Posted by GPJ on 08/01/14 - 3:44 PM
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gchuba wrote:
GPJ, your lucky you only have the plate issue. My 22' 1979 Revenge is the first full cuddy slapped on an Outrage hull. Unfortunately, the gas tank deck cover was designed for the CC and the cuddy covers a line of screws holding the deck in place. Annoying, but I love the fact that my boat was one of the first in line with an innovation.
Garris
I was an OC 3/HG Oliver man. Helped with one Cub Cadet, very cute tractor.
Garris - That's a amazing story about your Revenge. I happen to be an engineer by trade, and sometimes production deadlines take precedence over maintainability! Hopefully that moved that parting line for the following year's production. Have you posted a photo of your boat? I'd love to see it. I'm afraid my only distinction is the Montauk with the worst owner paint job in history!
Olivers... aren't those the OTHER green tractors? There were a few of the wheeled tractors still being worked in Central Ohio when I was a teenager. I was born in Eastern Kentucky, and there were a few of the crawlers around. They were prized for their stability and ability to pull a plow up a steep slope. Restoring one - and running it - must have been a blast! Olivers and IH Cub Cadets have a lot in common: Iron and steel American icons that will outlive their designers and original owners. I still mow our yard with a 1965 Cub Cadet 100. The 10 hp Kohler still runs like new. In many ways a classic BW is a seagoing Cub Cadet... or vice versa!