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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1957 Alumacraft “Deep C” Restoration
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<blockquote data-quote="mbullen" data-source="post: 502352" data-attributes="member: 24594"><p>Nice! That's a whale of a deal on a great boat! I have a '56 in a state of restoration myself.</p><p>Apologies if I go over anything that you already know, but I can offer a couple of observations...</p><p>According to the bow handle, your boat was made between 1956 and 1959. There will be a stamped serial on the spine of the lower transom brace that begins with the letter N. Post it up here and I can dial in the production date for you. </p><p>The stainless bow light behind that handle is made by Vollrath. Great line of vintage bright stuff available from that company. Makes for a cool treasure hunt.</p><p>The windshield is in awesome condition! They offered two different heights on this model, the taller one being combined with the bimini top option. Yours is definitely the taller one. The snaps along the top confirm the presence of the factory bimini once upon a time. </p><p>I've never seen the walk-through seat backs on this model but they look nicely done. With the curved top trim, it makes me wonder if they might have been harvested from another model? Or maybe a special order? I don't know, but they look great.</p><p>And finally, the gunnels on these boats are press-formed and the corners are welded, so when it comes time to replace the inner transom wood in your Aqueduct transom, the path of least resistance is to remove the two smaller braces in the pan and push the current wood piece down a couple of inches and out that way.</p><p>Super boat! Congratulations!</p><p></p><p>*oops...just now saw where you've been able to date it in the title of the thread. So just skip that part of my diatribe. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbullen, post: 502352, member: 24594"] Nice! That's a whale of a deal on a great boat! I have a '56 in a state of restoration myself. Apologies if I go over anything that you already know, but I can offer a couple of observations... According to the bow handle, your boat was made between 1956 and 1959. There will be a stamped serial on the spine of the lower transom brace that begins with the letter N. Post it up here and I can dial in the production date for you. The stainless bow light behind that handle is made by Vollrath. Great line of vintage bright stuff available from that company. Makes for a cool treasure hunt. The windshield is in awesome condition! They offered two different heights on this model, the taller one being combined with the bimini top option. Yours is definitely the taller one. The snaps along the top confirm the presence of the factory bimini once upon a time. I've never seen the walk-through seat backs on this model but they look nicely done. With the curved top trim, it makes me wonder if they might have been harvested from another model? Or maybe a special order? I don't know, but they look great. And finally, the gunnels on these boats are press-formed and the corners are welded, so when it comes time to replace the inner transom wood in your Aqueduct transom, the path of least resistance is to remove the two smaller braces in the pan and push the current wood piece down a couple of inches and out that way. Super boat! Congratulations! *oops...just now saw where you've been able to date it in the title of the thread. So just skip that part of my diatribe. lol [/QUOTE]
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