into before she agrees to whole thing. Good find Tim! Now how you gonna decide which boat to bring where?
...............and that's when the fight started! |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Donald80SN
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I wonder if the new Government Health Care Plan will have a provision to cure this contagious desease?
Curious, Donald |
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The Lake
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Truly humbled . . . clearly great minds at work here. The best I could come up with when my son and I brought our boat home was to say, "Reid made me do it."
Chuck |
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WakeSlayer
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Harboring a fugitive. The best line ever. Reid, I think your better half had you figured long before you think she did. Mine would laugh in my face if I tried that. She knows better.
Nice find Tim !!! |
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Mike N
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TRBenj
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Reid, thanks for the tutorial- Im taking notes!
Joel, there was certainly nothing keeping them off the water before- but theres something to be said for having your own boat to use or tinker with as you please. I know they'll have fun with it- and I wont mind having it at the dock either! |
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M3Fan
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Funny! You'd think there would be enough boats lying around the TRBenj compound (heck, on lifts, at the ready, gassed up, fully maintained, turn-key) to loan to anyone in the family if needed. You're on the right track here Reid. Definitely a new level of Collect Crafting. |
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Riley
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We're certainly learning from you, Reid.
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reidp
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I see.......... While known by many different names, it appears the classic "get the sister and boyfriend to buy the boat I really want" ploy worked again. AKA, "My dad really wanted....", "It's just like the one we had growing up....", "My college buddy found this boat.....", "Didn't want to put hours on the new boat....", "The price was just too low to pass on...", etc, etc. All often used and very legitimate excuses for justifying another Correct Craft purchase or at least getting a percentage of a good one.
And if you simply have to have it, but just can't come up with an excuse quickly enough, you might have to become somewhat Correct Crafty , to where you've no choice but to resort to the classic term I first heard from NautiqueFreak (Mike Thrower), where you're forced to temporarily "harbor a fugitive". That creative, but risky method must be used until which time you can come up with that legitimate excuse, or perceived "owner" as I've done several times. However, after quite a few years and a handful of suspicious boats, I finally pulled into the driveway with this newly acquired orphan and my wife just happened to be out in the yard and met me, slowly shaking her head but with a loving smile and simply said, "......and who does THIS ONE belong to?" She'd been on to me for some time apparently. Good job and a good find Tim. |
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TRBenj
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Hmmm, I was wondering about the color- wish there was a '69 brochure showing what options were available. Its definitely not a bright red... I always thought the mahogony was closer to brown, but I guess this isnt too far off that. We'll have to see how it shines up!
I dont know if they have any interest in joining us online, but they had a good time in Lake George this year and I would bet they'll be back. Maybe they'll be up for Green Lake too, who knows. My guess is that a few parts may end up under the xmas tree... which sure makes my shopping a lot easier! If anyone knows the story of the 165hp Interceptor, Id be interested in hearing it. Even Reid wasnt sure what the differences are between the 165hp and 190hp. I assume that the 200 and 210hp models referenced in the 1968 Interceptor manual are both 4bbls. Since its a '69, Im guessing that the engine is a 302 instead of a 289. Either way, my guess is that it wont stay at 165hp for very long! |
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Mojo
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Tim,
That's way cool... Family fleet convoy to GL will be fun..... Moj' |
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