1964 17' Sea King cutty

1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4358

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	One of my projects is a 1964 17' Sea King cutty. Does any one know who built these. It has the original 80hp Sea King engine, Chysler I think. I'm thinking about putting a 50hp Bearcat and using the Lauson 6hp 4-stroke as a kicker. Lots of work to be done. Thanks Darb. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4360

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wow,there is another one out there,lol,i just sold my seaking cabin cruiser,it was also a 1964 ,it was built by starcraft,the motor was a 1963 ,60 hp seaking made by gale,(the last year they made them.)heres a scan with the cruiser in it,it is on the bottom of the page on the left,also a scan of the 40 and 60 hp motor,does yours look like this if it does its probably a 63 gale.john

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\"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.“

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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4375

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	I'll try to load a pic. of the engine. It is an in line 4 with 4 coils, 1 per cylinder. Do you have any pic. of the inside of the cabin, looking at the rear bulkhead? Mine is missing some "stuff". Thanks, Darb. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4382

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	I don't know why I load 2 pics and only 1 shows.I'll try to load another showing the coils. Darb. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4386

JetDeville700 Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 3271 Karma: 38 Thank you received: 3	You can only submit one pic at a time. To add a 2nd, you have to edit your post and add it then, etc. for each pic you want to add. Frank Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4387

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	Thanks Frank, I'm sure glad you guys are around. Darb Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4388

JetDeville700 Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 3271 Karma: 38 Thank you received: 3	No problem Darb, lots us want to help! Frank Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4392

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	darb,that looks like a mercury motor to me,but im no expert on merks.i dont have any pics ,but all that was in my cabin was the cushions. i found 1 pic with the cusions in bed form 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. \"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:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4394

JetDeville700 Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 3271 Karma: 38 Thank you received: 3	The first pic was of a Sea Horse (J/E), the second an in-line 6 Merc. Frank Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4398

Erik Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 55 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 0	I love that boat. I hope that I run into one or something similar once I finish the Sea King that I've got. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4407

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	erik,i dont know where your from,but thewoman that bought my seaking cabin cruiser has it up for sale,her and the guy she was going with are no longer together,its in indiana ,pa,right across the street from me,john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4411

al lockhart Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 398 Karma: 43 Thank you received: 0	HI; Your original assumption about the motor being a Chrysler is correct. The 80hp was introduced as a WestBend and Chrysler took over in 1965. Due to it's shape the 4cyl 80hp is often referred to as the suitcase motor. Al Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4418

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Yep. Made by West Bend 1961-65. 80hp has 4 sets of points to adjust too.
I'm going to look at a SeaKing cabin cruiser too, up here in Michigan. The guy says it is a 17' 62 Cabin Cruiser and powered by an 80hp. But Sea King only used that West Bend 80hp 64-65. I'll know more about it after I go look at it. Wants $600.00 for it. Boat,motor and trailer.
Sears even sold that motor under the Elgin name 61 and 62 before going to McCulloch.
West Bend also made an I/O version from that motor called the Shark-O-Matic

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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 weeks ago #4423

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Darb,
Do you have a Bearcat now?
I love my 62 Homelite. I have mine on my pontoon. I'm going to run a 4 blade 8" pitch prop on it. I had too big of pitched prop on it for the pontoon last season. I used it mosly at slow speeds though. Opened her once in a while, but it wasn't reving up to the proper RPSs @ WOT. That's hard on these motors too.
I'm gettiing the prop from Bill Roberts. He has tons of parts and knowlege on Homelte/Bearcats among other things. If you need parts or help. Contact Bill.
He was a big help for getting me parts and advice I needed to get it up and running.
I see you want to go Green the old fashion way with these vintage motors.

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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 1 week ago #5200

Paul F Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 19 Thank you received: 0	Hey, Darb! I've always been a West Bend Tiger Shark fan and I've been looking for years for photos of the Sea King version. Could you please post some more photos of that engine? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 5 days ago #5372

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Thanks for all the help and interest. My computer picked up a bug and crashed. I just got it cleaned up.
I do have a 50hp Bearcat that was rebuilt in Redding,CA. I'll try to get some pics of the "Sea King" engine, weather permitting. I'm just north of Reno, NV. at 5100ft. It was in the 70s today, but another front is comeing in tomarrow, 50 to 70 mph winds, but I'll take that over what they are getting in the East.
Thanks again. Darb

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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 4 days ago #5465

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John, the scan that shows the smaller boats, also shows their pricing. Does the small print to the left of the cuttys have prices in it? It would be great to know what they sold for then.
My folks bought a bare bones 16' Dorset runabout, with I think a 60/65 E or J engine, in about '61-62 for around $600.
We're in a searies of small spring storms right now. 100mph gust today, but less the next few days, just rain and snow showers and 30mph breazes. Pics will have to waite a few days.
Thanks. Darb

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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 days ago #5672

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	We finally have some decent weather, in the 40's. Here's some more shots of the Sea King 80hp. Hope they load. Darb Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 2 days ago #5674

old darb Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 88 Karma: 5 Thank you received: 0	Only got one pic to load. I tried the edit thing, but it kept loading the same pic. I'll try again next. Darb Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:1964 17' Sea King cutty 14 years 1 day ago #5683

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	darb as far as the prices on the cruisers go,the fine print is just to order the catalog for them,you can see this if you click on the picure it will show it enlarged,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:1964 17' Sea King cutty 13 years 11 months ago #6010

Paul F Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 19 Thank you received: 0	If you like to see the West Bend version of that motor, go to the Alumi-Classics section of this forum and click on Texas Maid. I've posted old slides of my Grandfather's boat. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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