dad knows quite a bit. when i was a kid i remember working with dad on his 1958 Chris Craft Ski Boat. it had a Chevy small block 283 CC engine and i remember how that thing used to purr from the inboard motor. pain in the but to maintain the wood but it was a wonderful boat to putt around on the lake. dad took a lot of automotive courses through high school and worked as a teen on Honda motor cycles during the 60's into the 70's in the Boston area. when i was in high school i wanted to take some automotive classes but he kept trying to tell me that it was a lot of abusive work on the body and i wouldn't like it. so instead i took animal science. he taught me some stuff along the way. i know how to change out an alternator, mufflers, EGR valve, spark plugs & wires, and a few other things to be aware of. he's taught me how to maintain my tiller too.
back in 2005 he was able to get a '76 Goldwing (2nd year they made them) for about $450 at a yardsale. he fully stripped that down and found it had air shocks so added a sidecar. he now has a 2nd '76 he's planning on pulling the engine for parts but this one is the factory color and just needs some cleaning up. he also has an '81 Interstate Goldwing which was a barn find for $450, thing was in pieces which he was able to find all while going through the barn. he's also been asked to help out with other people's restoration projects. now that he's retired he's got a lot more time to tinker with projects.
pic of the Chris Craft just before dad sold it. it had seen much better days when it was on the lake during the 80's.
