Official 60 SR600 resto w/pics

[moparlvr4406]

with almost all of the parts now in posession it's time to start
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE THREAD
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/47507-the-new-canoe?highlight=NEW+CANOE
the windshield is located (but not yet procured :smt021)
some of these photos will be repeats ...
It begins...
I really hadn't realized (or admitted) how small my garage is till I had the boat,Jeep, mowers, and all my other crap I have too much of stuffed in there so the pics will be in tight quarters...I will do my best to show the steps.
I am trying to do this on a 1500.00 budget
I will track costs so someone else knows what they may be getting into in the future.
so far...
Boat and trailer (ebay Michigan)300.00 :smt038
engine and controls (Craigs list Ohio) 100.00 :smt038
Bow light (Indy Boat Salvage) 15.00 :smt038

cleats and hardware (Dads garage) FREE :grin:

2 sparkplugs 5.00 :smt001

misc materials (sandpaper, spot putty, fiberglassing materials, a few screws and nuts and bolts and a few cans of paint) 48.00 :smt001

so far total 468.00


All of the pictures in this and the new canoe thread have been moved to this album ...sorry for the inconveinience

http://s124.photobucket.com/user/MO...0?page=1&_suid=136464363275006229243762270014

now in the garage with the hardware laid out

 

[moparlvr4406]

Re: Official 61 SR600 resto w/ pics

the engine
1961 Evinrude Lark III 40hp

http://youtu.be/32EKjrJeFT4

repainted the prop and lower

a little body work on the cowl

and the controls

 

[moparlvr4406]

Re: Official 61 SR600 resto w/ pics

which steering wheel to use ??

or....

 

[moparlvr4406]

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one challenge but not so bad

 

[Pyrojodge]

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Alright... pop corn and a cold beverage and I'm ready for the show... oh I like the second wheel better but will be more work to clean up...

 

[cmount1]

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Second steering wheel.

 

[Big Island Lifer]

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Second steering wheel!

Thanks for sharing your project with us!

 

[moparlvr4406]

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next will be choice of bow lights...with or without flag pole
Yes I have been scrounging again today
and ......the windshield came home with me !!!
windshield and all hardware + a bow light and horn off an old (mid 60s :huh Glasstron 125.00
G&K Marine in Martinsville IN (he offered to give me the stuff IF I would take the whole boat but it was too bad to fool with and the Admiral said NO emphatically)
and a stop at Indy Boat salvage scored an engine hood with all perfect emblems 20.00

total investment now
613.00

the donor craft....

and it is home !!!

some stuff heading to the chrome shop soon

and all this just in time....4" on the ground so far

 

[moparlvr4406]

Re: Official 61 SR600 resto w/ pics

oh yeah..
also found the very thin aluminum "build tag" under some paint in the rear
the original serial # is 6083
makes me wonder if this is a 1961 or possibly a 1960 :huh:
they only made the 600 for 2 years

 

[techmitch]

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I would definitely go with the second steering wheel. Where are you going to send all that stuff to be re-chromed.

 

[moparlvr4406]

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I would definitely go with the second steering wheel. Where are you going to send all that stuff to be re-chromed.

Not sure yet :huh:
Gonna research who can do potmetal

 

[Pietro]

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The second wheel! Not sure about the flag pole...

Nice find on the windshiled :thumbsup:

 

[Rick K]

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A little Novus and some elbow grease, and that windshield will look like new!

 

[Lazy Daze]

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This a great project you got going! It'll be fun to watch your progress.

Another vote for the 2nd steering wheel. I'm torn between flag and no flag. Leaning towards flag, though. What if... instead of screwing the flag holder to the light, you installed bolts from the underside of the light so you could take the flag holder on/off as you see fit? How much would the studs have to protrude through the light - about 3/8" maybe? When not using the holder, just put the nuts back on the studs so you don't get scratched... or use acorn nuts to give it a cleaner look.

 

[moparlvr4406]

Re: Official 61 SR600 resto w/ pics

This a great project you got going! It'll be fun to watch your progress.

Another vote for the 2nd steering wheel. I'm torn between flag and no flag. Leaning towards flag, though. What if... instead of screwing the flag holder to the light, you installed bolts from the underside of the light so you could take the flag holder on/off as you see fit? How much would the studs have to protrude through the light - about 3/8" maybe? When not using the holder, just put the nuts back on the studs so you don't get scratched... or use acorn nuts to give it a cleaner look.

I have been considering using the light without the flagpole (I think I like it better) and mounting the flagpole only a few inches behind the light on the front deck.

 

[Gofirstclass]

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Wow, what a project. I admire guys who will take on a restoration project like that. I don't have the patience or skill to do it, but I like the finished project. Can't wait to see more pics as you progress.

 

[cmount1]

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I vote for the Flag Pole, just think of how it will look when your scooting accross the lake with the flag flapping in the wind. It fits perfectly with the age of the boat.

 

[moparlvr4406]

Re: Official 61 SR600 resto w/ pics

Wow, what a project. I admire guys who will take on a restoration project like that. I don't have the patience or skill to do it, but I like the finished project. Can't wait to see more pics as you progress.

It would make a cool dinghy for your 550 :wink:

 

[Lazy Daze]

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I have been considering using the light without the flagpole (I think I like it better) and mounting the flagpole only a few inches behind the light on the front deck.

Good idea. It'll look nice there.

Which bow light... the second one, right? Maybe just mount it a little further aft (as compared to how it is in the picture) so it doesn't stick over that "edge" in the fiberglass? Although, you probably had it just generally placed there for the picture?

 

[jason78]

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I would keep the flagpole/bowlight and just have it rechromed. You can have one of the original type Blue "Sea Ray" burgee flags made to go on it. I am one that always like to keep old things original as possible though.


Are you goign to remove all that Black paint and take it back to Blue?