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1960 14' Crestliner Falcon

 
    Restoration by Tim

    1960 Crestliner Falcon 14'
Restoration by Tim

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2/04

Just thought I'd drop you a line and maybe a picture or two. My boat is doing great, I recently put a 20 hp merc on her and wow what a difference that made. As I wrote earlier about my speedometer "hope it holds out" well I'm sorry to say it didn't so I have no idea on how fast it it truly goes but it does plane out nicely. I try not to though in rough water due to the fact the first time I tried Ihad a bass boat cut across in front of me which made me go airborne and pop a few rivets in the lower hull. Boy was I glad I invested in a bilge pump. I highly recommend it to anyone that doesn't have on to get one. It could mean getting to the dock in your boat or someone picking you up in the lake as you watch your pride and joy sink before your eyes.
  
Some friends and I have had many good times on the lakes and ponds and I plan on doing the same when the weather gets a little better. Crappie season is coming into full swing and I don't intend on missing.

Till next time,
Tim Minich
 
p.s. the guy holding up the bass is a friend of mine holding up the record size fish on my boat. I'm hoping to beat him this year wish me luck. :)
   
   
   
 
 
   
   

6/10/ 03

I've got a Crestliner that I somewhat restored, not to original but for fishing. It's a 1960 14 foot aluminum hull and I believe its a Falcon. I am amazed at how stable it is in the rough water. I took it out last Sunday, which by the way was very windy with white caps on the water. Bass boats everywhere were going as fast as they could trying to get to the other side of the lake. So now I've got white caps as well as the wake from the boats throwing myself and my boat around. It handled it great, so great in fact that I got to show up a bass boat at the docks.

As I came in after a full day of fishing and sunburn, I had the joy of watching a poor man and his friend trying to save their bass boat to no avail. The nose was straight up in the air for about two hours, the rest was on the bottom under water. All I could say was they don't build 'em like they used to and let me tell ya I got a lot of funny looks cruising the lake with nothing more then a trolling motor but when I came in and saw that boat nose up, all I could do was smile. till next time   Tim
  
p.s. The motor on the back is a 1957 10 hp evinrude and it runs great. Granted I had to spend 35.00 for the motor,20.00 for points and condenser and last but not leas, t an electric fuel pump to get the gas to the motor because they dont have the fuel tanks today that they had yester yr. so I improvised and it paid off. You figure the math and with all the parts tank and hose pump included I spent about a 145.00 to put a motor on my boat. I'm going to test it on the lake this weekend if the weather holds out for me. then I'llll write you back and tell you and others that visit your sight how fast she goes if my original speedometer on the boat holds together. Needless to say, it should prove to be a very interesting weekend and I can' t wait! if at all posible I'll try and get a friend to take a picture of it from the shore as i cruise by.
                            Tim
 

 Email: Tim if you have any questions or infor about his 1960 Crestliner Falcon.

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