Egg Harbor questions

[MKane]

Allright .. so I'm a lurker.

I am going to be looking at a 1967 Egg Harbor this weekend. It appears to have very nice hull, some rot at uppper starboard ribs, no power or tranny, very nice interior woodwork, most rot is in the cabin side and top.

Showstoppers ?
Any specific things I should look for ? What might my the repower options be ?

I would appreciate any advice from people familiar with this type of boat ( or not..)

MK

[ishmael]

Don't know these boats well at all, but the lead of rot in the ribs gives cause for concern. This type of boat rots from the top down, by freshwater intrusion. Where there is a little rot, there is more.

Look up under the decks, in the corner of the sheer, where you can see, and look in the corners where deck meets sides, in the cabin. Think like rainwater, anywhere it has collected, go look.

There are all manner of other potential problems. Fastenings, electrolysis.

Repower...I don't know. I always imagined putting some turbo diesels under the hood, but someone else can answer that.

If you get serious, a surveyor, skilled in wooden powercraft, would be worth hiring.

Best,

Jack

[imported_Conrad]

Type "egg harbor" in the search function (upper right hand corner), you'll find all you need to know.

[nedL]

Egg Harbor: Light scantlings. Typical problems:look for cracked ribs in the aft 1/3 of the hull at the turn of the bilge (can sometimes even be seen on the outside by a hard spot in in the curve, usually at a seam), also rot in the transom. These are the spots I'd begin with

[Thaddeus J. Van Gilder]

these boats were built with red oak frames and keels. This is info from A guy I worked for who built them in the sixties.

check for rot at the top of the stem. stems often go bad on them.

[Cedarhill Boatworks]

Allen Foote is the resident Egg Harbor expert. Search around some strings and find his e-mail address. He seems to know more about these boats than anyone.