Just Bought this H&M Mustang

that is nice

Welcome to the HM Mustang Club. Have you had it out on the water and if so, how does it go?

Congrats. As to the best midwest shop it would be your garage. No one will do anything near to the work you desire than yourself. As to whats wrong possibly the distributor has been replaced,HM seemed to favor the flat caps maybe just the cap has been changed but I'm not sure a flat cap fits all distributors. Valve covers look like they have been changed too because they are missing the spotwelded on sparkplug wire guides. And the hard line from fuel pump to carb has been replaced with rubber. Other than those minor things you did good. Parts for the Jabsco raw water pump are getting hard to find so be gentle with it. How about some dash pics?

I don't think you'll have any luck. If you do you better do your home work first and get good references on their work,costs,materials and completion success. You have waited this long for the boat,go take a community college course on woodworking.

Vondy and Keegan come to mind and Kegan didn't even have a garage.

Nice looking ride. !!

Dash pic.

I questioned the throttle control setup, most ive seen have the round wooden ball style.

Lexington, KY so I am willing to travel pretty much anywhere in OH, IN. IL. southern parts of those states would be closer. Cincy, Indy, Columbus all pretty close.are all an esy drive, Chicago are and Cleveland are doable but further.



Indy covers looks great for the trim work, nice work and fair prices.

Jake: most would say tackle it yourself, but if you would rather have it done that is quite expensive but understandable, not everyone has the time, tools, patience, or talent to undertake such a project. I can't personally vouch for indy covers as this was done by the previous owner, but I will certainly vouch for the excellent quality of the work as I see it

Mine was not a complete stringer re-do, but was repaired as necessary per PO's request for what was necessary at the time. Interior was also completely redone and they did an awesome job. I have plenty of pics and all the original indy cover receipts I can forward if you'd like

Nice boat! I concur, very close to original. I think al mentioned the crash pads from a slightly newer cc trailer (79+) but I wouldn't change it either. The pylon is slightly newer than the boat too (76+) but it's very close to the original '73 (just a larger diameter) so that wouldn't bother me much either. I am guessing the ladder was added, the curves look to have larger radiuses than the standalone ladders cc used... And it most likely would have been incorporated into the rear grab rail like my '73. Previous owner of mine found the same brown trailer paint.

Agree that your best chance of getting a quality stringer job is to do it yourself. It's not hard, just time consuming and labor intensive. If you're not in a rush, reasonably handy and willing/able to put in the time, it's well worth the effort. Many first timers here have turned out very impressive work. Read, read, read.

Welcome!

The trailer under my cousins Stang was repainted brown too, wth?

Yes, original wheel for a '73. 71-72 and some '73's got the wood grain wheel... Other 73's got the black rimmed wheel pictured (mine has the same).

Very nice find, I really like the color.

No foot throtle, teeleflex on the throttle.
pic of throttle


and another

You can replace those stringers yourself. Plenty of people here more than willing to answer any and all questions. Plenty of documented pictorial threads to help guide you thru it.
I did mine 4 years ago, took me from Feb. thru Sept., Did I make a few mistakes sure I did. It is time consuming and dirty, but in the end it was worth it. Mine you could literally fall thru the floor, just ask Tim.
Just do some reading on here, look at the pics and take your time. Mine did not look like a skilled craftsman did it, like some on here ,but it looked better than the factory job.

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Another CCFan in Lexington?!

Beautiful boat! Love the color. It reminds me (including the HM) of Donzis of the era.

If you need a hand on the boat or drinking a local brew let me know. I'm much much better at the latter rather than the former, FYI



Lexington, You must have heard the screams of anger and frustration as my wife realized she had lost her garage spot all winter, to "Another Dam Boat"
Love to get together sometime, West Sixth or Country Boy, Why not say both!

Could sure use a hand at stringer cutting time and love to show you the boat and have a beer.in my garage.