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| Originally Posted by iaranicki Excellent choice this is one of my favorit models in Roamer.
I have a 36 riviera 1964 Alumium.
It is one hull before the last one build In alumium #1715 was the last build and mine is #1714.
I have twin 440 hemi with 4 blades props.
On my boat I am in process repainting and doing some woodwork I want it all original. I am just doing one exception to the original colors I am painting it in the colors of the 364 of 1962 "pale green" cabin top and removing all the paint from the wooden pieces side and windshield to have the mahogony varnished see how it should look on the pics.
With my boat I had the original wiring diagram.
So if you are interested I can send you scans (it would probably be 6 pages considering the size of the diagram).
good luck
Ivan |
Luckily, I had all the original wiring diagrams as well. They are the blue-print type originals. Since it was new, somebody had always updated the drawings (but left the originals intact).
I had to replace a lot of wood inside mine. It had sat for 3 years in the weather after being moved here from Ohio. Have a friend with an old 42 Matthews and he replaced a lot of wood for me. Luckily I have a contact back in Ohio with a restored '62 36-ft Riviera that had been "wrecked". He sent me the window I needed, and all the original wood I needed.
Since then, the interior has been completely stripped to bare wood and 6 coats of Captains applied. Looking sweet....... My basement is still full of drawers and cabinet doors in the process of 8 coats+ each.
Have not started on the exterior yet. I have some rot around the windows and under the side of the windshield., so am not going to be able to strip those areas and make it look good. Around the windshield it is stripped though. I love the idea of the pale green. Is there an actual name for that color in those years?
The story of mine is as follows: It was bought by a guy here in Colonial Beach about 3 years ago on eBay from a guy in Ohio. He had it trucked down here to Virginia, had bottom paint applied, new zincs and new props installed, and put in the water. Since that time three years ago, I have watched it sit in the weather and deteriorate at an alarming rate. He never took it out once. The new canvas eventually blew down and the boat started to fill with rain water.
I rescued it before any real deadly damage could be done. It came with full tanks of gas. A perfect generator (original), new 300HP Crusaders (1983 350's with receipts for every brand new part, bolt, etc), new trannies, new head system, etc etc. Motors needed new distributors and the gas freshened a bit. Spoke with the guy who rebuilt them in 1996 and he reset the hour meters to 0000 when they were rebuilt. Now reads 130 on each side. Yep, new motors with over $10k in reciepts for them alone.
Great hull. Was pulled in August by the last owner (farthest it moved in over 2.5 years) and had new bottom paint and zincs installed. CAPAC is still a good solid 6 and that is brackish water.
Everything is there for this boat. No rust, no more rot (just had it all taken care of), all perfect upholstery came with the boat, perfect carpet, etc.
All this for the grand total of $500. Don't ya just hate me???
Really.... Have pics of before, and now in the process, if anyone is curious about what $500 will get you now-a-days....
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