Hello Everybody!
I wanted to post up here to kind of start a Restoration thread about this particular boat. I have been trying to find out as much info on this as I can (which is how I found this forum!)
To start, she is a red 1969 Chrysler Valiant Runabout 14ft with cathedral hull. I picked her up in a trade and am excited about getting to work on her. As i said this is my first boat so I am excited about starting a different type of project as I am mostly a car guy. Looking forward to hitting the lake with my family and have fun.
One of my major 1st questions would be for anybody who has experience with old boats.... where to find parts?
She is mostly all in tact, feels quite solid, but she was well used and there are a few cracked lenses and i have a chunk missing out of the bottom of the window. I am hoping to get her as close to the way she looked when she was new, or maybe do like a resto mod. I have not quite decided. I have tired searching through google but with the boat being the same name as the car i mostly get car results. Maybe somebody knows a good place?
2. The paint is crappy. I started taking compound and buffing it out. Seems to be helping a but but still seems dull. Is there like a special compound for boats? Maybe wet sand?
I will post up some pics later today when I get home from work and hopefully be able to learn a bit and enjoy a cool little boat.
I wanted to post up here to kind of start a Restoration thread about this particular boat. I have been trying to find out as much info on this as I can (which is how I found this forum!)
To start, she is a red 1969 Chrysler Valiant Runabout 14ft with cathedral hull. I picked her up in a trade and am excited about getting to work on her. As i said this is my first boat so I am excited about starting a different type of project as I am mostly a car guy. Looking forward to hitting the lake with my family and have fun.
One of my major 1st questions would be for anybody who has experience with old boats.... where to find parts?
She is mostly all in tact, feels quite solid, but she was well used and there are a few cracked lenses and i have a chunk missing out of the bottom of the window. I am hoping to get her as close to the way she looked when she was new, or maybe do like a resto mod. I have not quite decided. I have tired searching through google but with the boat being the same name as the car i mostly get car results. Maybe somebody knows a good place?
2. The paint is crappy. I started taking compound and buffing it out. Seems to be helping a but but still seems dull. Is there like a special compound for boats? Maybe wet sand?
I will post up some pics later today when I get home from work and hopefully be able to learn a bit and enjoy a cool little boat.
