Tollycraft is home.

Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43447

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	Here she is guys. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43474

frog
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1431
Karma: 59
Thank you received: 3

neil, very nice boat. you have a lot to work with there, and i sure love those tall white mercs. way to go. all i found here in mn last weekend was a free glasspar with a rotted transom, and an old glastron tri-hull, with the normal rotten wood. did not take a pic of the glastron, here is some of the glasspar. frog

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43475

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4902 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Neil, Again I'm so happy for you I'm beside myself. She's a good looking rig and that Merc looks very clean. How does it look inside? She's going to be a great project and I know she'll look phenominal once your done with her. Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43489

Heather Offline Contributing Member Posts: 243 Karma: 10 Thank you received: 0	Nice find and great Mercury to boot. That's going to be a real head turner. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Mrs Spookeay Bird

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43503

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Thanks Heather and Bob.
I am right now just taking the interior out. Catagorizing all the screws and fasteners. Taking lots of pics.
Turns out that the cats and racoons liked to use the boat over the last 32 years. Smells like, well, not so good. Face mask and rubber gloves kinda work.

Frog
Glad to see you out beatin' the brush. Is the Glasspar a saver? It looks like a little tundra removal is in order.
Neil

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43528

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Here are my three favorite pictures so far.
The first is the gentleman that I bought the boat from. He said that every Sunday they would take the boat to the river. He said he never went swimming or skiing. He would wear his boots, Levi's and white straw hat. He just loved to drive the boat. His wife would make fried chicken and potato salad and they would seem to always be the most popular boat. They are a wonderful couple. He had a look about him that leaned toward sadness about his baby leaving the place.
I was the first one to pull the boat out of the shed after 32 years.

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43541

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	More shots. I will focus mainly on the Merc later. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43547

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 6	Too cool, glad you got her home safe and sound buddy. Already digging in on this one, huh! I'm proud for ya Neil. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Mark

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43548

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Thanks Mark
I just couldn't wait on this one. Moved it to the top of the list.
Just cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. I am going to do the interior first. Hull second and then that white powerplant.
But I will get some shots of just the motor here soon
The trailer is a Mastercraft. I think it is uglier than my sixth grade teacher, but that is what it came on.
Neil

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 2 days ago #43551

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	That looks like a fun project. NICE. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43594

FANTM58 Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 130 Karma: 3 Thank you received: 0	Beautiful boat,,,And equally cool history !! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43597

Jim L Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1426 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 2	Neil,that is truly a beautiful boat! The way the side trim turns down on the side and blends with the wood sets it off. jim Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43599

g3jim Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1009 Karma: -27 Thank you received: 0	she reminds me of a hi liner. Real nice get but please please please be very careful around anything to do with the racoons. Protect your lungs and eyes very well. I can not caution enough on that. Clean her up we want to see her boating on the water!!!! Nice package indeed. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43610

tey1967 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 161 Karma: 7 Thank you received: 0	Love the center mounted controls. Never seen anything like that. Cool! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43612

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	neil she sure is a beauty,and the interior still looks good ,im pretty sure it will clean up nicely,darn good looking boat you lucky devil,john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. \"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43616

63 Sabre Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4779 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 170	Great looking piece of timber, gunna keep you busy over the cold winter months. That center shift is interesting, giving me some ideas. Keep us posted. She's a keeper. Cal Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43619

DaveK Offline Senior Boarder Posts: 210 Karma: 4 Thank you received: 0	That is one fine looking rig. I will look great when you are done with it. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43624

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Thanks for all of the kind words about the old girl.
He said that when he ordered the boat, he wanted to be able to run the shifter and throttle with his right hand and watch the family over his right shoulder. Way cool. All interesting history.
When I got the boat home, I lifted both fuel tanks out of the boat. Both were brim full. I would suspect the octane rating is about the same as todays gas by now!

It is a good thing that the tanks were full, otherwise they would have had condensation from so many years of sitting and would have rusted the bottoms out. It also has the manual bilge pump. I will post some pics of the tanks and the pump later. The top was stored up in the rafters. Dusty and dirty but not rotted or mice damage.
My wife and I feel fortunate enough to be able to take advantage of a once in a lifetime find like this one. I know I may have said it before, but I thought it was worth repeating. Alot of times in our lives we have things that come along and for some reason were are not able to do them. And then the inevitable regret is there. Well this is not a "million dollar barn find" my any means, but it is sure a nice little piece for us. I can't wait to open up that Merc and share with you guys. I will put it in the Mercury forum when I get there.
Sorry about the long rambling post.
Neil

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43633

robert-lorigan
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 2524
Karma: 60
Thank you received: 4

Neil it is a wonderful boat and I just love to read about it through your eyes. I can't see it myself and your description is paramount in our understanding how much it means to you, and us that this example has been saved from the mice, animals and insects. I'd love to see that hand bilge pump. Also that brass fire extinguisher should really show off nice after clean up. It looks like it is still holding a charge. I'd have it checked out and be sure it is safe. A period working unit like that could help set it apart. You just keep rambling. I'm listening.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43642

Waterwings
Offline
Contributing Member
Posts: 4902
Karma: 107
Thank you received: 100

Hear, hear, I'm with Robert. Ramble all you want it's your thread and you should be proud of your new found joy. As I've said before it's a great find and going to be a fine project to work on. There's just something about Mahogany with many coats of beautiful varnish glistening in the sun, reflecting off the water, that gets me every time. That of course will be your boat too. Congratulations again my friend.

Bob

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 1 day ago #43651

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Thank you everyone.
Inside the back hatch I found the numbers 16 1729.
16 foot and the 1729th one made? It is also on the insides of the interior panels.
A little research in the library here says it is a 1959 Tollycraft Roustabout. 15" transom. Transom width is 30 3/4" Those are the measurements exactly. The trailer is a Mastercraft. The dust is Washington topsoil and the "fragrance" is Corral #5.

Neil

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 14 hours ago #43705

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	Here are some more of the pics I promised. I am going to a boat show this coming Saturday and delivering a parts Merc. Sunday I will be able to get back after this old girl. Can't wait. Darn job is getting in the way!!!!!! Neil Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 13 hours ago #43709

dolFINS Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Neil, That wouldn't be the Glass Boat show at Harrison would it? This is their first annual show. I hope it's well attended. Jon Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 13 hours ago #43710

63 Sabre
Offline
Contributing Member
Posts: 4779
Karma: 147
Thank you received: 170

Retirement is always an option

When I bought my parts boat the 18 gallon aluminum tank was full, heck of a time getting it over the sides. The gas mix is going in my lawnmowers a little at a time mixed with some good stuff.
Looking forward to your progress, thanks for sharing. That hand pump is a classic by itself. The first boat my dad bought in the late 40's had that same pump and my brother and I would take turns pumping the bilge just to keep the old scow from sinking while we were underway. Had an old model A Ford engine with the foot clutch, just grind it in gear an go.

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 13 hours ago #43711

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	Jon Yes it is the Harrison show. I am not taking a boat. Just taking a motor to a friend. Should be a hoot. Are you attending? Neil Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 11 hours ago #43716

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4902 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Great pics Neil.. Don't you hate it when work gets in the way of your hobby!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 11 hours ago #43717

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4902 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	duplicate. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 11 hours ago #43720

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

Bob
I think society is set up backwards. We should be working 2 days a week and taking the other 5 off.

The human being is supposed to be the smartest creatures on this planet and we set it up this way??
Ah well, the majority of the earth's surface is covered by water and we own boats so at least we got that right LOL.
Neil

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 9 hours ago #43729

dolFINS Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Neil, You Bet! The show is coming at a really opportune time. I hope to see and learn a lot. Especially now that I'm considering getting my 'feet wet'. If you see someone that looks like Santa gazing longingly at the fin boats, that would be me. Jon Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 9 hours ago #43731

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	I hope to meet you there Jon. And its not to late to bring the Sunset Neil Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 15 years 9 hours ago #43732

dolFINS Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	LOL! A guy never knows! Jon Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44063

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

I got a little more cleaning done over the weekend. It is smelling alot better now. This is hard on old knees. I finally threw an old dog blanket down and that was much better.
My wife took this shot. Bless her heart!

Cleaned panels. The dark mark is fronm the steering cable rubbing for years.

Gaining little by little.

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44075

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4902 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Neil, She's cleaning up GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44079

Jim L Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1426 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 2	Neil, Lowes has these knee pads that work great. A little pricey at around $10, but well worth it for your knees. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44092

Neil Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1997 Karma: 65 Thank you received: 1	Thanks guys. Good idea with the pad. The edges on all of the stringers are square and sharp. Its coming along. I also found a 1958 nickle, so I did not pay as much as I thought I did! Neil Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. Neil and Mary Ousnamer

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44095

63 Sabre Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4779 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 170	Ditto on what Bob said. Lookin' like you're making quick progress. Tell your wife to let you know when she's going to snap a pic, you could've shot the moon. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
	Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Re:Tollycraft is home. 14 years 11 months ago #44097

Neil
Topic Author
Offline
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1997
Karma: 65
Thank you received: 1

I told the wife that I wanted to get pics of everything we do on the boat. She took me a little too serious I think.

I am doing the interior first. Then the outside. Motor last.
I am going to use this and present it as an unrestored original.
There will be no modifications whatsoever. They are only original once. I will have to do the bottom paint and the sides to protect from water intrusion though.
The chrome has some pitting, it has some dock rash, and it is not show quality by any means. But it is a cool old boat.
Neil

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Neil and Mary Ousnamer

TOPIC: Tollycraft is home.