Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello

Thanks for the welcome Scott! You can see pics of my boat here:
http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/nitsujcbr/good%20ship%20lollypop/

I thought I posted that link before, but I may have forgotten to. I
think I did pretty good on the price. Like I said the owner is a long
time friend of my family. So he took good care of me. And maybe took
pity on me. I paid $1000 as you see it sitting in the pictures. It's
running, serviced and water ready. He threw in a pair of ski's and a
slalom ski. Plus some fishing rod holders. And these 2 things that I
guess you tow behind the boat and they hold rods way out to the sides.
Never saw anything like them, but I'm not a very experienced
fisherman.

I didn't know it until Lee pointed it out, but the trailer was
originally a single axle, but it's been converted to tandem. I have to
say, Johnson didn't skimp on their trailers, the thing is built like a
tank. The original fuel tank was replaced with a custom welded
stainless tank and the fluids have been changed yearly. So I'd say I
got a pretty good deal. I hesitated to post the purchase price at
first, because I didn't want to hear that I got riped off. But the
more I learn about the boat, the more I'm finding out I may have
gotten a good deal.

I'm going to pick the boat up tonight and get it home. Clean it up a
bit and see if I can get the hull to take on a shine.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Scott Veazie<scottveazie@...> wrote:
> Hey Justin,
>
> Welcome to the club! I haven't uploaded pics of my boat yet, but I'd love
> to see your Surfer! I paid about $1200 for mine, and put another $300 into
> it. If you don't mind my asking, how did you do with yours?
>
> ~Scott
>
>> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:43:19 -0400
>> From: duc1098desmo@...
>> To: omc-boats@...
>> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello
>>
>> Thanks Greg. Lee looked at the pictures and informed me the boat is a
>> 67. So it's a bit older than I had thought. But that's good to me. I
>> like old stuff that still works. Lee also confirmed my assumption that
>> the boat is in good shape for it's age. So I'm pretty happy. I think I
>> got a smoking deal on it, so I'm excited. I'm going camping for a few
>> days, then I'm hoping to get back Friday, transfer the title Saturday
>> and have this thing on the river for a shakedown run Sunday or early
>> next week.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Greg Tabers<gtabers5572@...> wrote:
>> > Justin if you look in the glove box area there is a plate with all the
>> > info.
>> > If you get the number for the boat (mine is 444204 T) and go to this
>> > site:
>> > http://www.hhscott.com/evinrude/all_omc_boats.htm
>> > you can find out a lot about your boat. I went thru this site and found
>> > a
>> > ton of info, including a complete wiring diagram.
>> >
>> > --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > From: Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...>
>> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Hello
>> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
>> > <omc-boats@...>
>> > Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 12:29 PM
>> >
>> > Hi Greg. I'm not sure of what year it is, I haven't seen the title
>> > yet. The owner thinks it's a 72, but I think he's remembering
>> > incorrectly because all the info I can find says they didn't make them
>> > in 72. I'm minutes away from having pictures up of mine so maybe one
>> > of you guys can tell me the year it is by the looks. Otherwise, I'll
>> > find out for sure when I go transfer the title later this week or
>> > Saturday.
>> >
>> > Justin
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Greg Tabers<gtabers5572@...>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Hey Justin-
>> >> I am new to the list as well. I just picked up a 1967 Johnson Surfer in
>> >> June. I will have to put some pictures up of when I got it. What a
>> >> mess!
>> >> What year is the one you are getting. I would love to bounce info off
>> >> of
>> >> you
>> >> as you go.
>> >>
>> >> To the forum I have a question. I replaced the point system in my boat
>> >> with
>> >> a light system made by "Accel". Before I replaced it I had tried
>> >> everything
>> >> I could think of to get the motor started. Everything tested fine and
>> >> finally determined that it was the condensor. Once I replaced it, it
>> >> fired
>> >> right up and was idling pretty smooth. At the time I was borrowing my
>> >> uncles
>> >> battery from his boat. My family and took the boat out 3 times and it
>> >> ran
>> >> great. My family makes an annual trip every year and my uncle was
>> >> taking
>> >> his
>> >> boat so I had to give him his battery back. I bought a new battery and
>> >> headed up to the lake. I had all kinds of problems getting it to run
>> >> right.
>> >> There was no HP and the top speed was easily 15 miles slower. We tried
>> >> adjusting the carb thinking it may have been the altitude, but that
>> >> didn't
>> >> fix it. On the second day it actually died and I couldn't get it
>> >> started.
>> >> I
>> >> found out that the electronic timing piece I put in had broke. The
>> >> light
>> >> sensor had seperated from the mounting plate. I finally got that fixed
>> >> and
>> >> decided to try it again. I got it running, but still no horse power and
>> >> no
>> >> top end.
>> >>
>> >> I saw a post about proper battery size a couple of weeks ago. I haven't
>> >> checked what my uncles battery was, but I was wondering if my problems
>> >> were
>> >> caused by an under-powered
>> >> battery or the altitude change or what. Any ideas?
>> >> --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> From: Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...>
>> >> Subject: [OMC-Boats] Hello
>> >> To: omc-boats@...
>> >> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:31 AM
>> >>
>> >> Hello. Just joined the list. Hoping there are still a few active,
>> >> knowledgeable members. I'm picking up an old Johnson Surfer later this
>> >> week or weekend and I'm sure I'll have questions. Boat is a one owner
>> >> in excellent shape for it's age. All original, runs good. It's water
>> >> ready as is. I was looking at newer boats, but the Surfer came along
>> >> and I just sort of like it's funky retro look. Plus, it belongs to an
>> >> old family friend so I know it's history. It's been very well
>> >> maintained and kept indoors. I live near Pittsburgh, so I'll be using
>> >> it on the rivers and maybe some on Erie.
>> >>
>> >> Ok, so that's the boat, I guess I should also tell you about me.
>> >> Pretty boring really. Currently unemployed. Laid off like lots of
>> >> other people. Until recently, I've worked in the motorcycle industry.
>> >> I've been a tech, sales man, sales manager and service manager. Did
>> >> that for 14 years. Now looking for my next adventure. The Surfer won't
>> >> be my first boat, I had a Glastron with a Johnson motor before that.
>> >> Technically, I still have it. But the motor is old and needs a few
>> >> parts I haven't been able to find for a price worth buying. Well in
>> >> the interest of keeping this short, I'll stop now. If I left out any
>> >> crucial details, feel free to ask.
>> >>
>> >> Justin
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