Woody550
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2007
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- 29
Hi,
This is my first post in probably three years. 17 month old twins tend to take priority in life....
My '64 Westfield Custom has been in the family since new, purchased by my grandfather in '64 at Strohm Marine in the Buffalo NY area. We've been able to keep it in very good shape over the years [new transom and seat re-do recently]. Even still have the TaylorMade cloth top, plastic sidecurtains and rear cloth - though they should really be replaced. The original Homelite was replaced by a Merc 70 in the late 80's.
When that was done, the MFG wheel was removed, disappeared, and an ugly black plastic Merc wheel installed. It has been the bane of my MFG existence since I received the boat in 2000.
I've been trying for years to track down an original steering wheel [white w/ triple shark logo hub] w/o needing to buy a whole parts boat and even trailer attached to it. I've asked many places via forums, salvage yards, etc but have had no luck.
With the twins now seaworthy, the need is once again in the front of my mind. Can anyone help out? Thanks!
This is my first post in probably three years. 17 month old twins tend to take priority in life....
My '64 Westfield Custom has been in the family since new, purchased by my grandfather in '64 at Strohm Marine in the Buffalo NY area. We've been able to keep it in very good shape over the years [new transom and seat re-do recently]. Even still have the TaylorMade cloth top, plastic sidecurtains and rear cloth - though they should really be replaced. The original Homelite was replaced by a Merc 70 in the late 80's.
When that was done, the MFG wheel was removed, disappeared, and an ugly black plastic Merc wheel installed. It has been the bane of my MFG existence since I received the boat in 2000.
I've been trying for years to track down an original steering wheel [white w/ triple shark logo hub] w/o needing to buy a whole parts boat and even trailer attached to it. I've asked many places via forums, salvage yards, etc but have had no luck.
With the twins now seaworthy, the need is once again in the front of my mind. Can anyone help out? Thanks!