Thanks guys, I'll have to decide if I want to keep the patina or go with NOS plates and stainless fasteners.

How should I go about restoring the engine ID plates? Removing and replacing the rivets seems to be the challenge. Should/can I reuse the current plates? Thanks.

WOW! Thanks guys for the wonderful offers! I'm checking into what Steve has. Great club to be in

I'm in search a caster recommendation for my 20 foot model 100 which sits on a wooden cradle. This will be rolled on concrete during the restoration.
Thanks.

Captain Nemo wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:02 pm

Jim, you say the cover on the oil pump is leaking? Make sure the gasket is installed with the little drain hole towards the bottom. Otherwise the oil accumulates in that area and seeps out around the bail.

The hole is at the bottom although I did not enlarge it.

I've seemed to make some headway. Rebuilt the fuel pump and tightened up everything. So far except for the fuel pump cover still seeping like it always has I feel good about the progress. Not sure if the smell O meter is accurate or not. Maybe one more oil change...

That's how the factory did my 56 Sportsman. Does the inner plywood bottom have the screws in it? If it does its more than likely original.

Thank you! Credit goes out to my late brother John who was my partner throughout this entire restoration. This was our first restoration so credit to Don Danenberg as well for putting out the book. That's mostly how we got the job done. Right before my brother passed we bought the model 100 so that ...

I had to go back and check and yes, I do smell a hint of gas in the oil.

Bilge Rat wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:19 am

So to clarify; the dripping is on the front under the flywheel area?

Yes,here's photo of the mounting plate and a photo of the oil on the dipstick. Its about 1/4 inch above the third mark.

She's dripping off the front mounting plate enough to where I see a few drops on the keel. The engine was rebuilt two seasons ago, runs great and very few hours. Any ideas on how I should proceed? I'm not an engine rebuilder although if it's something not to involved I could replace some gaskets as ...

The CCABS member site does not recognize my password and the reset password page is not working. Can someone help?
Thanks.

Yes of course. I will be using Interlux Schooner 96.

My thought here is since I'm only doing the deck, I do not want to take a chance on any varnish drips on the interior or the sides while I'm rolling. Maybe it's overkill but I would rather just cover it and not have to worry. This is my first maintenance coat so I'm definitely not an expert at the p...

Thanks Jim, I'll give it a try.

I'm finally ready for a first maintenance varnish coat on the entire deck. The topsides,interior and transom still look fine. I have seen the interiors taped off and covered with plastic visqueen. What tape and visqueen do you recommend? Should the visqueen be precut to the cockpit shape prior to ta...

Thanks Jim,
Mark Clawson is rebuilding my gauges and has new sending units. He will supply a new unit and calibrate to the new gauge.

Anyone in SE Michigan supply a good cover like this?

The one show in the picture still looks to be in perfect condition and no fuel issues at all. I just feel I'm on borrowed time.

I'm in research mode and seeking guidance from the experts here for what should or shouldn't be used.

We may have broken some rules on fuel tank guidelines. When we purchased our Sportsman in 99 we were kinda green on the whole restoration process and made a couple of decisions that were probably not the best at the time. For example, recoating the inside of the fuel tank in 2000. We thought the tan...

Is it standard procedure to replace the electric oil sending unit during a rebuild?

Mark now has my panel. His bezels fit the holes pretty well. I'm going to leave the panel as is for now.

Testing adding a photo. This one is 757kb

Here's a try from my phone. Any photo?

Here's my test. 1.8MB

I cant seem to upload a 1.8 mb photo. The status bar shows green but no photo...

Hello John,
http://www.algonaccast.com/cast-products/

Is this the hull number?
CAB-50-0004A

Scott,
Just read your article in the BB. Good for you. I hope very much everything comes together for you and the reveal. How exciting that will be. Amazing!