I don't know for sure, but I am guessing 80's or 90's.

Rub Rail Renewal
 

Well, despite the temperatures soaring into the upper 90's yesterday, my sons and I tackled the rub rail installation. We went with basic black semi-rigid from Taco and it went on reasonably well. At first I was stressing about the exact placement of every screw so as to keep as straight a line as possible, but found that stretching and clamping the base made it easier to make it straight as well as move faster.

Nice job!!! Just looking for a dock to wack!!! :) You know it's gonna happen.....just when!!

I hope soon - can't wait to introduce her TO a dock! Still have some more wiring, connect all the rigging to the motor, and the fuel tank should be done next week. Still hoping for a June splash.

Looks great

You have done a great job on that little Seafari! I bet you can't wait to splash her!

Thanks, folks. As a side note, despite predrilling the rubrail screws, the strip of 3/4 inch plywood backer under the deck splintered in a bunch of places. I am thinking of mixing up some epoxy the consistency of peanut butter and troweling it on what's left to seal in the tips of the screws and prevent the rest of the plywood from flaking out. Then paint to match the rest of my inside hull (white). Any thoughts?

Wow, she's looking great!
The rub rail really came out nice. That's a project I need to tackle soon.
Congrats on your haul of vintage collectibles. I found similar treasures
when I explored the bilge, only with more spiders...

Electrical Razzafratz
 

Well, the wiring system is done, with the exception of an hour meter on the dash. Turned it on to test everything last night, and 80% good. The not so good included having to switch two wires from the all-around combination overhead light (the wrong side lit with the nav light switch), and the cabin light circuit not powered, and the rear bilge pump not switching on.

Got out the multi-meter to test the switches - multimeter shot (probably the internal fuse) and then got out the new USB plug in for the 12V receptacle on the dash - it was defective and would not give a voltage readout. Just not my night.

On the plus side, despite being about 5-6 statute miles from a navigible river, and over 10 miles to Raritan Bay, the old Apelco VHF tuned in real good with the new antenna. So good I heard a distress call of a boat taking on water, and the coast guard response. Hope they were OK. In retrospect, my night was a lot better than that chap's.

Oh, and the light on the trim indicator gauge seems to not light.

It think we've all had days like this!
The tool you need to fix the thing that broke is also broken...
and so it goes!
Sounds like good progress, though, and she's coming to life.
The fun part is just around the corner.