Graceful lines of Wanton Duchess are evident in this photo.
She awaits interior finish and internal steering hardware.
 

Restored transom pulleys - new sheaves and all polished.
 

Restored and primed dash
 

Restored rudder assembly
New speedometer pitot assembly; new bushings and zerk fittings. . . awaiting final polishing.
 

Restored strut and shaft log - new bushings. Polish, anyone?
 

Close-up of shaft log.  Note the new bushing and zerk fitting.
 

Rebuilt/restored Autolite 1101 series carburetor.
Pony Carburetors in New Mexico, which specializes in carbs for early Mustangs and Falcons did a super job.
It looks better than when Autolite delivered them to the Ford assembly plant. 
And it will perform better because Pony Carburetors identified original issues and developed fixes for them.
 

Close-up of dash/steering installation.
 
 

The old fuel tank all spruced up, painted and installed.
 

Dash and steering installed.  Awaiting decking.
 

View of rudder - starboard side
 

Close-up of rudder installation.  Those polished bronze pulleys look good.
 

All decked out, waiting for finish coating, seat, engine and cowlings.
 

New seat, all epoxy coated and awaiting the upholsterer
 

Let's check the fit of the seat.  Nice job, Larry!
 

Checking the fit of the tail fin.
 

Decking installed; tail fin check fitted... looking good! 
Look closely at the calendar at top of photo, above steering wheel.  It's Henry's Tenth.
 

Wanton Duchess with stable mate, Henry's Tenth.

My engine man promised me a short block by next Wednesday. 
However, I know he can't finish the engine until Jimmy Shane modifies my oil pan.... and he has three ahead of mine.
The next item will be the headers.  I need to have them made to fit the boat. 
So I am holding off until the engine is fully assembled and installed. 
Then there is the speedometer.  I am having a Keller custom built from NOS (New Old Stock) parts.

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© 2005 David Wagoner

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