rookiedave
Cadet
- Joined
- May 26, 2010
- Messages
- 20
Hello to all. I found IMO a very unique boat that I am going to
Try to restore. I am adequately knowledgeable with mechanical
Devices (motors, electrical, ETC), but I am by no means a Master Mechanic.
You all have really become my friends in here. I do not post very
much but I read this site religiously. You have given me the courage and your
Knowledge to do this myself.
I have been playing on Craigslist and I have ended up with
Two old boats. (All I had to do was pull them out of their
Respective fields or should I say graves) I spent almost no money
on them them just a little gas to go get them. One looks to be a 1959 Reinel. It is a fiberglass boat with a cabin. About 17 foot long. The floor has very much rot.
The other boat I ended up with is a 1959 Glasscat Catamaran. Also
About 18 foot with a cabin.
Both are in rough shape but the cat is much better structurally.
I personally like the cat better also. I am going to strip the ?old
Style? fittings from the Reinel and place them on the Cat.
The reinel has a big old Evenrude OB Which I am going to
Remove?and hopefully restore and put on the cat. It has four cylinders
And about 75 hp. I took the cover off the motor and it looks
ok for it?s age. It has an electric starter but there is a pull start
on top of the motor also. I tried to pull the pull start and it would
not budge. I did not want to damage anything so I have not
bothered with it much. I think it can be saved. I am waiting until
I can build a motor stand and order a manual and take it apart correctly
(with occasional help from you all).
Sorry for the long introduction I know some people on this site want
our questions quickly with very little background info.
My fist Questions When I removed the cover from the motor
These were the model and serial numbers. 505220 and 01554
Does any body know what year this is and what the motor is called?
I think it said power flight or something on the cover. I am not sure.
Also Does any body know anything about the 1959 Glasscat? I can
Not find anything about it on the net. Does anybody know where I
Can find photos of it so I can see what it should look like originally.
Anybody know about the company that made it?
Does anybody know how to clean a fuel tank? When I opened the tank it
had a very strong smell. Varnish?
Lastly I tried to look in the FAQ Section but It appears to be a bad
Link. Can anybody tell me how to post photos onto this site? So I
can show things instead of trying to describe them.
Thanks again and so sorry for the long dissertation.
Rookie Dave
Try to restore. I am adequately knowledgeable with mechanical
Devices (motors, electrical, ETC), but I am by no means a Master Mechanic.
You all have really become my friends in here. I do not post very
much but I read this site religiously. You have given me the courage and your
Knowledge to do this myself.
I have been playing on Craigslist and I have ended up with
Two old boats. (All I had to do was pull them out of their
Respective fields or should I say graves) I spent almost no money
on them them just a little gas to go get them. One looks to be a 1959 Reinel. It is a fiberglass boat with a cabin. About 17 foot long. The floor has very much rot.
The other boat I ended up with is a 1959 Glasscat Catamaran. Also
About 18 foot with a cabin.
Both are in rough shape but the cat is much better structurally.
I personally like the cat better also. I am going to strip the ?old
Style? fittings from the Reinel and place them on the Cat.
The reinel has a big old Evenrude OB Which I am going to
Remove?and hopefully restore and put on the cat. It has four cylinders
And about 75 hp. I took the cover off the motor and it looks
ok for it?s age. It has an electric starter but there is a pull start
on top of the motor also. I tried to pull the pull start and it would
not budge. I did not want to damage anything so I have not
bothered with it much. I think it can be saved. I am waiting until
I can build a motor stand and order a manual and take it apart correctly
(with occasional help from you all).
Sorry for the long introduction I know some people on this site want
our questions quickly with very little background info.
My fist Questions When I removed the cover from the motor
These were the model and serial numbers. 505220 and 01554
Does any body know what year this is and what the motor is called?
I think it said power flight or something on the cover. I am not sure.
Also Does any body know anything about the 1959 Glasscat? I can
Not find anything about it on the net. Does anybody know where I
Can find photos of it so I can see what it should look like originally.
Anybody know about the company that made it?
Does anybody know how to clean a fuel tank? When I opened the tank it
had a very strong smell. Varnish?
Lastly I tried to look in the FAQ Section but It appears to be a bad
Link. Can anybody tell me how to post photos onto this site? So I
can show things instead of trying to describe them.
Thanks again and so sorry for the long dissertation.
Rookie Dave
