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Need Advice!!
sandbar3	#1  Posted on 06/01/10 - 3:33 AM
Member Posts: 4 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/13/09	I have a 1962 16/17 in mint condition all orignal no spider cracks i mean Mint!! I'm considering putting a T-top over the mahoganey console , more to protect the origanal. Would this devalue the boat, or take away from it's classic look. Hull no. 3665. I don't want to ruin a good thing or would it??
CES	#2  Posted on 06/01/10 - 4:23 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	A T-Top? I'm not sure I'd attach one to a wooden console. As for devaluing your boat, it's only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. Have you thought of just putting on a nice quality Bimini top instead of a T-top? Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
MW	#3  Posted on 06/01/10 - 4:31 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	A bimini top would look and function better. Matt
hbahn	#4  Posted on 06/01/10 - 4:55 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 31 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/20/10	I have the same boat, albeit with some spider cracks... Just bought a bimini from Specialty Marine. All stainless (not aluminum), well priced and excellent service. I highly recommend them. JH
HarleyFXDL	#5  Posted on 06/01/10 - 4:56 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	I would go with the bimini as well. If the boat is that nice I would contact W.J.Mills about a canvas. Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
John Fyke	#6  Posted on 06/01/10 - 5:31 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	A T-top will limit where you go. Bridges etc. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
Fishwisperer	#7  Posted on 06/01/10 - 6:55 AM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/03/09	After doing alot of wood restoration on my 15, I bought a mooring cover from Mills. It is great quality and they give good service. The only problem is attaching the cover from the dinghy while the boat is on the mooring. BUT, it is a great cover!
A Little Madness	#8  Posted on 06/01/10 - 8:47 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 96 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/01/07	Being a bit of a nut about my teak, we chose a combination of console & rps covers for when she's sitting at the dock for any length, and then a large bimini for when we're out and about. This also minimizes the maintenance on the teak from season to season. See our Personal page for pics. I'm not crazy about T-tops on classic whalers, but that's very much a personal preference thing. Good Luck! Chris & Dale Schnell "A Little Madness" - 1989 Montauk 17'
sandbar3	#9  Posted on 06/02/10 - 6:07 AM
Member Posts: 4 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/13/09	Thanks everyone for the help sounds like a bimini top will get my vote. No sense in unneeded holes in boat. It had the original bimini with it but dry rotted i'll try to match it to the same hardware.