new wood and chrome!

Sorry for the delay, been sailing all summer no time to work on the streb or post!

here is the latest from the past few months

the previous owner mel contacted me to let me know he had some of the original parts still. he had
    the front vent that actually goes with the front light casting.
    the prop shaft and coupling.
    the tow rope bar, it goes between the front seat and doghouse.
he didnt have the bracket to hold it. i have
no idea how its held in. so ill have to do some research. here are some photos of the front vent. he polished it pretty nicely. hopefully i can get the light casting as bright and i wont need to send it to the plater.

mel read my blog post and didnt let these go as cheaply as the boat! mel i hope you are still following. we will go for that boat ride soon!

I also cut all the frames and other pieces that i needed. below is a picture of the front stem and a transom bow (or frame stake) the christmas tree one is the front stem. these are designed a little different than other boats i've been reading about..

these were originally made from mahogany, but i chose white oak.

the front stem knee (the curved piece below) i thought was a little too much complicated for me.

fortunately the fine folks at streblow custom boats to the rescue. steve horton was able to duplicate the piece. this was made from mahogany. steve wondered why i didnt make it. he said it is easy. yeah right!

Not a '59 but a 1960

I brought the serial number to Streblow Custom Boats and spent some time with Kris Streblow. She was gracious enough to look through their journal to determine that the boat was built in 1960 and not 1959! She didn't have any other information about the boat other than it was sold through a dealer and not directly.


I now have the complete bottom off and am preparing to start the rebuild. Here are some photos of where we stand. hope to update a little quicker next.

Above is a photo before the entire bottom was off. below is a photo of dowel plugs and gorrila glue to fill in the old screw holes on the lower transom bow. the transom frame held up pretty well, i will have to replace the port transom cheek. i am also able to use the keel and chimes!

 I spotted these 3" exhaust tips on ebay, they were made for a century but the angle for the transom is almost perfect! what a find. I noticed that when you see something that may work for the boat you have to pull the trigger and buy it, you can always resell it. Some things just aren't available anymore!