New Project 79 Chris Craft 22' CC Dory

I am definately running at the factory specs. I will check on the prop when I am there tomorrow. I am fairly certain that I have the original prop on there. A new prop is in my future, but the back office is starting to complain about the budget, so it may be a while.

Nice to be sanding wood instead of fiberglass....

I also have these if anyone is interested.

They were banged up pretty good in the storm, but I filled in the damage with filler and used them as a template for a router set up with a spiral bit and bearing to copy the pattern. Actually worked out pretty good

I will get the clearance and post it. We are running the following: CC307 (stroked to 354ci and 325hp) paragon p31r RH rotation on a 1" aquamet 22 shaft spinning a 14x11 supercup prop. Performance so far is great. Cruise is 35 mph @ 3600 rpm.

Again, not a motor expert. I am running a new 357 mercruiser with a paragon transmission, a 1" shaft through a water injected stuffing box - i have the exact specs on these in my office. The prop is a 13x13 bronze (LH) prop, looks like there is ~3 inches of clearance between the hull and the prop blades

This was completed last week and installed this weekend. I am down to a punch line to launch and will try and snap some pics when I am there this afternoon.

Almost there........

I may not know much about transmissions, but I do know a lot about lumber and millwork (and boat painting - lol)

That is Philipine mahogany. I could not tell the different between it and teak - and as you say, quite a bit more affordable. Those three pieces (1"x10" by 12') ran me about $225 from a local supplier

Uh-oh....

Click, click, click. Starter is corroded from flooding in the storm. Removed the faulty unit this afternoon, haven't cursed like that in years. I was reminded of my dad, who was known to spend his weekends under the hood: "whomever designed things should be required to fix them!"

Greetings, all... have just "joined the club" with acquisition of a 1975 22' "Dory" I intend to restore that will be delivered to me Monday here in South FL (fingers crossed). I have greatly enjoyed looking at the pictures in this forum and reading the tech notes, and I know once I get this rig and start detailing the restoration plan I'll likely generate quite a few questions of my own. The boat is presently outfitted with a Chrysler 318 (210 HP) which runs well (according to the surveyor I had look at the boat for me), but like many here I am thinking of replacing it with a 350. With that, here are a couple of pictures of the boat I hope to see in a couple of days!

Great pics - looks like you have some after market stuff on there - trim tabs, horns, rudder and anchor winch?

Like John said a few posts back, it is pretty amazing that there are four boats (by my count) all in restoration at the same time.

I believe you are aptly named "insanity" as that's what it takes to get one of these done - lol

Keep us posted on progress - or safe receipt of the vessel!

Welcome to the party!

Thanks for the welcome, Trapshot/Ed & Ironman...

As one might expect in the throes of insanity, the list-making process has begun as I pore over every picture I can find of these things. Today I'll be researching local availability of the proverbial "good used" 350 today, hopefully with FWC and all ancillary items, as an option to the RWC Chrysler. Even though the OEM steel fuel tank appears to be serviceable and has been coated inside and out, I'm going to go ahead and have a new aluminum tank made just for safety. The deck has already been replaced in this one with about 30% of the final over-glassing yet to be done, and based on the survey it appears I won't need to do much (if any) additional structural repair. There are a lot of "aftermarket" items on the boat, most of which I'll be removing/replacing while others (like the trim tabs) will remain. Since I'm starting with a essentially a blank canvas, I also have a few configuration decisions such as helm seats vs. "leaning post" to make. I've already decided to go old-school bimini top rather than a t-top as many of these seem to sport now. I might even have a dodger made in matching canvas. I've seen these both with and without the teak swim platform and I'm still vacillating on that. I want the boat to turn out to be a "clean and classic" cocktail cruiser with improvements at least done "in the spirit" of the OEM design. I would love to find some good pictures of the original "OEM" dash and gauge layout if not a dimensioned sketch of one to replicate.

Lastly for this session: I'm thinking red bottom paint, white bootstripe, navy Awlcraft hull sides, Matterhorn white Awlgrip interior liner/console with Tan non-skid sections in the sole, and Tan canvas... and I gotta have a great stereo system...

CC Insanity = Michael

Gents - big weekend for me. Spent the day on Sat closing out a punch list of items to complete prior to launch. Micheal - you see we have similar taste in paint color. This is all interlux: flag blue hull, oyster white topside and sundown buff deck. These colors are pretty typical of Barnegat Bay.