Meet Teca - 19' 1968 Lyman Runabout

Snake Mountain Boatworks is fast becoming the region's most experienced and capable source for structural and cosmetic work on Lyman Boats. TECA is our latest example. Watch her as she emerges from the shop completely restored.
Late last summer, Marselis Parsons and I ventured to Hacker Boatworks to examine Eleonora, a 1964 25' Lyman Sleeperd, that he subseauently purchased and Snake Mountain Boatowrks brought back to life.

When we returned with a trailer to bring Eleonora to SMB's shop, Marselis noticed "that interesting smaller Lyman under plastic" that was blocked up across the shed. She turns out to be a pretty rare 1968, 19' runabout, one of only 17 built that were powered by a Ford Interceptor 4.7 liter V8.

TECA eventually became ours. In this video, she emerges from the shop having endured some structural repair - ribs and planks, and a complete restoration of the coatings from keel to gunwale.

If the weather holds, we will launch her for a water test next week. Yes, wool hats and warm jackets and gloves will likely replace shorts and sandals for the trip.

Eleonora joins Whitecaps on Shelburne Bay!

With her mechanical, electrical and exterior restoration completed by Snake Mountain Boatworks, Marselis Parsons' incredible find in a Hacker storage shed in Hague, NY, is now swinging from her mooring on Shelburne Bay.

Watch Eleonora, Marselis' 1964, 25' Lyman Sleeper, being launched and introducted to Lake Champlain on Friday, September 7.

Little Chief Comes to Life!

It has been over ten years since Little Chief has roared across the water. August 4 is the day she does so again. What an experience!

Little Chief Emerges Fully Restored

1948 18' Chris Craft Utility Deluxe - Restoration Complete

Snake Mountain Boatworks has completed a ground-up restoration of "Little Chief," an 18' 1946 Chris Craft Utility Deluxe. Restoration and Performance Motorcars of Vergennes, VT completely deassembled and rebuilt her original 95 HP Model K, straight six engine. D&S Custom Plating of Holyoke, MA plated her hardware, every piece of which is original. She is upholstered in Chris Craft blue, complete with matching bumpers and dock lines.
She rides on a new 6,000 pound GVW Sea Lion Trailer.
She will participate in the 2012 Lake Champlain ACBS Boat Show at the Boathouse in Burlington, VT, August 10, 11.
Little Chief is for sale.

The Drake restoration project is complete! This 26' Lyman Cruisette will be at the LCACBS 2012 Boat Show in August. Watch her emerge from the shop on her way to gracing the waters of Lake Champlain.

The Drake, a 1967 26' Lyman Cruisette is nearing completion of a near complete restoration.

Watch her emerge from the shop as we inspect her hull and decks in brilliant sunshine.

original 50's kit boat

Hello all,

Michael Adams here with an offer to the club. While looking at a 1946 lightning at a friends he also said he had a kit boat that was never assembled he came across. It is a little runabout. He says all the pieces are there but my friend believes one of the keelsons will need replacing because of warping. It is a Taft Marine Woodcraft.

This is a free boat to a good home that will build it. Here are some photo's. Anyone interested let me know.

The air is electric as Brian prepares to cut an 18” diameter hole in the Lyman Cruisette's brand new seamed, planked teak foredeck. One mistake with the Festool router, the Drake will be severely wounded and disaster will rule the day.

Here is the moment of truth.

Starting in November 2011, we launched a virtual complete tear-down and restoration of the Drake, a 1967, 26' Lyman Cruisette. According to her build sheet, she was originally outfitted with seamed, teak planking.
What was left of that planking was removed. After replacing all of the foredeck, aft deck and gunwale framing, a new book-matched, seamed and oiled teack plank deck was applied. Here she is emerging from the Snake Mountain Boatworks shop on March 19, 2012.
 Enjoy the Drake's debut!



Installing the restored cabin house and roof, and all the hardware will complete this project.

LCACBS Canvassing Workshop at Snake Mountain Boatworks 1-14-2012

A special thanks to Tom Anderson and the SMB crew for introducing us to the art of canvassing cedar strip watercraft.

Enjoy this presentation of the LCACBS Canvassing Workshop at Snake Mountain Boatworks January 14, 2012

Thanks to Lary Asam for bringing the LCACBS blog back to life. We will be covering and reporting on the Chapter's workshops and other events, but encourage the membership to come aboard with your own stories, comments, boat projects and more.

Workshops

Michael Claudon will be posting some videos from our workshops - I hope others will jump on board with teir photos and video links. Angiers.

Let's get this blog going - Michael has some great ideas - stay tuned.
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Angiers.