Vintage Aluminum Boat |Wards Sea King |
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- čas přidán 29. 04. 2021
- Out of the blue I saw a Ward’s Sea King aluminum boat pop up on Craigslist. It was a 1956 12ft in great shape for its age. These rarely pop up too! & low price.
I could not pass this up because I was heartbroken that the 1954 Johnson Sea Horse would not work on the boat we restored in past episodes!
(See the 1967 Starcraft video series I made. That boat turned out AMAZING!) Anyways, turns out the Starcraft would not accept a short shaft motor, I wasn’t aware transom size mattered, well now I know! 🤦🏻♂️
So this boat will get all polished up like a WW2 plane, it’ll be a fun project.
Again, “Thanks For Tuning In!” 👍🏼 - Jak na to + styl
You're a man after my own heart. Vintage. Awesome!
Hey thanks Bob! 👍🏼
I’m glad I found this video, I have a 1960 sea king 12’ and love it for my lakes in Maryland, great video and keep fishing!
Thanks Adam, I’m a big fan of lake fishing too. The SeaKing I had was just a dinghy, kind of unstable. I’m waiting to get my motor back from the shop so I can fish in the StarCraft boat I restored here a while ago. 👍🏼Maryland has some great lakes!
Looks like the one my dad had back in the sixties. We had a 5 hp Sea King outboard for it. That little 2 cylinder engine would get it up on plane. My brother and I used it to pull us a skim board back in the day. Nice Boat!
OK, the boat dolly is brilliant. My 14' 1960 LoneStar King Commander has a mid 70s Johnson that I would love to switch out to a more period correct motor. They just look so much better that way.
Thank you, and I agree. Your LoneStar King sounds really cool!
I used one of these as a kid. Loved it. It was very light!
Haha…I have the same exact boat found at an estate sale in Alaska. Got a trailer too.
I just bought a 1955 seaking with a 30 horse Elgin and the original trailer. It is unbelievable. It needs new interior. I have looked for others like it and nothing comes close. Will send pics
Jim, that sounds amazing! I’d love to see a pic for sure! You can send a pic here: Westcoast_Johnny@Yahoo.com
Thanks!
I'm bringing her home today. I will send pics. This thing is unbelievable for 68 years old
I hope you got the pictures Johnny. I'm just an ol East TN hillbilly lol haven't figured out how to post them to CZcams yet.
I saw the pics, what a beauty!
Love the dolly. I have more boats than trailers 😆
Hi Anthony, sorry I missed this message. Boats can be addicting!
Got an old sears v hull that same size that I just finished turning into a tiny bass boat. Put a 15hp Merc on it. It no joke can get into the tightest and skinny water that none of my buddies can get to. Been fun.
@ jeSuperfly That sounds SO cool, I’d love to see a pic! I really love lake fishing! Thank you for your support. 👍🏼
That’s great. I’m going to look at a 69 14’ Sears this weekend. It has a 98 Johnson 9.9 that I want to paint to look vintage.
Did you end up getting the boat?
@@westcoast_johnny no. I missed out and it was sold. I’m still hunting for another one like a Starcraft, Alumacraft or such. I’m working on 2 vintage campers now so maybe when they are done I’ll pull the trigger.
Good find.
Thanks Roy, you’ll be seeing more of it soon!
Nice. Heading to Albany to look at a 12 footer.
Awesome Moe! 👍🏼
Nice boat! I have a 1960 Alumacraft 12-footer with the same exact 1954 Johnson Q D 15, and when it is trimmed correctly, usually in the third Notch from the bottom, I am easily able to hit 21 22 mph! What a great setup! I know this is a late post but I was just curious to see what you were getting out of it speed wise! I've also found out that the original weedless prop that comes with those Motors are the best
Hi Jon, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately when I took the boat out it was really wobbly and my wife was terrified. I ended up selling the little boat, but I kept the Johnson motor hoping I’ll find a more flatter bottom aluminum boat. I’d love to do that so I can truly enjoy the motor.
Hello again! You know the 1954 Johnson 10 horse is the only year that they made that particular engine. You can tell by the raised seahorse emblem on the lower leg those are the only models! But let me tell you this, those old Motors are more like a 15 horsepower than a 10! They get up and move and they are so powerful it's not even funny! I take my 12-footer out with that exact motor, and by myself it is rather scary.
8hp motor ,
Can you tell me the other info on the boat tag. I recently got the same boat. Tag is damaged . Thx
It was hard to see in video but what was the weight capacity?
I since sold that boat but I believe it holds 500lbs of weht
I since sold that boat but I believe it holds 500lbs of weight.
I just bought an old aluminum speed boat it says seeking on the controls but I can't find any other information about it I was wondering if you would know what this boat
Sea King was made by Montgomery Wards, the cowl tag on the right side of the transom is probably missing. If you send a pic that will help. Email> Westcoast_Johnny@Yahoo.com 👍🏼 thanks for stopping by!!
Hello! I have a Sea King canoe. Just under 16 feet. How can I find out what year it is from?
Hi Adriana, canoes and kayaks were not required to have “hull identification” numbers until after 1972. Yours must be vintage, it sounds cool.. is it aluminum? 👍🏼
Yes, aluminum. We took it out on the water over the weekend and it had only a tiny bit of water coming in. Looking forward to cleaning it up and spending more time on the water!
Hey Sir, do you know anyone who rebuilds old mercury boat motors in Southern California? Thx
I've worked on a few mercs... down in san diego.
@@fredhuang9223 I’ve got a merc 500 50hp that needs rebuilding, probably a 1961
@@fredhuang9223 would you be interested in working on it?
Hello Chris, I'm sorry I don't know anyone that rebuilds boat motors.
I have a 1955 Sea King outboard, 12 HP, to match your boat...interested?
Yes…interested