TOPIC: 61 Thompson restoration on utube

61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #14888

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Check out this utube video of the reatoration of a 1961 Thompson Boat (Peshtigo) 17' Sea Lancer by father and son team Roger and Erik Johansen:

The boat won "People's Choice" award at the Lake Vermilion (MN) classic boat show last weekend. It beat out the inboard Chris-Craft and Century boats!!!!!

I restored a similar '61 Sea Lancer a few years ago, so I know their pain!

Andreas

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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #14901

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4898 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Andreas, Great video thanks for posting it. Not going to hijack this thread but I do have a question- Is that rubrail the same as what is on your boat? Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #14909

thompsonboat Topic Author Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1418 Karma: 188 Thank you received: 19	No, correct rub rail on the 1961 line of Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co.was aluminum, maybe 3/4" wide. That's what I used on the boat I restored. For the 1962 models Thompson started using the combination white vinyl/alumium rub rail. That's what these folks used on their boat. Andreas Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #14962

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4898 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	OK, thanks. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #14983

Bigfoot Offline Expert Boarder Posts: 282 Karma: 22 Thank you received: 0	That would be alot of fun to restore a wooden boat. Wood boats are a different can of worms then fiberglass. Thanks for posting that nice video, Mike Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 4 months ago #15096

mgbbob Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 47 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	Inspiring! great job. I will probably be in the motor rebuild program. I have a 71 85hp Evenrude. Can you give me any details? Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:61 Thompson restoration on utube 15 years 3 months ago #17388

mrusson Offline Moderator Posts: 138 Karma: 11 Thank you received: 0	Great Video!!!!!! Congrats on the win!!! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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