Serj22
Well-Known Member
So, a little about me and what me and my father do, is basically: We restore antique wood boats - mostly Chris-Craft, Hackercraft, Century, etc...
We have been building a 1947 Hacker-Craft that is almost one of a kind. The only larger example of this style hull is the Thunderbird at Lake Tahoe, with similar construction, but Thunderbird is a larger boat.
This is a 30 foot boat. We currently have 3 projects going on - this one, a 26' Chris Craft that needs to be done by SUmmer, and a boat that was owned by Joe Dimaggio, called the Joltin' Joe, a 22' Chris Craft Utility.
Basically, we have three projects, and would like that ALL THREE get to the Concourse in Tahoe this year for show, which is in August.
Here's the problem - we are having zero luck finding a custom/ hotrodder person that can handle the dash board in the Hacker Craft.
This one is weird because the boat actually had a 1947 Cadillac dash board installed in it. Since this is a mostly original restoration, we want this dash in there. The old dash was thrown out over 10 years ago by my dad, because he thought no way they did this - turns out... they did. So we have the 1947 dash, stripped, and we have the tube radio rebuilt, and the instruments getting rebuilt. We can't possibly handle the dash and the other two boats at the same time. The Hacker goes to upholstery soon and it'd be great if someone could handle the dash during that time.
We are located in Benicia, Ca and therfor we'd be looking for someone in the bay area or nearby that could pick the dash up, listen to us explain what's going on, look at this badass boat, and get this done. The client will pay for the work no problem, but we need the talent basically.
The dash needs to be extended in basic terms. But it needs to retain it's original feel and curvature. There's a glove box door as well that needs to be dealt with. It's not easy for us. Maybe it's easy for you. We built a template of the side panels, deck, under the deck, etc... so that you can take the whole thing, build it in the form we built and it will fit exactly in the boat. All the angles and curves have been matched exactly the same.
So if you know anyone, or if you are the guy - and have proof that you know what the heck to do with this - let me know and we can get this together. We are seriously in need of help, and need it done. The last guy who had it had it for about 5 months, and accomplished... well - it's not done.
And the dash:
The dash is currently bolted to the pattern we made that i described so you can kind of see how it needs to extend. This is a plea for help as we've been at this boat for 4 years and would like it to get to the show this year. The owner is getting impatient with all the metal workers that just abandon the project. He doesn't have a problem paying for a reasonable finished product though, and if you can paint it - THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER! Help us, or someone you know can help us, and be a part of resurrecting this awesome piece of history.
We have been building a 1947 Hacker-Craft that is almost one of a kind. The only larger example of this style hull is the Thunderbird at Lake Tahoe, with similar construction, but Thunderbird is a larger boat.
This is a 30 foot boat. We currently have 3 projects going on - this one, a 26' Chris Craft that needs to be done by SUmmer, and a boat that was owned by Joe Dimaggio, called the Joltin' Joe, a 22' Chris Craft Utility.
Basically, we have three projects, and would like that ALL THREE get to the Concourse in Tahoe this year for show, which is in August.
Here's the problem - we are having zero luck finding a custom/ hotrodder person that can handle the dash board in the Hacker Craft.
This one is weird because the boat actually had a 1947 Cadillac dash board installed in it. Since this is a mostly original restoration, we want this dash in there. The old dash was thrown out over 10 years ago by my dad, because he thought no way they did this - turns out... they did. So we have the 1947 dash, stripped, and we have the tube radio rebuilt, and the instruments getting rebuilt. We can't possibly handle the dash and the other two boats at the same time. The Hacker goes to upholstery soon and it'd be great if someone could handle the dash during that time.
We are located in Benicia, Ca and therfor we'd be looking for someone in the bay area or nearby that could pick the dash up, listen to us explain what's going on, look at this badass boat, and get this done. The client will pay for the work no problem, but we need the talent basically.
The dash needs to be extended in basic terms. But it needs to retain it's original feel and curvature. There's a glove box door as well that needs to be dealt with. It's not easy for us. Maybe it's easy for you. We built a template of the side panels, deck, under the deck, etc... so that you can take the whole thing, build it in the form we built and it will fit exactly in the boat. All the angles and curves have been matched exactly the same.
So if you know anyone, or if you are the guy - and have proof that you know what the heck to do with this - let me know and we can get this together. We are seriously in need of help, and need it done. The last guy who had it had it for about 5 months, and accomplished... well - it's not done.
And the dash:
The dash is currently bolted to the pattern we made that i described so you can kind of see how it needs to extend. This is a plea for help as we've been at this boat for 4 years and would like it to get to the show this year. The owner is getting impatient with all the metal workers that just abandon the project. He doesn't have a problem paying for a reasonable finished product though, and if you can paint it - THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER! Help us, or someone you know can help us, and be a part of resurrecting this awesome piece of history.