Lyman 23 Runabout

Classic1957 Lyman 23 Runabout which has been restored, and has many upgrades.And she has beenin FRESH WATER her entire life. Powered with a Chrysler Crown flathead straight-6 inboard engine. This Lyman 23is one of the most popular designs with her tumblehome transom, sweet shear, mahogany openingwindshields, and comfortable seating. The boat was restored with a new laminated stem, new transom, new decks, and new canvas. The engine &downdraft carbsand fuel tank were restored in Aug 2013by a fine machine shop. A new marine thru hull seacockis installed, new Sears group 27 battery added in Aug 2013, and she is equipped with a Garmin GPS plotter, and a Garmin 100fishfinder/depth sounder. A Lyman swim ladder with transom brackets is included. This classic Lyman 23 comes with a 2002 galvanized Venture tandem, bunk trailer. Also included are two full boat covers with oakbows across the cockpit.

Varnish is very nice overall. Decks, transom and interior brightwork is quite nice. (The dashboard has severalsmall runsin the varnish, and could use a light sanding and top coat.) The mediumblue hull paint was repaintedlast Winter with Interlux medium blue Brightsides.. The two small side windows in the windshieldwere replaced with newsafety glass in 2014.Two new stainless vertical trim stripswere fittedwhere the aft hull meets the transom. New bottom paint applied in January 2014. Newwhite boot stripe also added in Winter of 2014. The stem was replaced with a laminated section. This classic Lyman is be ready to go and show.

Boat is priced to sell. Please contact owner with any questions. Rick Casali phone. Lyman is in upstate New York in Alexandria Bay, NY in the Thousand Islands. She will be at the Antique Boat Show in Clayton NY from 7/30 to 8/2/15 at the Antique Boat Museum.

DimensionsLOA: 23 ft 0 in Beam: 8 ft 0 in Maximum Draft: 2 ft 0 inEnginesEngine 1: Engine Brand: Chrysler Year Built: 1957 Engine Model: Crown Flathead 6 Engine Type: Inboard Engine/Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol Propeller: 3 blade propeller Drive Type: Direct Drive Engine Power: 125 HPTanksFuel Tanks: 50

Accommodations

• Full bimini with stainless steel bows
• Side curtains
• Tonneau cover with eisenglass window
• Helm seat with cushion
• Mate seat
• Storage cuddy
• Stern seat with red cushion with white piping
• Seating on new engine box (no cushion at present)
• Opening windshields
• Classic Lyman dashboard
• Lyman folding mahogany swim ladder

• New transom with 1.25" mahogany planks
• New decks
• New engine box w/ sound insulation
• New laminated stem
• Lyman badges port & stbd.
• Opening windshields
• Remote spotlight (re-chromed)
• Refinished Lyman steering wheel
• Re-chromed steering column
• New marine seacock for engine intake
• New stuffing box
• All bronze exhaust pipe and muffler
• New or re-chromed deck hardware
• Mahogany flag post with 12 volt running light & US yacht ensign
• New vertical stainless rub rails at transom/hull joint
• Bow eye
• Anchor hawse pipe
• Bow light with pennant and mahogany staff
• 6-foot varnished boat hook w/ bronze tip
• USCG safety gear

• Garmin GPS plotter with full charts for St. Lawrence River and 1000 Islands
• Garmin 100 Fishfinder/depth sounder
• New 12-volt Sears marine battery - group 27 (Aug 2013)
• Remote control spotlight on foredeck
• 12-volt outlet on dashboard
• Lyman instrument panel with tach, oil pressure, amp meter and temperature
• Stern 360-degree light on stern page staff
• Bow red/greenlight with yacht club pennant staff
• 12-volt electrical system
• New 500 gph bilge pump with float switch

• Chrysler Crown straight 6 inboard engine
• Rebuilt down draft carbs 7/15
• 12-volt electrical system
• New 12-volt coil 7/15
• New fuel filter
• New raw water pump 7/15
• New water fuel separator 7/15
• Fuel tank removed and reconditioned 7/15
• New 12 volt Sears Marine battery--group 27 (Aug 2013)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bXr3EdqNZ0video of 1957 Lyman 23 with same power underway

• 2002 Venture tandem bunk trailer
• Galvanized trailer
• Fenders (one new)
• Surge brakes
• Full bunks for hull support
• Serial no. 47GBK23232B000011

New steam bent/laminated stem perfect rabbet cut, new solid Honduras mahogany 5/4" transom. Much new Douglas fir plywood planking, some frames of steambent white oak. All bilge wood marinated with gallons of copper-naphthenate wood preservative. One 2007 coat of Sand Tan factory bilge paint for better appearance in bilge. All underwater laps pried slightly apart and laid in bead of 3M caulking. Several thousand silicon-bronze screws replaced and laps reclenched. Because plywood plies are swollen up with wood preservative, they do not require "soaking up". All new mahogany plywood decks and windshield.New Nautolex sole. New stem-to-stern oak gunwale. New ignition parts.