Haha I think back then all these boats had coca trees in em one way or another

ive seen those trees before. typically the trunks dont get big enough to use for stringers. and they are known for slowing a boat down tremendously when used in the bow or under the flooring. show up at a party with it and it wont last long at all

Ironman ! I can't believe you bailed out on that post , The funniest part was that you said because it was brown mush you discarded it , As if you wouldn't have if it was still good

The post was too real but when I read it it sounded bs even to me so I thought no one would believe. After reading yours twice I'M LMAO Almost pizzed myself....

Douglas fir .

Hey guys, it's been a while! I've been complicated with work and trying to swing by the shop to work on the boat and haven't really had much time to do much of anything at all but reading up on this debate has definitely made me miss this lmao anyway, boat has been moving slowly but it's moving haha after I got the battery boxes put in I finally started with the paste on the deck and its taken up most of my time cause I'm thinking of painting my whole boat blue except for the hull so I know how much more the defects come out on dark colors so I'm trying to do the best work possible. Also cleared out the wood from the cabin entrance and where the gauges were and put in the small pieces of foam to help support the deck so it won't flex as much if someone were crazy enough to get on it lmao

Going to post some pics now my little ol' way since I don't have photobucket or what not so tell me what you guys think. Tmm ill be back at it and hopefully it'll be just getting it ready to throw the primer by the beginning of next week the latest
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next step is to start the painting in all the compartments as well to make it look presentable at least

Threw some gelcoat today to give the deck a little more body so we can take care of the imperfections and then give it another coat if needed and then the deck will be done

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Looking good z!

boats looking great bro..

Thanks guys! I really can't wait till I have everything. I'm just thinking of the summer to keep me going lol

Do any of you guys have a hydraulic steering system laying around somewhere or know of where I can get one for a good price? I'd appreciate any help, thanks again

I have the hynautic system that was on my TRS . You would need to fabricate a few little parts but $500 and I'll give you the helm , hoses , resivour , rams , and wing plate that I used ! Keeping old school !

I'm going to try and go hydraulic if not I will be giving you call!

When buying a coupler, do they have individual ones for ford and for Chevy or does one fit both?

Guys any help with the coupler question?

And yesterday we threw some gelcoat on the transom after the paste was put on the day before to help get rid of all the cracks from before that just sanding didn't take care of. Now ill sand the gelcoat and hopefully that will be enough so I can finally open that transom already:angry-smiley-038:


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I would plug the holes on the back of the deck and run them on the side, it gets really wet inside the engine bay with those holes there from all the wake mist blowing up into them it corroded the hell out of my trim and tab pumps which were only 2 years old when i bought the boat

Finallyyy!!!
 

Tomorrow the primer will be getting sprayed so let's see how it goes tmm and its in the shop so it's slowly getting closer to the paint booth:evilb:

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Looking good, gotta do some updates to mine, but may wait until winter so I can actually use it this summer.

So after laying primer I think I might have to paint the whole boat black cause it looks so bad ass hahaa Afer spraying it I realized that we didnt do such a bad job on the deck and the rest of the boat. The deck was my main concern cause it was so bad but Im very pleased with how it came out. The inside came out pretty good as well so here are a few pics. Hopefully by wednesday I can have it painted and fix the couple defects it has here and there but hey its a 78'!


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What color are you doing bro? I'm going to do mine like the first boat. White deck and bottom and black sides and windscreen.

All blue with the cockpit in white and a few lines on the sides and deck. Going with a metallic blue, something like what I had before but a bit more eye catching. Where did you get the wind screen? How tall is it?

When I say "windscreen" I mean the indented top most part of the deck. I've been told you can find wind deflectors for the p&d and excaliber decks but I've never seen one.

Keep up the good work z!

I've seen a couple but only old school ones. There is one in the south florida Craigslist site. I'm thinking of MAYBE putting one but a very small and different one from what I've seen on our boats

Pm thunderfanatic. He pieced a system together & has since changed plans.

heres one with a windshield

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It actually doesn't look that bad! I think if I decide to go with it it'll just have to be the darkest tiny possible. Thanks for the feedback sparky!

If anyone is interested I am selling my 2 original bomar hatches. Powder coated white about 2 years ago in pretty good change especially considered the age of them. Please get in contact with me at 786-586-7646

Zavier how the project going? just got the engine comp gel coated today.. still got some work to finish up in the cabin.

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It's actually going pretty good except for the fact that I want/need to have it for Memorial Day weekend lol I opened up the hole for the outdrive last week along with painting the cockpit area white so all I need is to throw the blue which hopefully happens tmm and the lines that will also be sprayed but on Tuesday. Of course that will only happen in a perfect world hahaa

NB it's looking great! We're pretty much in the same step as one another so keep posting pics!

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Looking good bro.. Short dead line.. im tring to shoot for the 4th of July.

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Yeah I know how short I'm cutting it but hey as long as it cranks up and goes into gear ill be fine. Ill just screw everything else on so it looks like it works lol them after the weekend finish up the job right for the forth of July!

Whats going on Memorial day? I may take mine out.

Tiki bar down in the keys gets pretty crazy and since I have that week off I will be suffering by not being out there!

Gotcha, probably can't convince the wife to go to the craziness, but will be running somewhere up here.

I just make sure I stay away from Miami considering the fact that its hip hop weekend that same weekend in the beach so everyone just rads south that I know of. Anything good up by you?

A few good spots if you can deal with the idle zones getting there, hopefully it will be nice enuff to run the outside.

I got the side painted today! Looks pretty good I'm happy! Ill post some pics tmm after the deck gets some paint on it tmm morning.

Goodnight

Got the bolsters back today, got them cut down and welded. Thanks to Craig for a great deal on them... Been slow going on the glass work rain has been a killer, started fixing the dash and int area.. dash looks a little out of place, but i figured i would work with it since it was there when i bought the boat..
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bolsters look good, nice welds. I better keep practicing:)

Those are amazing welds! Look robot made.

Got the seats back from powder coater today, went with a dark charcoal and had a surprise from ups at my door...
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