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New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 6 months ago #126552

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Just picked up MFG Westfield. Any idea on the year? Can't wait to get out on the water. Transom appears to be in good shape. Need to get a nice canopy for it.
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Re: New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 6 months ago #126576

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From looking at brochures and e-mails, looks like a 1964.
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Re: New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 6 months ago #126597

With the white rub rail, it's a 1963.

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Dave Nau - 1966 MFG Niagara with 1963 Mercury 350 (35hp) outboard and 1966 Tee Nee trailer. Second boat is a 1962 MFG Edinboro with a 1984 Evinrude 70hp and Holsclaw trailer.

Re: New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 6 months ago #126603

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Thanks Dave.

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Installing back to back lounge chairs in my Westfield. What distance do you recommend between steering wheel and seat.
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Re: New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 5 months ago #127106

Just put them so you are comfortable drivivg.

Be sure to use well nuts and seal the old holes if needed. Don't want water to get under the floor and saturate the foam.

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Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 4 months ago #128366

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MFG Emblem.
Any tips on type of pant and specific colors to repaint met emblem shown in attached photo.
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Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 4 months ago #128369

I've seen 1961-62s's all chrome die-cast, except for the black inside the area of the shark, and 1963s with blue along the bottom of the die-cast like yours, along with the black shark. My 1962 Edinboro has the former paint scheme.

1964s had a decal on the rear of the gunwale on each side, and 65-1970 had a plastic logo that looked like the earlier one, like on my 1966 Niagara. However, I've also seen a few 1964s with a die-cast logo from 1963. They may have had some left over to use up.

If it were me, I would just polish up the whole thing and redo the black inside the shark, like a 1961-1962. If a purist, redo the blue along the bottom, using something that matches closely.

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Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 7 years 4 months ago #128378

Here is a good article on painting emblems
www.gearheaddiva.com/588/restore-your-original-car-emblems
I used this paint, but used a dropper instead of brush.
Thanks Dave for the history on chrome emblems. I got mine off Ebay and always wondered when MFG used them
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Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 6 years 9 months ago #132253

I can confirm some '64s had the die cast emblem as ours has been in the family since new and has them.

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Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 6 years 9 months ago #132309

I agree. I have recently seen a couple of '64s that definitely had the die-cast emblem rather than the decal. Sure they were '64s as they had the newer style Sun 'n Fun seats. Go figure.

'65s went to a plastic version of the emblem.

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Dave Nau - 1966 MFG Niagara with 1963 Mercury 350 (35hp) outboard and 1966 Tee Nee trailer. Second boat is a 1962 MFG Edinboro with a 1984 Evinrude 70hp and Holsclaw trailer.

Re:New MFG Westfield Unknown year 6 years 3 days ago #135736

As a follow-up, I've mostly completed my 1962 Edinboro restoration, with a few cosmetic things left to do. One is the MFG emblems. Even with polishing, they still are pitted and not as nice as I would like. So next year, they go off for re-chroming. For now, they are back on the boat as is. Ran out of money, so those, plus the steering wheel restoration, new canvas, and a new tach and voltmeter are for next year.

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Dave Nau - 1966 MFG Niagara with 1963 Mercury 350 (35hp) outboard and 1966 Tee Nee trailer. Second boat is a 1962 MFG Edinboro with a 1984 Evinrude 70hp and Holsclaw trailer.
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