1970 E & T Tunnel Racer

[bajarick]

hey rick been meaning to call! bring it on down to my house,have been wanting to make a sit down full tunnel out of it wood deck,do you still have the cowling,jon & i cleaned out the leaves & junk several months ago & propped up for drainage, get in line with a G3,& orig. sweet thing,G 82!!! will be running it at leonardtown md., 850 XS merc!! the 13 needs an 850 XS also,6 cyl is too tall for good balance!!850 should be good speeds in excess of 80!!! turn on a dime! ask rayner blair!!

....... is that you??

I remember when we spoke you said you had been down to see the boat.

Bring it down? I could use some help getting it back on the water

Thanks for setting the nose of the boat in the air - it was fairly dry for the most part

You were brave to clean it out though - could have been any kind of critter in or around it - Thanks again.

That's St Clemets Bay in the background of the 1st boat pic - Leonardtown is just behind the strip of land in the background on Britton Bay.

Not sure what you talkin about G 82, ect....is that the V bottom boat Beale was talking about??

Is Leonardtown a vintage event?

I like the G 3's too.

Cowling is long gone.

I like the wood deck idea.

An engine with power trim would be a life saver.

What do you think about filling in the "set back" area at the bottom rear of the sponsons?


Thanks,
Rick

[dennis piont menace]

the setback is one of the reasons that the boat ran well,not to mention 154 lb. hull weight!!

[bajarick]

the setback is one of the reasons that the boat ran well,not to mention 154 lb. hull weight!!

Ok - set back removal was just a thought.

You were saying to bring it down and that you wanted to build it into a sit down 13 footer.........


Rick

[dennis piont menace]

23430 south patuxent beach rd. california md.20619, across the bridge from solomons,on rte. 4,left @ first turn top of the hill!!

[bajarick]

I will give you a call tonight.

Would like to discuss a few details.

Thanks
Rick

[dennis piont menace]

2404346220/3018638745

[bajarick]

....to do what it takes to get it right.....need some help getting it right.

Would LOVE to run SAFELY with the other E&Ts for sure!

Been looking for a motor like the one pictured for the last 15 years or so without any luck.

Anybody got one stashed?

Also need someone who can rebuild the deck and transom for a reasonable cost.

Thanks

Still looking for a motor.

Bill doesnt really have time to restore the boat anytime soon.

Im researching how to do this myself.

It doesnt seem too hard, but I wouldnt be ale to make the deck exactly like E&T did.

Bill suggested using wood to rebuild the deck which is the way I would have to go.

Any discussion on how these hulls were built would be helpful (especially the transom)

Here are some pics I took of the damage and some structural details under the front deck.

[bajarick]

Here are some additional deck and transom shots and a couple from under the front deck.

How did you bend the "C" channel around the corners and keep it nice and smooth (no wrinkles)?

[dennis piont menace]

if you attempt to remove the u chanel be very careful,mfg. no longer exists i have a special to do that!! entire deck & comaing need to be removed & replaced. transom structure needs to be rblt. along with coaming sides!!

[bajarick]

if you attempt to remove the u chanel be very careful,mfg. no longer exists i have a special to do that!! entire deck & comaing need to be removed & replaced. transom structure needs to be rblt. along with coaming sides!!

Hey Bill!

You know, that c channel is only about 1/4 inch wide - just enough to accept the hull lip and the paper thin deck material (Mylar?).

If 1/4 inch thick oakum or plywood is used for the new deck, a new 1/2 inch wide c channel would be needed - would not be able to use the original channel.

I wont be able to duplicate the "humps" in the deck, but it would have a curve and not be flat.

I would cut a rough shape of the deck prior to removing the old one and build bulkheads for deck support.

New coamings would hold the new transom in place.

Can you explain the details of the transom structure - you mentioned that is was made up of 6 different parts??

Thanks