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Welcome aboard, welcome to the group. Also Thank you for supporting the club.
I see that 75 on the back of the boat and beings that is vintage 62 I am thinking those were thirsty engines back then. But, Hey, if she starts and runs without too much more investment, that is a Great thing.
Not too much is known about the smaller Uniflite boats we have. Seems the company put most of its focus on the bigger boats and then the 14 runabouts.
Funny, when I got mine, I only knew of one other Uniflite. Now we must have 6 or more spread around. Kind of liking that myself. I was afraid they ended up crushed or something tragic.
On your restoration, how or what would you like to start with?
Does the floor seem fine or do you find any soft spots or dry rot?
How is the transom. Any close up shots of that. If you tilt that big 75hp Monster up, and shake her foot, do you see any excessive wobble.
If she seems solid, been covered all those years, might get good buffer and some 3M cutting agent and get after the gel coat, add some paint to the wood and make her a Restoration in Progress.
I know some of the folks like to have them complete and showroom ready (almost, Mine is one of those User boats I call a 20-20 boat, looks good from 20 feet away and at 20 mph)
but mine is a Restoration in Progress
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greetings helmer..can you some me some pictures of your folding seats please mike pingatore
(Tried to clean up your post. Some times when you go to Reply, give it about 5 seconds depending on your Internet access speed. Once it pops onto the screen, go to the bottom of the message and hit the Enter key so it drops down a line, Helmar)
I see that 75 on the back of the boat and beings that is vintage 62 I am thinking those were thirsty engines back then. But, Hey, if she starts and runs without too much more investment, that is a Great thing.
Not too much is known about the smaller Uniflite boats we have. Seems the company put most of its focus on the bigger boats and then the 14 runabouts.
Funny, when I got mine, I only knew of one other Uniflite. Now we must have 6 or more spread around. Kind of liking that myself. I was afraid they ended up crushed or something tragic.
On your restoration, how or what would you like to start with?
Does the floor seem fine or do you find any soft spots or dry rot?
How is the transom. Any close up shots of that. If you tilt that big 75hp Monster up, and shake her foot, do you see any excessive wobble.
If she seems solid, been covered all those years, might get good buffer and some 3M cutting agent and get after the gel coat, add some paint to the wood and make her a Restoration in Progress.
I know some of the folks like to have them complete and showroom ready (almost, Mine is one of those User boats I call a 20-20 boat, looks good from 20 feet away and at 20 mph)
but mine is a Restoration in Progress
[/quote]greetings helmer..can you some me some pictures of your folding seats please mike pingatore
(Tried to clean up your post. Some times when you go to Reply, give it about 5 seconds depending on your Internet access speed. Once it pops onto the screen, go to the bottom of the message and hit the Enter key so it drops down a line, Helmar)
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