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Bob, have watched a number of your episodes, jumping around a bit, and am so impressed with this project! I’m in RI and have a 75 Chris Craft 30TF which I have been working on for several years. Didn’t need to do the deep dive you did but gutted the cockpit and repowered, new bulkhead, enlarged fuel tank, steering upgrade, new electrical etc. I just watched ep. 59. I installed Yanmars and am really happy I did. Power and fuel use is game changer. Spendy though. Love this project and can’t wait to watch you finish the boat over the next years.

Very nice Bob! Nice work takes time. You never showed how you determined the rudders position running perfectly parallel to the keel?

Looking great! Happy holidays! When you mentioned teak towards the end of the video, are you putting a teak deck down on the cockpit floor?

Thanks for the clarification! Amazing work as always.

Great job, Bob! It’s always something, isn’t it?

Hi Bob, Love the Hydraulic Cylinder setup. Hard to tell for sure from the video but it seems that extra 1/2 inch offset on the tab made a huge difference for clearance. Don't want the tie rod and cylinder banging together if the going gets a bit rough. I like the setup with the cylinder more centered much better than offset to the port side tiller, far more elegant solution. Hope you all stay well, and I look forward to some Springtime videos. 11 degrees F is a bit nippy for me too. Best Wishes, Jerry

Glad to see you back at it . Happy New Year!!!

Really nice fabrication! Have you thought about adding auto pilot? You’ll need a couple more brackets for the drive motor. Happy New Years and hopefully good health and many more days working on the boat.

Another engine question…. : ) Are you rebuilding the old engines? Or starting from scratch?

You did a beautiful job on this In stall.

Hi Bob, Happy new year from Ireland 👍 all the best! That is another great and Clean looking Job Bob 👍 greetings from Jeroen 👍

All the best for 2025. Hope you have a great year. Great work as always. Keep well and stay safe.

Not sure of any implications, but I would research benefits of a Teflon (or similar) washer between bronze rest-plate and collar. There’s going to be a lot of metal-on-metal movement right there. Love your channel and glad you’re recovering and posting again.

I love the quality of your work, and the thought you put into it. Great stuff

HNY Bob outstanding work as always. Glad to see you looking well after a trying time. Looking forward to the next update. BTW are you going to paint the inside under the decking where you are working now

The cleanliness and precision of your work is so fun to watch. I'd watch your channel every day if it was available. Happy New Year!

🎉 awesome! Great to see the release of this video! Thanks Bob. I fabricated and installed a hydraulic steering system last year on my project so I can relate.

Happy New Year Bob, That's a very elegant solution you came up with for the steering its nicely contained and very uncluttered looking. I was watching you working in there under the portable spotlights and I thought about the IP67 LED tape that are available which would give you lots of available light at the rudder components and in the engine bay for future maintenance and cleaning (once she is splashed) and take up no space if mounted in several places along the side of the beams or underneath the sole itself. Anyways stay safe and I'll see you on the next video

Great to see this! Keep up the good work really look forward to your videos

Bob, I am late to the party and have just seen this channel and project. Wow! I have skipped ahead and around and you are blowing my mind on the ingenuity and skill at solving and fixing all the problems. And they seem to never stop. I have a 75 Chris Craft tournament sportfish to which I have done an extensive but way less complete reno compared to this effort. Am wildly impressed. I saw the boat was from Providence. Are you in New England? I’m in RI. Cannot wait to get through all the videos. Thanks!!

Yes, this video is old and I don't know why I'm commenting but I had a 1975/6 30' with the Fiberglas bridge. Same one they used on the 33'. Loved the teak cockpit but I had to replace the port side rear bulkhead that shared the rear wall of the head. The bulkhead had white Formica facing the head. Out it all went replaced with a huge piece of 3/4" marine ply that I faced with pretty nice looking teak Formica and of course the white head Formica. I teak faced the starboard bulkhead to match. It looked nice until it was a victim of arson fire at the marina during winter storage. Insurance sold it as salvage to Canada.

The cross section of the fiberglass is the strength i think. Like a hockey stick

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Hi Bob (and Mrs Bob), Thanks for the new video. That rudder setup will be many times stronger than the original, and much better protected with all the glass. Looks Great!! Hope everyone is well and continue to feel better and better. We continue with follow-ups at Georgetown Hosp, but everything is going well. Best Wishes, Jerry.

I've restored 3 boats in the past and am currently restoring a 1968 Hatteras 34. But I always find something of value in your videos Bob. For example- screwing the rudder washer to a piece of wood to safely sand it flat. My dumbass would roll the dice and try to hold it without losing too much of my fingertips lol. Keep it going!

Bob, put the arm for the cylinder under the tie bar arms, then you can mount the bracket to the rudder support.

Hi Bob, I think you had way too much fun filming that intro (be honest now 😂😂) Im still marvelling at how smooth and clean your bilge floor is and the new supports just seem to emphasise the smoothness of everything. And the rudder components, jeez what a transformation you made there too Lots of hard work and its easy to see it, thanks for sharing see you next time, be safe

Good video! And glad to see you back.

Nicely done!

Hey Bob! Really good to see you again. I always enjoy seeing your meticulous work.I also hope your health is doing well. One question: I know you’ll have zincs on the rudders, but any concern for you on having SS carriage bolts on bronze rudder post housings?

Nice work, as usual! Good to see you back on the project with fresh enthusiasm. She sure is pretty. Happy holidays.

Fantastic work as always. Keep well and stay safe.

Nice clean work! Keep em coming summer is on the way :).

Hi there, thanks for the update on this wonderful restoration. Your workmanship is top class. Its nice to see you looking well after the trials and tribulations you have been through

Great to see you back, more quality work on display, thanks for sharing

perfect work, as always

Nice work Bob 👍

One question-is the hull bottom cored? Hard to tell from the video. If it is, do you have to seal the now exposed core before the final installation to prevent water intrusion? Really enjoy your videos and admire the work you are doing!

Cool stop time. : ). Are your engines ready to go?

Glad to see your craftsmanship always.

Hi, I enjoy the content and your meticulous attention to detail. Question, maybe you said , but i didnt hear, I think you cant mix dissimilar metals, those bolts should be bronze. or you need to put something in between, maybe a compound if your intention is to leave those bolts there. Best of luck and happy holidays.

I will not grow tired of your meticulous, ingenuity. This boat repair is of Rolls Royce quality. See you on the next video.

Another great video. High quality work. Thanks for the video.

Captain has this boat on course.

Good to see you and watching you work on the boat.

Your craftsmanship is really impressive, your eye for detail makes your work first class. Great Lake boater from Wisconsin, good luck with your labor of love!

Wow, it looks impressive. Hopefully you can get the geometry figured out and can get it all installed. Will you be adding an auto pilot controller?

As usual, beautiful workmanship on the rudder support brackets. As I have stated in the past, that boat is going to be far superior than the day it came out of the factory!! Cheers from Austin, TX

Great to see ya up and about! They make thrust bearings for such an application to prevent that galling.

Nice work