Friday, May 27, 2011

Center console Frame....

Today I started the center console frame. This will allow me to mount the console to the boat. It will also act as a stop for water. I am making it out of half inch NIDA-CORE. I cut it on the table saw at 3 inches. I used a router to cut the deck where I will be mounting it. The NIDA will get glassed to the deck making it a permeant mounting spot. I left myself about a 1/4 of an inch for the console to slide over. If you don't understand what I am taking about check back in a few days and you will understand then. Once I get the console in the boat again it will all make sense. Enjoy the pics and have a safe Holiday weekend......





Thursday, May 26, 2011

Few things done...

Sorry for the slow work. I am working on it just not big things that photo graph well or are even worth photo graphing. I replaced all the hoses on the motor. I glassed in the vent covers. Finishes all the fuel line hookups and also installed the live well pump. Here are a few pics...







Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bilge is done...

Spent most of the day thursday finishing up the bilge. Everything now has a home. Need to run all the power feeds but other then that I am ready to start the final part of the restore. The inside is going to take me a week or two. I figure I will have all the priming done by Friday and start the painting Monday. We will see. Here are a few pics of the bilge....



Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Getting it done.....

Today I met with my Buddy Ed from Stix Welding to dry fit the tower and take measurements. Tower will need to be extended 8" up and a few inches in, in the rear. I also installed the trim tabs and exhaust flappers. Spent most of the day running around picking parts up for the boat. Hoping tomorrow will be more productive. Enjoy the Pics.....




Tuesday, May 17, 2011

She floats.....

Spent the first few hours in the morning floating the boat to mark the water line. Put a few of my friends in there to replicate the weight of fuel and misc. stuff. Then it was time to drill baby drill :), the exhaust holes that is. The transom was alot thicker then I was thinking, 3.5 inches thick. Took a little time to drill a 3" hole in 3.5 inch NIDA-BOND, that stuff is very hard.... So with both exhaust holes drilled and pipes installed there is only a few more things left before I can start to finish the inside... Enjoy the pic....

This is the core that came out of the Transom!!! 3.5" Thick NIDA-BOND




Monday, May 16, 2011

Bilge work progressing....

I have been working like a nut trying to find a place for everything in the bilge. Pumps, Batteries, exhaust, Trim pump, battery switch and all the other goodies that need to go in. It has not been an easy task. Here is where I am at. I am was able to get the rear wall and the front wall finished.. Enjoy the PICS....










Friday, May 6, 2011

Rear Bilge floor coming together......

Well I have spent the last week figuring out where things are going to go for the final stretch of this restore. I hope I made the right decisions because there is really no turning back once I get the rear bilge floor NIDA-BONDED down. I made all the hatches and the calves for the boat and about have them installed. Just have to do some minor glass work to them. I decided not to make the rear bilge floor removible like I was palnning. I was able to pick up a center console from a 22' Shamrock for cheep and make it work. Now when I need to work on the motor I can just flip the front of the console up and get to where I need. The rear section of the console also removes so I can pull the motor in the event things go wrong...Well enough of my chatter Enjoy the pic..........