Looking great! Was the wind screen fabricated for the boat or an original part?

Nmbr1, that windshield looks great!!

May I ask another favor? Will you give me measurements to locate the side navigation lights? I got rid of my bow light and purchased the side lights like yours to mount on the side of the cockpit. The easiest way may be to measure each screw hole from both the top and bottom corner of the fairing?

Thank you,
Anu

I had the original windscreen duplicated.

I can do that.

More wiring complete, I bumped the starter quick to make sure it was good. Carbs on and a few hoses done.
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Didn't get any new pictures but I have been working. Redoing trailer bearings today more wiring also. Trim tabs don't work, looks like the rocker switches are wired a bit off, the bennetts didn't work right either so I'll have to get that issue resolved. Last weekend to work and I also have some other plans so work will slow and grind to a halt after the weekend as I leave for Tennessee on the 16th for a race. Saw this last night when I got home, the NHRA JR Dragster magazine with a shot of my 13yo daughter (carbon and red car). I'm a proud dad of my kids racing accomplishments.
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Im so tired I cant remember what I did, here are the pics.
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I think this is it for now. I'm gonna do some boating the rest of the weekend and enjoy the boat races then I'm off to Bristol TN. On the 16th for 2 weeks. When I get back I'll see about finishing this thing up and maybe I'll let everyone in on my matching trailer project. Enjoy the weekend.

I'm back. too hot to work. Not sure what my work plans are just yet. I'll get back at it soon enough.

Progress?

Ok guys, moved some stuff around in storage today and the plan is to move the boat to the other shop tomorrow. I have a few little projects for the weekend but the major one is to get to work on the boat. No real goals but maybe I'll jump in for some wiring fun to get started, I'll update this weekend at some point.

Saturday is in the books. Didn't move to fast today but here is what I did, washed it up and as I was washing the wind was blowing about 30 and blew tons of crap out of a tree into the boat so I ran to the carwash and hit it with a vacuum. Stopped by Marine Surplus to find a new shift lever ball and replacement stern light lens, they had neither but ordered both for me. Back at the shop I pulled the engine hatch and cleaned the bilge a little while also staring at wiring without a clue as to what was what (brain fart). I decided to put the windshield teak on for the final time and test fit the new windscreen, fits pretty good just may need a few fasteners to button it up. We will see what tomorrow brings.
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Today I worked for about 4 hours on wiring, I sort of forgot where I left off so half the time was re-tracing where I was. So not alot done but I did manage to run the fuel pump wires, string some wires thru my ziptie hangers and terminate a few grounds into the ground bar. Also let the batteries trickle today just as a precaution even though I may throw two new ones in when I'm done just because. I'm going to try to get a few little things done during the week and I will update as I go.

Spent a few hours on wiring tonight. The excess is beginning to disappear as the wiring gets closer, a few more ends to terminate then tie it all up. I'll try to get more done tomorrow night.
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Spent a couple hours tonight working on rubrail, had the front done already so I added one more stick to each side. Now I just need to figure out the back. I think I'll put the rear on as one, then piece the sides in to it then figure out how to mitre cut them together at the rear corners. It's my first time with this stuff and it went fairly well, not perfect but good and learned something along the way.
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Looking good. You are going to want to "wrap" the back corners. Put some heavy cardboard on the rear corners to protect the paint and form the corners around the sides. Leave abuout a foot or so around the bend on each side. You can use a rubber mallet or some soft pine pieces of wood and a hammer to form the corners. Work it slowly.

Mitre cutting the rear corners won't turn out good in my opinion.

Again, boat looks great man.

Thanks for the info, I have boat guys all around my shop and one had mitered and welded the ends and it looked so nice. But in the end I went with your method and it worked great. I have to make a cut in the rear to butt it up and the rub rail will be finished.
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Looks good man. A fresh rub rail really sets off the job.

Good for you! I'm watching your progress and enjoying your hard work.

Thank you, so nice to be able to look through the photos I have taken and see the progress. I ordered a case of Amsoil type-f for the trans. expecting it to be here next week and it showed today. I think thats the only thing that I needed to fire it up so after I finish the rubrail, wiring and windshield this weekend we should be able to fire it up early next week. I think I'll go home early today but I'll be on it over the weekend.

This is coming along beautifully! I love the new rub rail!

Thank you, that seems like the one thing that made the biggest impact visually.

Had a few things come up today that had a negative impact on my time but I did manage to get the windscreen finished the side marker lights in and just a bit more wiring done. Tomorrow I'll try to finish the wiring.
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Really coming along man.

Bilge looks really clean and well organized.

Ok got a little more done today, still have to connect the oil temp and trans temp wires, the trim tab switches are screwed and I have to pull up the wire bundle under the deck a little. The the good news is that the blower, fuel pump, lights, bilge pumps, trim pump all work, it even turns over and has spark. Oh I also finished the throttle linkage and the trim pump. Here are some pics.
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Looking really GOOD!!!

Thanks guys. Thinking about wire loom and I cut a piece of leftover hose from the bilge pump. What do you guys think?
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http://www.lencomarine.com/index.php...witch-kit-dual
this is what I'll order to replace the defunct current switch.

Port marker light looks green in the pic :)

Boat is beautiful. Great job!

Yes good catch. Just goes to show my shortcomings when it comes to boating.:ernaehrung004:

Got my marker lenses swapped for the correct side! Also I wasn't happy with the bulbs so I swapped to Dr. LED marine bulbs.
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Completely frustrated with the old trim tab wiring, I purchased the Lenco retrofit actuators and the old tab switches were FUBAR so I ordered this. Should fix me up.
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Been feeling blah with a cold so I went home after work all last week and didn't get **** done. Thought I would do something different this weekend so I pulled my amp racks out cut the holes for wiring re-mouted them and the amps. I found a hydraulic cable crimper for cheap at harbour freight and it worked real nice so far. Cables are hooked at the batteries now a couple additions to stabilize the amp rack/boxes install speakers a new head unit and terminate the ends and we'll have music.
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[QUOTE=Nmbr1GMfan;4224081]Got my marker lenses swapped for the correct side! Also I wasn't happy with the bulbs so I swapped to Dr. LED marine bulbs.
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some bad news for you buddy ,those recessed bow lights are for being mounted near the bow where the curve of the hull will show both of them from dead on forward. Where your lights are mounted you can not see either of them from dead forward.

This is the style you need.

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This is where Pantera installed them from the factory in '78.

yes, but the factory ones popped out a little so the light coulld be seen from dead ahead. Without standing in front of your boat I cant tell how good those recessed ones project. I can tell you that I have read too many stories of people being killed at night because they werent seen. Idont care if my lights ugly, I just want my azz seen at night.

Point taken. I don't boat at night but if ever I do, I will change them.

True, and those are the lights they Installed. I don't boat at night either and am installing mine the same as yours.

Yea, I looked back at some old Pantera pics and it looks to me that the lights I have are the ones used. I do however take the point as valid because I wondered myself why the light placement was this way. They were also very dim with a standard monofilament bulb.