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Frisco Flyer re-build

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falcon
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Frisco Flyer re-build

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Attached are a few photos of my on-going 1967 Frisco Flyer re-build.
South Dakota 11-02.jpg
Original poop deck and tiller.JPG
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Re-fastening foredeck.jpg
Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer "work in progress"
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Hirilondë
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Boat Name: Hirilondë
Boat Type: 1967 Pearson Renegade
Location: Charlestown, RI

Re: Frisco Flyer re-build

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The fore deck is looking good. The screws w/fender washers as a temporary fastening method is my favorite. Don't forget to inject the left over holes with epoxy before the seam fill. Keep it up, that is certain a worthy craft for restoration.
Dave Finnegan
builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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falcon
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Re: Frisco Flyer re-build

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A couple more deck photos.
Pete
Finished relayed deck.jpg
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re-layed deck.jpg
Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer "work in progress"
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Boat Name: Early Light
Boat Type: 1982 Sabre 34 MK I
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Re: Frisco Flyer re-build

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Looks very nice Pete. You are doing a stellar job. Keep up the great work. I love seeing a true classic being saved from the bone yard.
Dick Coerse
Early Light
Sabre 34 MK1
Solomons MD

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falcon
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Re: Frisco Flyer re-build

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There had been a lot of water damage to the interior requiring the hull interior to be gutted and all but one bulkhead replaced. This gave me a lot of practice with the "Tick stick".The stuffing box was almost impossible to access so I installed an access hatch in the rear floor of the cockpit.
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replaced main bulkhead.jpg
Stuffing box hatch.jpg
Stripped flyer interior 1.jpg
Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer "work in progress"
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falcon
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Re: Frisco Flyer re-build

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The Atomic 4 was in bad shape but this didn't really matter because I wanted to re-power with a beta Deisel anyway. The engine was installed on two heavy teak members under a hatch at the forward end of the cockpit.
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Engine template.jpg
Engine mount shimms glassed into stringers.jpg
Engine Removal 5.jpg
Cheoy Lee Frisco Flyer "work in progress"
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