stecz20

the sick part is he wanted to put some zul mills in there, phil would not let him.. rick is a sick man, a sick man indeed.... stecz

ONESICKGLADIATOR

I am only joking with you guys about putting a zul 800 in it.
It is my kids boat and Phil is putting a stock 496 in it for now maybe next year have zul do some work to it.
When my kid want to go fast he has dads gladiator


Rick OSG

Stormrider

BTW... zul doesn't know what to do w/a 496.

ONESICKGLADIATOR

Hey may tell you he doesn't know what to do with it.


Rick OSG

GEORGE YURICK

any progress????

ratman

your kid must have deep pockets...has he actually done ANY work on HIS new boat? its gonna be a sweet ride when it done. do you think all the mods from the stock hull will hurt the value?

vette131

you should be able to wash the deck with those tabs!!

Hang Time 27

So far it seems to me that the "originality" requirements that have become all the rage with classic cars, have not spilled over to classic boats yet, except maybe the ole mahogany jobs. Looks, condition, and use seem to be all that matters.

Originality won't be a big issue in boats until people start buying them just to put in thier garage and say "look what I own" while never really driving them. We just ain't there yet, and may never be........

BLee

What value? These projects are purely for the fun of it, not investments.

GLH

Got a project here too!!!! '74 second year they made em.... if we look there might be Don's DNA here.

Gonna clean it up and might sell it... might be moving on something else...

BLee

probably why it needs a new interior.

DirtyMoney

Is that a 20? Beam looks to be wider.

Hang Time 27

One thing anyone who restores that one might want to consider is filling in that vent on the side of the hull, and using vents on the hatch area like the later models (starting in '79 maybe). My buddies is a 77 or '78 and has that low one, and it gets water in it too easily - fresh water no big deal, but around here that sucks with salt...................

pm203

Salt? Who boats in that stuff?

Hang Time 27

Just the peeps who wanna go fastest...ist....er.......

Cig19

The 2 side vents on the older 20's should be open toward the stern. Maybe he put his in facing forward?

Ken

Hang Time 27

No, it's just the fact that they are down so low when the boat is off plane and maneuvering among larger waves, or just sitting (we get big stuff in the Cheesapeake - boats or wind). The wave action alone will bring it right in. No big deal, just something that could be improved upon............

ONESICKGLADIATOR

Here are two pic's I can not show you guys to much at once


It is looking more & more like a Gladiator


Rick OSG

pm203

Rick,
That is truly one boat I cant wait to see finished!
Paul

Hang Time 27

Lookin good! More pics........................

Here's a '77 gettin' fired up 2 weeks ago for the first time in many years. Still has the old school cleaver on it in this picture. Always great to see 'em resurrected!!