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- Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:33 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Paragon clutch plates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6638
I'm not sure if they can help you guys out with the transmission parts you need, but try Great Lakes Power Products www.glpower.com. A few years back, the helped with parts for my dad's 63 CC with Paragon HF-7 transmissions. They supplied us with all the rebuilding parts we needed. At the time, I un...
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: 1967 Chris Craft Corinthian
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7493
Great Sea Skiff you've got there and thanks for sharing you story about keeping her up. I've always thought that your boat was one of the most beautiful boats to ever come out of Chris Craft. I recall seeing sistership to your's for sale up here on Lake Erie probably about 25 years ago and I just fe...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:04 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Starter on Flywheel Forard 283s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1911
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:00 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: Blue Bomb Part III
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10832
Bill, You've done an AMAZING job bring the old girl back to life! She looks fantastic in the pics of her sitting on the trailer. I thought I had to do a lot of work restoring my XK22 when I got her, but after reading your updates on this project, I only did about 1/10th of what you've done. You dese...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:02 am
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Bilge pump, urgent, again....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4169
Thanks for the info on the Lovett Pumps John. We have two of them on my dad's 31' CC Sea Skiff, they are older units and the only issues we've ever had was needing to replace the belts and last year, one did have a float get stuck, but that was from bilge gunk, not any defects. But they have been ve...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:59 am
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Bilge pump, urgent, again....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4169
Hi All, I have to agree with the issues concerning the new style "electronic" bilge pumps. My brother used one in a Lyman once and it seemed to have a mind of it's own. The instructions claimed it would sense water in the blige and pump only as needed, but it seemed to think that it needed to pump e...
- Fri May 27, 2011 8:57 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1961 Chris Craft Ski Boat Carbs Question
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11849
Thanks mfine, That basically shows the set up that is on my dad's Sea Skiff. His boat definitely needs a low profile set up since there is VERY little clearance between the bottom of the cockpit floor and the top of the carbs on his engine. I'm sure CC used this set up so there could be more depth t...
- Thu May 26, 2011 10:11 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Fuel strainer gaskets
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1074
Fuel strainer gaskets
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has a source for the gasket that seals the canister to the base of the fuel strainers that CC used on the flywheel forward 283s? One of the them I have is marked with a company name of Zenith, but I recall that some of them might have been made by Bendex. My dad's 6...
- Thu May 26, 2011 9:57 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1961 Chris Craft Ski Boat Carbs Question
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11849
Hi Paul, I completely agree with you about how things got done back then and now that the records are gone along with some of the folks who actually built things, it can be a mystery we have to piece together the best we can now. Such as when I talk about my dad's Sea Skiff having the intake manifol...
- Wed May 25, 2011 9:39 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1961 Chris Craft Ski Boat Carbs Question
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11849
mfine, Thanks for the info! As I said, we know this set up is genuine CC and from the early 60's, but your info helps back that up. But can I ask what piece of CC literature on the 283s did you find that info? I have some original paperworks/brochures on the 283s, but I don't recall seeing that stuf...
- Wed May 25, 2011 8:44 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1961 Chris Craft Ski Boat Carbs Question
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11849
From looking at the pics that farupp posted of his engine and reading the questions about the intake manifold and carbs, I can add that my dad's 31' 1963 CC Sea Skiff as the same intake and carbs set up. The carb is the Rochester 4Jet or known as the model 4G & 4GC. In fact I have the carb off his p...
- Fri May 20, 2011 1:37 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1973 xk 22 propeller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10115
Well Paul, As you already, know part of your backing up issue with you Lancer is going to be the curse of having a single screw inboard set up. My brother has a 21' single screw Lyman and there is just one direction that it will not back up like most single screws. On my XK with the Volvo drive, it'...
- Wed May 18, 2011 9:34 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1973 xk 22 propeller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10115
This is more for 41947's original question, but all this talk of props on the XK22 got me wondering. I dug out my copy of the hull card for my XK22 to compare and double check the part number that 41947 posted eariler. He posted 1218-00042 and I wanted to see if my hull card stated the same number. ...
- Tue May 17, 2011 12:45 pm
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Lovett 6V Bilge Pump - anyone have an extra?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4911
- Tue May 17, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1973 xk 22 propeller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10115
Paul P, mfine is right about the gear ratio. My XK22 with the 270 Volvo drive is set up for a 1.6 to 1 gear ratio in the lower unit of the drive. I'd have to go check my Volvo manuals for the exact ratio, but it is 1.6 and change. Now where someone might hit a snag is that the 270 drive was availabl...
- Mon May 16, 2011 8:57 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: 1968 Chriscraft Grand Prix
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6964
I won't get into the whole originality debate here, even though I lean towards keep things origninal and not cutting holes where they shouldn't be. All I really wanted to say is good luck restoring your Grand Prix! I've only seen pictures of Grand Prixs, but I think they are one of the best looking ...
- Mon May 16, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: Big Skiffs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7214
- Mon May 16, 2011 8:29 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1973 xk 22 propeller
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10115
The 14"X19" should be correct and original if I go by the info on the hull card for my 1972 XK22. But what I will tell you is on my XK22, I've been happier with a 14"X21" in the same set-up (320hp CC 350FLV with the Volvo 270 drive) When I bought my XK, the seller told me that he had switched to a 1...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:21 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: French barnfind : a 1974 xk 22
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9296
Nice find on that XK22!! Reminds me a lot of how mind looked when I brought her home. Except some critter had made a home inside mine while it sat in the storage yard for three years and decided to eat a bunch of the interior. From what I can see in your pics, you have a fairly complete and unchange...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:14 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Velvet Drive or not to Velvet Drive
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11922
Paul, From reading your issues with converting the Paragons to something you can work with, may I ask who you were dealing with? It's been a few years, but dad and I went through Great Lakes Power Products here in Ohio, Mentor, Ohio last time I checked, for Paragon parts. We understood at that time,...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:55 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: Xk 22 how many produced ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9492
Dustoff135's number of 230 sounds correct, I'll have to check the CC Essential Guide, but I thought the total was like 235-237, but it was in the 230s. I own XK22 hull 101 which puts it midway through the production run. The one thing I can't figure out was why some of them came with through hull ex...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:43 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1973 Lancer V6 worth rebuilding.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11282
Hello, Good Score on that Lancer, congratulations! But from what I've heard, if you have the Buick based CC V-6, some of the rebuild parts can be difficult to find, so that might make a difference in how you approach the decision to rebuild or replace. But I do know that the OMC outdrive you have is...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:17 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Sea Skiff Transom repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3648
Hmmm, Never thought about doing a step rabbet, might change my thinking a lil bit. I'll have to investiage the damage a lil bit more and talk that over with dad. I'm familar with doing cabinet work and such so making a joint like that wouldn't be a problem. I would probably go with epoxy with a fill...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:37 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Sea Skiff Transom repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3648
Hi Jim, If you would, please post those transom repair pics or I could give you my email address to send them directly. But seeing them might be a big help and I'd appreciate it greatly. I don't have to worry about a stain match or even the grain of the wood since when I'm finished, it wll just be p...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:23 am
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 250 drive 'fell'
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13268
Hi I just saw this post and wanted to add my thoughts. I have a Volvo 270 drive on my XK22 which is very similar to your 250 drive. I agree with the info posted here about the lift system on a 250/270/280 drive. The trailer bracket is a must when hauling your boat down the road, even if it is a pain...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:05 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Sea Skiff Transom repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3648
Hi Jim, Thanks for the reply, I know you and I have chatted about and both commented on different subjects on this board before, so I valve your opinion. From crawling down into the bilge of dad's boat, I can clearly see the battens used in the transom of the boat and I can see the seams in the plan...
- Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:10 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Sea Skiff Transom repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3648
Sea Skiff Transom repair
Hello all, Well, we pulled dad's 63 31' CC Sea Skiff this weekend and started putting her up for the winter. But as I inspected the hull and bottom of her, I found that it looks like I'm going to have to put a new plank in the transom. So I'm asking for advice from any of you that might be familar w...
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:13 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: gaskets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1654
Hi, We used to have the Bronze gear water pumps on my dad's 63 283s and even about 15-20 years ago, we had trouble finding parts for these pumps. All we could ever find was the shaft seal and new front bearings, Never did find any gaskets and had to make out own. But one method we tried was to place...
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:16 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: Announcing a new project boat, a classic 23' Lancer Inboard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9090
Hi Paul, Sounds like a cool project! I've never really thought about a big block in a 23' Lancer. I know the 23" Commanders came from CC that way, but your plan is interesting. I've ran across 23' inboards a few times and maybe would have do something with them if I had the plan you're working on AN...
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 283 running rough
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7510
Mattwells is correct about the 283 sharing oil with the transmission, IF it is a manual trans/reverse gear. No one has made mention of if the questions was about filling/checking the oil in a manual or a hydralic Paragon trans/reverse gear. The hydralic Paragons can be filled through the dipstick. I...