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Slow progress, two Sunday's worth. Shaped, formed, and added a piece across the top of the transom. This is to gives me the 16 1/2" transom height I need for my Mark58. Ran the separate slabs through the planer to true, smooth, and flatten both sides. Final thickness 1 1/2". The cut 4"...

My ZIP was likely a little lighter than most, a tad under 800 lbs. fully loaded for a days outing, not counting people.
My engine was a Mark35A, 35 HP @ the crank, ergo closer to 30 HP at the prop in today's power measurement.

I could run 29-30 MPH with 2 people on board.

Sent you a PM Mr. cusoak. Working on transom. The fact that it came apart in two pieces is actually good news to me. I will now be able to run the individual pieces through my planer to clean up both sides. It's 1 13/16" thick now and the bottom of the transom had been beveled considerably, I a...

Yes, the ZIP is gone. The boat came with a monstrous Johnson V4 75 HP, that I was actually able to sell. The second owner that I bought it from said the first and original owner got a replacement Century thicker transom for the boat to put on the 75. Should handle one Mark58, or two if I ever have t...

Hi Mr. Cusoak, long time no hear.

Debated it for a long time but finally committed to a 5200 bottom. That will be trickier than most with the soft chine, but figure it's doable. Miss my ZIP at times but it's gone to a good home and time to move on

Hi,

Short crude video of where I am now with my 1957 Century Palomino project.

Trying again: Got it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... 6_lyaz29e0

Thanks, I have installed a larger diameter tilt tube on the engine to accommodate a standard Teleflex steering system, but also have a 'Ride Glide' system, or may stay with original steering cable system. So many choices, so little time :) Also an Johns Old Mercury member and I have another 3 44 cub...

Hi All, Finally sold my ZIP and cleared out the new dedicated third garage bay for my 1957 Century Palomino Project. Seems it's been over a year since I first posted about it. Now have her down to a skeleton. Will eventually be doing a 5200 bottom. Amazing how tedious and time consuming carefully re...

Back in 207 Fine Woodworking did a test on glues, great read if you can find a link. The glues they tested: "Selecting glues, woods, and gaps To see whether an open-grained wood bonds differently from a tight-grained one, we chose white oak and hard maple. dense tropical woods have a reputation...

I always have the left/port side on the inside of the turn when backing up if at all possible. A habit that comes from having done a year of long haul trucking, backing up 53' trailers into narrow loading bays and truck stop parking areas between two adjacent 53' trailers. That is the only way, bein...

What a beautiful piece of eye candy, congratulations! Your skeg looks like it should be fine. Mine terminates very close to the transom but is only 3/4" wide and 3/4" tall with a very gradual taper that goes from full profile to nothing nothing over 12"-14" of length on either en...

Hi and Welcome,

I built the Squirt's bigger brother, the ZIP. I live ITB (Inside The Beltline) in Raleigh. Be happy to talk your ears off about boats and give you a tour of my build.
Nine one nine - five three nine -1371
gdcarpenter@yahoo.com

Garfield

I leave the tilt latch off and use the transom saver to support the engine.

I will stick my nose into this question. There is a lot of hearsay regarding this issue and opinions will vary. I built a ZIP with white oak for all framing, transom, and deck cover boards. I used Titebond III to glue my half lap frame joints and the two horizontal slabs of 8:4 white oak that make u...

As a project manager for a General Contractor I was supervising the installation of a 22 KW home generator. Being a boat builder and gear head seeing the innards of a generator set up for the first time got me wondering! It is a totally enclosed compact Vee engine set up in a small insulated compart...