75 separator rebuild

pic of boat on dolly

Tried to deal with guy that has the Torino ill wait till he is thinking more rationally here is more pics of my 75. these are the new stringers and some bulkheads, you guys are in trouble i have tons of pics

Here is what the sep looks like with no innerds still have some grinding to do

That is a beautiful boat Jeff. Winters are long up here you know that so post those pictures, it's been a little quiet on the projects around here lately.

Very nice homemade boat dolly too. It is sooo nice to be able to move the boat around in the shop rather than stationary.

Jeff, its looking great. Making those bulkheads with the notches for the strakes is fun, isnt it?

Did you decide to not replace the wood in the keel? On our BFN, it was soaked- Im glad we took it out.

And now the million dollar question... foam or no foam?

I think it was Greg who got me worried about the keel board. We were initially up in the air as whether to replace that, as well as the transom, lifting ring area, etc. It all looked fine until we dug in and everything was wet- some was rotten. We replaced with composite so we made the decision to get all the wood out while we had it apart.

It sounds like the gas tank is shaped like a vee and sits right down in the hull? Interesting! Personally, Id probably be looking at other ways to mount it rather than relying on the foam, but thats just me... the more CC's I restore, the more I find myself becoming part of the "no foam" camp.

CC made a number of sterndrives in the late 60's and early 70's. Ive seen Freeports/Swingers, Torino's, Separators, some tri-hulls and even a Mustang. They originally came with the white Volvo outdrives youre describing.

Are those mains square on top? If they are, a small roundover will help when you're laying glass.

And could you please clean up that shop?   

Mains are slightly rolled over on top, and yes you guys are correct there is more grinding to do well what do ya guys think about the keel board?

Alpha outdrive?

Here is a pic of the new tank we had built, the old one was all corroded up on the bottom. a fellow down in angola IN did the work,he did a very nice job, but expensive 500 bones. guess the boat wont run without it as soon as the weather breaks a little going to put boat out side and finish grinding

these didnt post before.

Woftam! here ya go, just keep in mind that i use these just to make clean up alot easier, and rolling outside to grind when it comes to bedding and all the glass work im going to take it off bunk and get it closer to floor on similar bunk so my old ass dont have to do all that climbing in and out. this thing will roll if the wind blows, it will even move just by walking around in it {i didnt get the locking wheels]

Thanks, Man! I hear you on those locking wheels.

Good job on that Separator!

My computer is acting up! sorry it wont let me post pic