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Motors sold
Drives sold
Transom assimblies sold
Tranys sold

trim Indicator bezel (for Patrick Bonneville)
engine hatches (Randy)
interior wood trim ( Me )
steering rams (Me)

Are you gonna give the hull away?

Call me 519-818-6158

Good job Patrick!

Well guys, after weeks of calling, consulting, inquiring, etc. with customs, the michigan dept of state, my lawyer, jaysflatdeck, and glassdave, this boat is now sitting here at the shop. I am thankful to Jay for selling it me. This boat wasn't very far from getting cut up and going to the landfill.There was a lot of red tape to deal with bringing a boat into the u.s. from canada that had not been registered since 1990.

Me, my brother Brian, and my fearless helper Shon got back home this morning about 10am from a 1600 mile 30 hour marathon drive, from northeast Alabama, to Kingshill, Ontario and back. I was glad my brother Brian went, and I was glad he had a passport. We stopped in toledo to get the trailer. (thanks glassdave, you're a lifesaver!) We got to the ambassador bridge in Detroit, Shon and I bailed since with no passport we could not reenter the U.S.

Brian went across in the truck and trailer for the 45 minute ride to Jay's to get the boat. But Brian wasn't answering his phone. Little did we know that Canadian customs was tearing into all our stuff in the truck, interrogating Brian, looking thru his cell phone etc.
Brian was driving a truck owned by Shon from Alabama, dragging a trailer owned by Dave in Toledo, to purchase a boat from Jay in Ontario for Heath in Alabama. I mean it was a simple plan right?? lol

The canucks gave him a hard time. He finally was able to call and let us know he was on the way to the boat. Shon and I took a cab over to the Rennaisance center to hang out til Brian came back across to the U.S. After a while Brian called to let us know he was on the way back. Shon and I tried to get a cab back over to the Ambassador bridge. No such cab was available. We walked the 3 miles in the 32*~ snowfall. It wasn't a whole lot of fun. Finally made it over to the bridge. Told the customs people our deal. They look at you like your crazy. I'm thinking aw man, came all this way for some kinda red tape to happen and not be able to get the boat. Brian calls us as he gets to the bridge. The pressure is on. I had my notarized bill of sale. I had called the port of entry several times last week before the trip to be sure everything was good, but you never know.

Finally Brian gets across the bridge. We get our paperwork done, and leave with the boat in tow!
I wanted this boat pretty bad. It's just an old project boat with rotten stringers and transom and a rough interior. But I've always wanted a 38' flatdeck scarab. And we can make this one how we like it. Here's some photos...

Me, Shon, and Brian...


At a rest area on the way home...




Good looking lines...

WOW, what a story. I'm glad it got saved. I know that the US Canadian border can be a PITA. The new rules and regulations have stopped a lot of Metro Detroit boaters from going over there. It sucks because Canada is a nice place to visit. Any idea on what colors your going to repaint the boat?

I tell you, it's gonna be hard not to do a vice tribute paint job. I have always liked them. The hull bottom is in remarkable shape. It's got a few scratches but the original gel. I will not be painting the bottom. This was a well taken care of boat til it was basically left neglected in '91.

This thread has suddenly had a big boost!

Congrats on the new acquisition, I'm sure you'll do a great resto on the boat. I'm happy to see it saved, I'm sure some people doubted it's potential but like you, I think it's salvageable. Yes, it's pretty rough but also looks complete and If everything is there, it can all be restored, replaced or replicated.

Look forward to the story and in particular, what color scheme you'll run with......

RR

P.S. If you start a new thread, can you give us a link please?

Then ya should have left it at Daves, he has that vice stripe fade down! If I had known you were coming thru I would have said hi... I live about a half mile from Dave's shop.