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Tom Potter
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Initially Posted - 09/03/2013 :  19:12:37  Show Profile
Added a Downeast "Sisu 22" to my fleet. Its a 1979 with only 250 hours on the original Perkins diesel. Story goes from guy I bought it from, the 1st owner used it very little the first year, he put 60 hours on the engine. His wife hated the water so he stored the boat in a barn in 1980. Guy I got it from bought the boat 5 years ago after the guy had died.

She needs a little attention here and there, but hey what 34 year old boat dont.
1997 250 TR WK (sold)
1984 O'Day 28 (sold)
1979 SISU 22
Bath, NC.
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GaryB
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Tom Potter</i>
<br />Added a Downeast "Sisu 22" to my fleet. Its a 1979 with only 250 hours on the original Perkins diesel. Story goes from guy I bought it from, the 1st owner used it very little the first year, he put 60 hours on the engine. His wife hated the water so he stored the boat in a barn in 1980. Guy I got it from bought the boat 5 years ago after the guy had died.

She needs a little attention here and there, but hey what 34 year old boat dont.
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You stinker!
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redeye
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Response Posted - 09/06/2013 :  06:14:53  Show Profile
Pics!
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 09/06/2013 :  07:22:33  Show Profile
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You stinker!
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you stinker "Potter" hahaha
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/06/2013 :  07:42:29  Show Profile
Sisu is a classic line, now made by Eastern (who built my boat). Here's a 22... (Yours?)



It's actually more of a true "Downeaster" than my planing hull is. (I can hit 38 mph--I figure you can make around 20.)
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 09/06/2013 10:17:29
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 09/06/2013 :  16:45:22  Show Profile
Dave,
She is the same model as the one in your picture, only not as pretty. As far as speed she is a slow poke. She is a true displacement hull, all I can get is about 13 knots wide open.

I tried to post pictures but things on the forum have changed since the last picture I posted. I'm unable to figure it out.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/07/2013 :  20:12:09  Show Profile
Here's Tom's Sisu:



Got a name?

Note: You can still post a picture the "old" way: put it on a photo site, copy the picture's URL to the clipboard, click in your post, and paste the URL between [ img ] and [ /img ].
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redeye
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Response Posted - 09/10/2013 :  04:29:08  Show Profile
Wow... I'd love to be pullin pots on that boat... Or fishing, or watchin the sunset.. really cool boat. And it looks like a fun project...
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 11/03/2013 :  17:43:42  Show Profile
Cleaned up and painted the old Perkins. When the paint dried we went out in the river and caught a mess of bluefish for dinner.



Edited by - Tom Potter on 11/03/2013 17:47:22
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islander
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Response Posted - 11/04/2013 :  14:18:31  Show Profile
Well that did it. Now I got to get me one.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 :  19:06:09  Show Profile
Pulled the Sisu and parked her next to the house. Needed to replace the shaft log hose which required me to remove the rudder, shaft and stuffing box. Since I had all that apart I pulled the cutlass bearing too. Here's all the parts all cleaned up. The dial indicator was used to check the shaft run out. Plan to put it all back together this weekend.


Painted the inside and built a bunk with some well ventilated storage. The wife made me some cushions. The old boat is taking shape.




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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 12/19/2013 :  22:18:11  Show Profile
It would appear she isn't planning on sleeping on-board with you...
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