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Luke, great find with the boat. If you decide not to dismantle the original seats. I can send you copies of the wood EDIT: Sorry LoneStar no solicitation. And be careful not to hijack someone else's topic w too much info and pix about your project.. Start a topic about your LS and Luke, monervr, I and many other members can see all that you've done, where it started. That way YOUR build can be a resource to all. Not just those that read Luke's. Thanks John I have a handful old Lone Stars and am doing my best to restore them as original as possible. I restored my 1960 El Dorado a few years back and use it often, my trailer is finally on my list this summer to restore and that is how i found your boat. I also had a custom cover made and feel free to message me if you want any ideas . I just turned 30 and fell in love with these old boats about a decade ago and just kept buying them over the years, some for barely nothing. I have (2) 1960 El Dorado's, a 1959 Cruiseliner ( bigger version of the El Dorado), a 1959 Saratoga, a 1959 Monterey, a 1959 Malibu, a 1959 Coronado, a 1959 Newport, a 1959 Saratoga, a 1961 Little Fisherman and a 1961 Bar Harbor. I m an old soul I guess and run the old motors on them and believe me you will love the El Dorado once you get her on the water! I m in the Army and live in Ohio so not too far from you either. Keep up the progress and updates and if you want any old high resolution brochure pics or ads of the old Lone Stars catalogs- I'm the one who has posted the majority of them online and I have all the brochures from 1959-1966.
www.crooketrail.weebly.com click projects and go to boats if your bored. I m going to order a windshield from UPD for my other El Dorado I m restoring, they have the mold for 1960 and the windshield is identical to the 1959. They run $450. I kept my olf toilet in the boat, the dam thing is illegal but it still works and I dont have the heart to rip it out just yet. I used pressure treated plywood and painted it with run of the mill battleship grey paint on both sides and it has held up just fine with the outdoor carpet. I left my dash and cabin speckled and didnt replace the Masonite in the cabin, but I did in the rear. I again just painted it grey and it has weathered just fine. My boat lives outside year round and my cover has protected it well. I hand painted my boat with sherwin williams high gloss enamel. It has held up GREAT! it takes wax well and is easy to touch up because it blends so well. I just taped off the original paint scheme and used a rolller and an array of brushes and it turned out great. My seats were recovered by the original owner and remnants of the horse hair cushions and original vinyl design live under black vinyl currently. I use my boat a great deal when I m home and it turns every head on the lake. I cannot begin to explain just how fun this boat is how unique it handles and banks on its side while turning at plane. I still have the old pulley style steering and it responds well. I was running a 1960 75hp Evinrude on it for a few years but now am running a 1966 60hp Johnson and it is more than adequate for my needs of power. The boat is very easy to get on and off the trailer alone and it has very little draft while at anchor as you can see from the photos.
