New Guy Here

Welcome to the site and to the CCF Family! Pictures of the new boat are always great!

Marine Stabil is good as is Starbrite's ethanol treatment, I generally just try to avoid the ethanol blends, it means driving 20 miles for fuel but usually we are headed in that direction anyway.

Like HW said. Theres no need to treat for ethanol unless youre preparing for a long layup.

Here she is. I had to shrink the file size down due to the limit. Don't plan on keeping gas in her long, but the previous owner said he always used some gas treatment.

nice boat James! Welcome to the family!

Thanks guys. We pick her up tomorrow. I can't wait. She does have some issues, but we will address them in the fall. She needs:

New skins ($1600) from Nautique Skins. We will hit a few upholstery shops that came recommended from friends to see if we can get a better deal.

We want to replace the stereo.

Tach might need replacing (didn't work on water test. Owner said it worked last time he took it out).

Water temp gauge needs the finger flick on occasion. Seems cheap to replace.

The gelcoat has some cracking on the top above the rub rail. I have a guy who can spray with several coats of filler primer with a sand in between each coat. Then lay on some new white and a fat clear for about $500.

If you guys have any suggestions or know places or people who can help out with our TO-DO list, please let us know. Also let us know if any of the above is a bad idea. We are green to Nautiques and want to learn as much as we can.

Come oooooooonnnnnnnnnn Friday

James,
I'm sorry I missed this post somehow. Absolutely, welcome to CCfan. Congratulations on the boat purchase. I know you will have lots of fun with it.

Thanks for the info everyone. I go by John or JP. Long story.

@SmithFamily: I live in Orlando like you. I'll be on Conway Saturday.

@89Martinique: I think you are refering to the Perfect Pass. Here's a few more pics including the PP from the front.

74Wind wrote: 89Martinique wrote: Boat looks in great shape. Now you just need to hollow out the silencer and her that puppy roar! Spoken like a true old-school Keuka dude. My Dad used to say he could hear us when we'd start at the Switz and head to the Wheel Inn. A loud inboard can be a very useful parental tracking tool. Silencer? What is this thing, Silencer?

Haha. There are still some Distinctive loud boats on Keuka. My Supra included :D. Haha. The Dual 3.5" ports resonate and boy she is loud for a 351w. Hmmm. Lets see. Im just south of the waterfront and my friend who is at the very end of the bluff can hear me start up and take off :D

I bought my Martinique off ebay and had never seen an 89 before. Boy what differences to the previous years! That first summer everyone didn't know i was there I was at their dock. That thing is quiet! Everyone was used to the sound of my Supra

There are some i/o people who try to do dry exhaust on their small block v8s. They sound messed up. How ever, the cigarette boats with their dual big blocks are always music to the ears

Never mind. I went back and I can see the fuel rail setup. Careful with the 4010. They beat any 600cfm. For some reason the basics of the 4010 are a big advantage, but also a big disadvantage. The 4010's have a hard time staying consistent. The only problem I have with mine is the idle! Perfect 600 rpm idle cold. Perfect sound from exhaust too. But once its warmed up it idles 800~900 rpm and any lower likes to die in gear.

And the floats in mine just got eaten up by e10!!! So I had to replace them with after market metal floats. But did a quick fix with JB weld and worked for a few months. :D

Might as well add that it was over 10 years after I bought my boat that the 4010 needed to be rebuilt. Bought 1994. Rebuilt 2006 I believe.

Who's the hot chick in the mirror?

Hollywood wrote: The finish of your boat is entirely gelcoat. No paint or clear. Start by buffing out those cracks. They might go away "enough" without any repair. The proper repair would be grinding the cranks out, filling, fairing and regelling the area. Don't mess with any paint or clear coats they might look nice at first but will likely be trouble in the end.

If he has as many cracks as my '93, that might take a couple of years!
Britt :-(

brittcrowell wrote: Who's the hot chick in the mirror?

That's my wife

Hollywood wrote: The finish of your boat is entirely gelcoat. No paint or clear. Start by buffing out those cracks. They might go away "enough" without any further repair. There are several good threads already in these forums on the subject. Try a google search like this "gelcoat restoration site:correctcraftfan.com/forums". This will restrict the results to here. The proper repair would be grinding the cranks out, filling, fairing and regelling the whole area. Don't mess with any paint or clear coats they might look nice at first but will likely be trouble in the end.

There are cracks all over the place. That's why I wanted to just fill them, paint it, and the top it off with a heavy clearcoat. Not sure how much it would cost to re-gelcoat the entire top deck. I'm assuming pretty expensive compared to my buddy's $500 cost.........with my "firends and family" discount of course.

TRBenj wrote: Dont paint the boat, it'll ruin the durability of the deck, not to mention the value of the boat. Spot gel repair is the way to go if the chips and cracks wont sand out. Its pretty easy to do yourself- the hardest part is the color match. Maybe all of this INY talk can be moved to PM instead of clogging up yet another thread? If any more love gets thrown around, you'll start triggering the spam filters!

I thought gelcoat was tough to repair? I have no experience with reparing it. I've repaired fiberglass and other composites, but nver gelcoat. Ill post some better pics of the cracks later. When I get the boat in my hands.

I appreciate the feedback and would really like to make the boat perfect, so I'm thinking I'll scrap the primer and paint idea and start to look into how much the gelcoat repair will cost.

Thanks again

JPASS wrote: brittcrowell wrote: Who's the hot chick in the mirror? That's my wife

Sometimes it amazes me what you guys can spot in a pic