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9/04 When I began this project, I knew that it would be time and cost consuming. I therefore gave myself the realistic goal of 2 years to be completely finished with this project. My family has other ideas. They would like the boat to be done by next summer for the 10 year family reunion. This means I am going to have to do as much as I can before October, when I put the boat in proper storage. I would work through the winter, but I have no facilities to do so. So far, I have stripped the boat of all electrical, steering, lighting, and motor componants. It looks pretty destitute and I will post pictures at a later date. The trailer too, has been stripped of all electrical, and lighting componants. This past week I have been getting the trailer road worthy for a trip up to the Little Falls Boat Works in the coming weeks. I've totally rewired everything (even my truck) and bought new lights. The tires on the other hand, were an adventure of their own. After repacking the bearings and getting all the decades of rust off the rims, I went to Mills Fleet Farm to replace the tires. Needless to say, the Mills Fleet Farm tire specalist team had never heard of the size I needed -- 6.09-9 4-ply. So they sent me next door to Goodyear (the manufacturer of the tire). They said they had the modernized version and I let them take over. I didn't realize it at the time, but my rims were something out of the stone age. The poor tire guy spent and hour and a half trying to put the one tire on the rim. Later he told me that a one man job took three men because the rim was two pieces and rusted together. Not only that but the tire had to be done entirely by hand because the rim wasn't compatible with the machine. I felt like a headache for those poor tire guys. Up next, I get to find an auto body shop that will paint the boat an trailer. I'm gonna go the extra mile for a finish that will last. If anyone knows of a decent place, don't hesitate to e-mail. Thats all for now -- Emily [email protected]



8/04 Hello there! My name is Emily and I'm in the process of fixing up my old Crestliner. My Grandfather bought the boat second-hand in 1967 for $800.00, when my father was only twelve years old. I have a couple of pictures of what the boat originally looked like. Much to my dismay, my Grandfather had removed the hardtop before my father came into posession of the boat. To this day the boat still sits on the same 1961 Balko 'Interceptor' (tilt bed). In one of the old pictures you can see the 'tilt bed' feature of the trailer in action. She doesn't look like much today, but I hope to restore the boat to its former recreation glory for family use. Emily Gilpin [email protected]
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	1957 Voyager 18' hardtop Owner/Restorer Emily Gilpin (1967 photo)