Kismet
Well-known member
Just sayin' "Hi."
Been 17 years since I had a boat, but had the itch to get something for these "senior" years. I've spent hours over the last week, going through the posts here. Great stuff, and kind of addicting.
Found a 1969 Delhi 12 ft semi-v, with a 1967 Clinton (Sears) 3hp, and trailer. I'm out in the country, so wanted
a local purchase. It's nice enough, but had suffered the fate of a small, old boat, treated with little respect
over the years. As an oldphart, I can empathize. Light enough for my old bones to horse around, and no catastrophic damage that I can see.
Spent the week-end locating and attending to most obvious issues, boat, trailer, and motor. Will take it to a small lake next week, and practice my long-gone backing-up with a trailer reflexes. Should be funny for a while.
Only pressing issue at the moment is to find out the fuel mixture on the '67 Clinton 3 hp. I got a gas tank with it, but don't know what fuel mix is in there. From the vintage, I'd figure 16-1, or maybe 24-1, and probably chain saw oil, but perhaps marine oil. Dunno.
Working on function now; later I may address its good looks.
Want to say again, from the hours I've spent going through the posts, this is a terrific resource. Thank you.
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Been 17 years since I had a boat, but had the itch to get something for these "senior" years. I've spent hours over the last week, going through the posts here. Great stuff, and kind of addicting.
Found a 1969 Delhi 12 ft semi-v, with a 1967 Clinton (Sears) 3hp, and trailer. I'm out in the country, so wanted
a local purchase. It's nice enough, but had suffered the fate of a small, old boat, treated with little respect
over the years. As an oldphart, I can empathize. Light enough for my old bones to horse around, and no catastrophic damage that I can see.
Spent the week-end locating and attending to most obvious issues, boat, trailer, and motor. Will take it to a small lake next week, and practice my long-gone backing-up with a trailer reflexes. Should be funny for a while.
Only pressing issue at the moment is to find out the fuel mixture on the '67 Clinton 3 hp. I got a gas tank with it, but don't know what fuel mix is in there. From the vintage, I'd figure 16-1, or maybe 24-1, and probably chain saw oil, but perhaps marine oil. Dunno.
Working on function now; later I may address its good looks.
Want to say again, from the hours I've spent going through the posts, this is a terrific resource. Thank you.
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