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Thanks for the site I was on that site last summer but couldn't find the right rivets. I must have missed them. Anyway thanks and I will check them out again.

I steamed the 3/4 strips and bent them a little at a time and kept clamping as I went along. I did one strip at a time. as I got one fitted, I drilled the holes and put some 3/16 bolts in to hold it in place. After about a few days I did the same again with the next strip. It took a while and...

No I didn't have any way to groove the 3/4" oak. Besides the thickness of the metal is less than a 1/16" thick so that would not make much difference in the length of the rivets. I was not the one who took off all the wood and rivets but to my knowledge the original wood was not grooved either...

Hi All It's been a while but life gets in the way. I am getting ready to resume working on my AT. Got a couple questions hope someone here can help me. I am replacing the wood gunnels on my boat. The original ones were all rotted. My problem is the rivets. What size are the rivets that are used...

Thank you mbullen for the quick response. I believe you are correct. I have been on the Fiberclassics Aluminum boat section and what I found from pictures and also some brochures, I believe my boat is a 1959 EX-14 (Explorer) model Semi Vee open Utility HD boat. This is the only one that matches...

I have an Arkansas Traveler Aluminum boat that was giving to me many years ago by a good friend who has since passed. I am trying to get it back some what to what it originally was. This boat was first Owned by the Barrington RI Fire Department as it's rescue boat. I have the ID number The metal...

How are you setting the points.Points should be set to .020 while the point block is on the high side of the lobe. If points are set on the low side of the lobe points will always be open

I have an AT and it is 13' plus Looks exactly like yours. I am in the process of replacing the wood gunnels I have white oak Very hard to find long enough here in Vermont. I could only get 3/4" instead of 1/2'. I am using it as 3/4 since buying enough to cut it down to 1/2" was very costly. I...

Thanks for all the information on the drain plug. I have the same setup on my Arkansas Traveler. However the threads are pretty bunged up. Also I thought NPT fittings are tapered thread so the farther you tighten them the tighter they get. My drain has the shield on the bottom so the pipe plug...

Thank you Pappy

Thanks Pappy does it have to be from a 60's 25 hp

I have a 1963 Johnson 40 hp outboard motor. It is set up for controls. My question is is there any tiller set up from another Johnson or Evinrude motor that would fit this motor. I would like to change it over to a tiller for my Aluminum boat. Thank you

What does RDSL stand for on a 1963 Johnson 40 HP motor. I know it is the model number but what does it stand for.