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Ericjsk
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 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: Vacation Waterfarer Boat |
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Some Waterfarer boat history on page 4 of this thread - HERE
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I have a bus boat in need of restoration. Just looking for more information
May be interested in selling. Not sure the value of this thing. Can anyone help with this topic?
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A Bus Boat! Pics?
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Douglas Denlinger
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I used to own one of the reproductions.....only a very few were made.
I would personally be very interested in the boat if it's for sale......I also may have a few tips on restoring it as well.
Please pmail me.
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///Mink
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Are you talking about one of these?
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thom
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Looks like it
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campingbox 
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Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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Hey Greg, loan me the boat and I'll make a mold from it and start making them 
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| Hey Greg, loan me the boat and I'll make a mold from it and start making them |
Do this campingbox...
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Don't ask for a "first born child" for these as it would remove the coolness factor completely! How would the shipping play on the sale of these?
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campingbox
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| Hey Greg, loan me the boat and I'll make a mold from it and start making them :D |
No thanks, it's been done already. |
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tubdub
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:25 am Post subject: a |
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| campingbox wrote: |
Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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how about in the water at BBB in January?  |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:18 am Post subject: Re: a |
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Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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how about in the water at BBB in January? :shock: |
We aren't planning to make BBB, and I don't think the old boat will float without some fiberglass repairs. It needs an old outboard motor too. |
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I have a late-fifties Firestone outboard (10hp I think) with fuel tank in decent condition. It turns over and supposedly ran when removed. It needs some work on the throttle and a tune up I imagine. Its a cool looking outboard, green in color, and fairly uncommon. Let me know if you would like a pic.
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campingbox
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| Hey Derv, as long is it's not too heavy I'm interested. Send me some pics. |
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Busryder
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I have a late fifties Johnson in original Green paint/red ID tag with the last two serial #'s being 54. It has compression and is in good shape, you can have it... CB. I'll find some thing that I would like, I'm sure.
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| Sounds good guys, I need to get busy making some fiberglass repairs and get the gelcoat redone before next summer. |
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Greg-
Congratulations on finally getting your bus boat!!! Glad you got it home OK and I got your message about the clamps...I'll look for them. When all our bus and boat restorations are done we need to have a bus boat regatta.
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That thing is the bee knees!! Totally tits!!
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| I have a late fifties Johnson in original Green, you can have it.. |
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I hate it when people put period-incorrect accessories on their bus....Feh....
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Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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Seriously, though, that boat is the shit.
Do you have the roof roller hardware for it?
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campingbox
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I hate it when people put period-incorrect accessories on their bus....Feh....
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Thanks again for the boat Eric. It should be alot of fun bringing it back to life. Hopefully we'll have it in the water next summer.
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Seriously, though, that boat is the shit.
Do you have the roof roller hardware for it? |
I'm stoked, I've been looking for one of these since the mid-90'ies. I'll probably run the boat on our flipseat when we start using it. The flipseat hasn't been driven for over a year and the '56 Westy was tuned up and ready for the 600-mile roadtrip so it went instead.
Apparently the roof roller hardware is aftermarket. I think the boat was meant to be loaded from the side of the bus which is why the handles are at the ends. It's not heavy and two people can move it with ease.....it's a slight struggle for two people to get it on the roof, but it can be done. This one is missing the oar-locks and the clamps to hold it to the roof but I'm sure they can be fabricated easy enough. The original handles front and rear are still there and in decent shape. |
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