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by Bill Foley
Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:31 am
Forum: How to Use Boat Buzz
Topic: anyone in olympia area need help
Replies: 4
Views: 2573

Jim is correct. Boat titles were not issued in Washington or Idaho until the mid fifties. I have several wooden boats of the era and have changed the title number back to the hull id number. The number you have posted is a modern registration indicating that the boat was brought in from another stat...
by Bill Foley
Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
Topic: 62 holiday interior gold
Replies: 5
Views: 4178

Don, they are in Canby OR.
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by Bill Foley
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:21 am
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: Nuts Bolts
Replies: 5
Views: 2881

We are using all silcone bronze in the Rocket currently in the shop. With the amount of time involved in a restoration I would not consider anything less. 1/4 x 2.5 carriage bolts are costing about $1.30 plus washer and nut. Small price to pay in the total picture.
by Bill Foley
Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Research Related
Topic: Barn boat without a title
Replies: 6
Views: 5220

You do not indicate your home state, but here in Washington the worst scenario is they give you registration only for three years before issuing a title. I have a 1959 Volksboat going through this procedure currently because if does not have a hull number. Now with my Chris Craft Rocket they issued ...
by Bill Foley
Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:50 pm
Forum: Roamer Division Enthusiast Group
Topic: How does one properly survey a steel hull Roamer??
Replies: 6
Views: 13291

Don I owned 40 foot steel hulled sedan cruise in the late 70s. The boat was built in Portland OR in 1955 by Jensen Marine. The biggest problem was the hole that a small piece to driftwood poked in the hull above the propeller (singe screw). Look carefully in this area as the turblence of the water e...
by Bill Foley
Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Need steering column tube for 1946 Rocket
Replies: 8
Views: 4072

Bill, I have my gearbox out currently. If you want I could pull the steering wheel back off and send it, but would accurate measurements do?

Bill Foley
Olympia WA
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by Bill Foley
Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: Boat Lift
Replies: 7
Views: 4669

I have a boat lift for my Chris Craft Deluxe and feel that it provide a secure docking system and extra insurance. I only raise the boat 2" because we are in a no wake zone on the quiet part of the lake. The trick is to raise the boat just enough so a wake does not lift it from the bunks but leaving...
by Bill Foley
Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: lifting boat with a floor jack?
Replies: 11
Views: 9543

I use a couple of engine hoist to roll over 16 footers and other jobs when working on boat, but the thing they won't do is reach the bow ring and still clear the trailer wheels. On full extention of the hoist you are limited to about 500 pounds and the legs interfear with pulling the trailer free. W...
by Bill Foley
Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:21 am
Forum: Odds & Ends
Topic: finally got my 49 Custom Sedan
Replies: 7
Views: 2775

It was also our family boat purchased NEW-here's a picture of dad at the helm. We ran this boast twice from just above Coulee Dam to Revelstoke BC on the Columbia. That was quite an adventure back in 49 and 50.

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by Bill Foley
Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: Bottom Screws - Torque
Replies: 2
Views: 2143

I also use a Milwaukee driver model 2450-22. I lightly set the screw with the gun then hand tighten the final turn or so. I just prefer to feel the screw "grasping" the substrate. - - - Bill

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/CatalogIte ... 0-22v6.jpg
by Bill Foley
Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:21 pm
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: transmission
Replies: 7
Views: 3675

It helps to have an assistant to wiggle the shift lever just a little to find the "true neutral" at this point it you should be able to rotate the outer clutch housing. We just adjusted my 49 CC Deluxe an hour ago and the only time the clutch fingers were free was less than a 1/2" movement on the to...
by Bill Foley
Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:28 pm
Forum: Gar Wood - General Discussion
Topic: Gar Wood Speedster Plans ABM
Replies: 8
Views: 15466

Thanks for asking Don. The bottom is batton construction with 1/4" plywod, then canvas, and 1/2" mahogany planks. Power comes froma Chris Craft K engine. The photo below shows us establishing athe boot stripe before disassembly. http://s3.postimage.org/r6GG0.jpg This a picture in the shop a couple o...
by Bill Foley
Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: Gar Wood - General Discussion
Topic: Gar Wood Speedster Plans ABM
Replies: 8
Views: 15466

Last fall I waited for ABM to restock the plans and finally called them and got a set promptly. I have a replica speedster built in the early sixtys that I am restoring. The orginal builder was very accurate in reproducing the orginal. It seems to match the plans amazing well. So just call them to s...
by Bill Foley
Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:45 am
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: Weight Super Sport 21, 1964
Replies: 8
Views: 5292

The Super Sport should run between 3200 and 3650 pounds.
by Bill Foley
Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Engines & Powertrain
Topic: Gaskets sets
Replies: 18
Views: 7086

Sandy Olsen is just up the road about forty miles and gaskets are his speciality. I have had him cut gaskets for me for 20 years. I highly recommend his work. - - - Bill

http://www.olsonsgaskets.com/
by Bill Foley
Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: What to do after sustaining major damage?
Replies: 7
Views: 3931

Al, the boat I have in the shop hull # R-16-797 has mahogany on the decks and top of the engine box. The balance of the boat is Spanish cedar. The transom is currently mahagony but has obviously been replaced. This boat was shipped Oct 24, 1947 to Portland Or. Spanish cedar is not easily found here ...
by Bill Foley
Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:35 pm
Forum: Hull Construction
Topic: What to do after sustaining major damage?
Replies: 7
Views: 3931

Don I have the same model in the shop right now. If you need patterns of the frames in the damaged area I would be happy to oblige. - - - Bill
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by Bill Foley
Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: Research Related
Topic: Factory information
Replies: 29
Views: 21118

My 16' Special runabout (Rocket) was signed by Gordon Benson with a BSO No. B-7451 (R-16-797). Which plant would have manufactured this boat? I am unable to decipher the name on our 1949 17' Deluxe Runabout is BSO No. C-3134 (R17-1817). I have attached the hull card http://s2.postimage.org/1NrvSS.jp...
by Bill Foley
Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:11 pm
Forum: On the Hard
Topic: What kind of storage to build?
Replies: 2
Views: 2991

I have built two car barns through the years. The photo is of my current one is 3500 sq feet. This building holds 24 trucks and fire trucks circa 1925. If you go with a pole building besure the design put the posts on at least 14 foot centers so you can get two rows of vechiles down a bay. My first ...
by Bill Foley
Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:43 pm
Forum: Electrical Systems
Topic: 6 volt Battery Tender
Replies: 3
Views: 2861

We use a dozen of these on our vehicles, about half are 6 volt. They give us a greater life cycle on the battery then the lowend battery tenders.

http://batterytender.com/chargers/batte ... 1-25a.html