Hello moe123,
Thank you for your question.
I first located a page on documenting the restoration of a 1958
Crestliner Explorer:
Crestliner Retro Boat Restorations
Viewer Photos
http://www.retrocrestliner.com/viewer_photos_page_2.htm
There are email addresses on this page and emailing some that have
restored might be an excellent source of information for you.
The page also has a For Sale and Wanted listing where you might find
things you need or can post Wanted To Buy ads. Their links page offers
very good resources for you:
http://www.retrocrestliner.com/Links.htm
Some include:
Classic Aluminum Boat page
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/5373/
OldBoat.com
http://oldboat.com/
Good selection of classifieds!
And there is also a forum for discussions at the site:
http://www.retrocrestliner.com/disc33_frm.htm
People here provide answers and sources for parts and restoration
tips.
This site should be a very good resource for you.
This article at BSLOL talks about restoring a Crestliner. You might
email the restorer for links to parts:
The Boat Works
First in a series of articles on Larson & Crestliner Boats
by Andreas Jordahl Rhude
http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Boatbuilders/Larson-Crestliner.htm
And, of course, I would contact Crestliner themselves for information
on parts for restorations:
http://www.crestliner.com/
CUSTOMER SERVICE/WARRANTY PARTS: 320-616-5600
You also might contact The Boat Doctor:
http://www.kent.net/boatdr/
Services We Offer
Facilities to handle up to 42' boats
Award winning antique restoration
Repair, maintenance & restoration of wood, fiberglass & aluminum
New & re-built Chrysler 318, 360 & 440 marine engines
Re-manufacture of antique Chrysler & Chris Craft flat-head, late model
Ford & Chevrolet marine engines
Mechanical work (gas/diesel), transmission re-builds
Custom paint work
Electrical
Plumbing
Custom interiors
Surveying & Inspection
Indoor & Outdoor storage
Boat hauling up to 35' (anything larger can be arranged)
The Boat Place might be another resource for parts and information:
http://www.theboatplace.com/
The Boat Place provides quality boat building materials and advice to
those who want the joy of building their own boat.
If It Floats has a good directory with quite a few restorers that
might be able to source parts for you:
http://members.doubleknot.com/seascoutship131/linklists/boatlink-01.html
AnyBoat.com has a discussion board where folks look for and offer
classic boat parts:
http://www.anyboat.com/bbs/luff.htm
Antique Boat and Motor Mania has a great selection of links that
should lead you to useful information:
http://www.infoblvd.net/sah/links.html
BoatRepairs.net is also worth a look at their links:
http://www.boatrepairs.net/
This page has numerous links for the boat restorer:
The Antique Outboard Motor Club
http://www.aomci.org/links_page/aomclnks.htm
iBoats has a discussion on 1969 Crestliner wiring:
http://www.outboardrepairs.com/topics/006903.html
This cached page at Google has a listing for a '69 Crestliner that is
not yet active. I expect pictures to turn up there sometime soon:
http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:OGB0HNMwNRkJ:www.parismarine.com/boatsales/listingsearch.php+Crestliner+%2B69+OR+1969&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
As you probably know, people that are passionate about their business
or hobby are often willing to share their experience and knowledge
through discussion forums or email. I would spend a bit of time
exploring the links above and joining in forums and emailing those
that have restored Crestliners.
Good luck with the restoration!
Search Strategy:
"Crestliner Explorer"
Crestliner parts
Crestliner +restore OR restoration -Ford +parts
Crestliner +69 OR 1969
Crestliner +69 OR 1969 +explorer
I trust my research has provided you with valuable links. If a link
above should fail to work or anything require further explanation or
research, please do post a Request for Clarification prior to rating
the answer and closing the question and I will be pleased to assist
further.
Regards,
-=clouseau=- |
