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Finally got around to opening the hatch today. Going to need a complete set-up, but at least they didn't hack everything up removing the old engine. The only spare parts are a set of valve covers and the spark arrestor. I was pretty happy that the engine compartment was still pretty clean considering everything and how long it has been sitting.
07-08-2012, 07:31 AM
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Finally got around to opening the hatch today. Going to need a complete set-up, but at least they didn't hack everything up removing the old engine. The only spare parts are a set of valve covers and the spark arrestor. I was pretty happy that the engine compartment was still pretty clean considering everything and how long it has been sitting.
You have a very solid base to build on...brings back recent memories. Have fun.
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I do have a line on a couple engines. One of them has a closed cooling system with the heat exchanger. Is that a simple conversion to eliminate that to match the other engine? It does have the raw water pump and everything else.
I did get the boat backed into my shop today and will probably start buffing it out tomorrow after work. It looks so much better already just from some basic cleaning.
I did get the boat backed into my shop today and will probably start buffing it out tomorrow after work. It looks so much better already just from some basic cleaning.
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07-10-2012, 12:28 AM
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I have a Webbcraft also and had a couple in the past. All the their interior layout looked the same thru out their model line up. They are good boats back in their day and can handle fairly rough water pretty well. They liked to compare their quility towards Colbalt back in the same timeframe.
They are not that fast but the drive / ride is very manageble thru out their model line up. Your model should be 3030 Concorde as shown in the pics. I own a 2400 Discovery Openbow and it is the size of a 26 to 27 footer of today. Their 21 footer is like a 23 footer of today as well.
Webbcraft in the early to mid 80's used a ton of teak all over but got away from it by the late 80's but still used some. Powerboat mag did a test of the same boat in the late 80's or 1990. I have the mag somewhere. Also I have the complete line up brochure from them during that timeframe.
Bill Webb was the owner and had 3 sons that worked for him at that time. Their manu plant was Hwy 169 South, Collinsville, Oklahoma. I talked to them years ago and they said they made money manu boats up till about 1990 but still built boats to 1998 or 1997 then called it quits.
The one son spun off and made a line of his own boats and was almost an exact copy of some Webbcrafts and the 30 footer here was one of them. I forget what he called his brand name of boats.
Webbcraft started building boats in 1971. thru out the years they built boats from 17 ft to 35 ft. Cuddy and openbows. Bill Webb sons names where Brad, Gy, and Greg and like I said one of them went out on his own for a while building boats called Newman - it just came to me the name of his brand of boats. I also see a few in for repairs from time to time and like most boats from the 80's and early 90's U have to watch for wood rot even in the transom area. These boats are fairly well built thru out and the rot usaully is the owners fault of improper storage or leaving standing water in them overtime.
One thing they did do was used fiberglass stringer grid and laminated it to the hull then filled every cavity with foam. Also 22 mills of polyester gel coats was used for the outer hull / deck.
They are not that fast but the drive / ride is very manageble thru out their model line up. Your model should be 3030 Concorde as shown in the pics. I own a 2400 Discovery Openbow and it is the size of a 26 to 27 footer of today. Their 21 footer is like a 23 footer of today as well.
Webbcraft in the early to mid 80's used a ton of teak all over but got away from it by the late 80's but still used some. Powerboat mag did a test of the same boat in the late 80's or 1990. I have the mag somewhere. Also I have the complete line up brochure from them during that timeframe.
Bill Webb was the owner and had 3 sons that worked for him at that time. Their manu plant was Hwy 169 South, Collinsville, Oklahoma. I talked to them years ago and they said they made money manu boats up till about 1990 but still built boats to 1998 or 1997 then called it quits.
The one son spun off and made a line of his own boats and was almost an exact copy of some Webbcrafts and the 30 footer here was one of them. I forget what he called his brand name of boats.
Webbcraft started building boats in 1971. thru out the years they built boats from 17 ft to 35 ft. Cuddy and openbows. Bill Webb sons names where Brad, Gy, and Greg and like I said one of them went out on his own for a while building boats called Newman - it just came to me the name of his brand of boats. I also see a few in for repairs from time to time and like most boats from the 80's and early 90's U have to watch for wood rot even in the transom area. These boats are fairly well built thru out and the rot usaully is the owners fault of improper storage or leaving standing water in them overtime.
One thing they did do was used fiberglass stringer grid and laminated it to the hull then filled every cavity with foam. Also 22 mills of polyester gel coats was used for the outer hull / deck.
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