TOPIC: New Bellboy owner

New Bellboy owner 12 years 3 months ago #63949

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Hello there,

I'm coming from large sailboats so this is a completely new adventure for me. We were looking for another sailboat when we came across a '58 16' Express for a price that eventually ended up being around $100. Sailboat can wait for a hundred dollar boat.

The boat had been sitting for a decade when we got it but wasn't a total loss. The outboard will turn over but without a fuel line I haven't had a chance to see if it actually will work. It's a '61 50hp Merc. I'm used to diesel inboard Yanmars so there may be a few questions asked on here.

I will post pics of it later today.

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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 3 months ago #63954

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	welcome zoolander,bellboys are great boats,not too many on my side of the country though(EAST). the folks here can answer just about any classic boat question you have. good people and good advise.and im not talking about me,lol.john Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 3 months ago #63960

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Welcome aboard. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 2 months ago #64004

Zoolander Topic Author Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Thank you received: 0	Here it is after 8 hours of cleaning. Anybody in the PDX area? Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 2 months ago #64009

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	I don't care what anyone says, Old boats just LOOK BETTER than new. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 2 months ago #64011

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 5	Love the lines of those old Bell Boy cruisers! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 2 months ago #64065

iggyframe Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	I am in southern Oregon. I too just acquired a 1961 bell boy ballerina my first classic boat 2nd boat ever owned. Hope I can get it going as well Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:New Bellboy owner 12 years 2 months ago #64069

littlefin Offline Contributing Member Posts: 397 Karma: 14 Thank you received: 0	All's I can say is.......NICE!!!! Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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