Another Restored 23' Fish Nautique
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Printed Date: April-28-2024 at 9:36pm
Topic: Another Restored 23' Fish Nautique
Posted By: GaryM
Subject: Another Restored 23' Fish Nautique
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 12:51pm
After looking at jzarski's thread about restoring his 23' Fish Nautique, I though I would post a few images of mine. I finished this about 3 years ago. It is a 1989.         ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
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Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 1:13pm
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Awesome! Looks very clean!
Can you tell us about the process? New floors? Stringers? Before/after pics? Always enjoy seeing a finished product ------------- |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 1:21pm
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Nice job.
BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 1:23pm
Floors and Stringers were all good. Had to replace forward and aft engine compartment bulkheads. This is the only before image I could find. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 2:18pm
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Very cool, what did those Fish Nautiques do performance wise? Motors push them pretty well? They look fairly big...but I guess no bigger than a 223 super air no? lol
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Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 3:16pm
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These numbers are with full fuel tank and just me on the boat.
MPH KNOTS RPM GPH MPG NMPG RANGE NM 27.5 23.91 3,000 9.8 2.81 2.44 195.21 28 24.35 28.5 24.78 29 25.22 29.5 25.65 3,200 11.0 2.68 2.33 186.56 30 26.09 30.5 26.52 31 26.96 31.5 27.39 3,400 12.2 2.58 2.25 179.62 32 27.83 32.5 28.26 3,600 13.6 2.39 2.08 166.24 33 28.70 33.5 29.13 3,800 14.7 2.28 1.98 158.53 34 29.57 34.5 30.00 35 30.43 35.5 30.87 4,000 15.9 2.23 1.94 155.32 36 31.30 36.5 31.74 37 32.17 37.5 32.61 38 33.04 38.5 33.48 39 33.91 39.5 34.35 40 34.78 40.5 35.22 41 35.65 41.5 36.09 42 36.52 42.5 36.96 5,000 24.5 1.73 1.51 120.67 ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 3:22pm
wow nice boat..engine looks mean!!!
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Posted By: 65 'cuda
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 9:24pm
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Very Nice! ------------- Gary http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=941" rel="nofollow - 1965 Barracuda SS |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 9:36pm
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I have always had a soft spot for those Fish Nautiques, that one is a beauty! I have never seen one up here on Lake Michigan, I wonder if there are any up here running. I always thought they would be a good Lake Fishing boat. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 10:29pm
| Wow, Clean boat and clean shop. |
Posted By: blackbeard
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 1:16pm
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looks like you done a Very Nice Job!!
@ Donald, Clean Shop!! how does he do that? mine's always a mess! D. ------------- Be Cool !! Be Safe !! It all about Having FUN!!!! http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5271&sort=&pagenum=5 - Dee Dee's 82 SN 2001 |
Posted By: jzarski
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 2:08pm
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You have just made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would love to chat with you Gary about a few things. Did you modify that console or did you buy that? I love the look of it. Man, I just decided I am putting my A## in high gear on my boat. Thank you for sharing these pictures.
John |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 2:21pm
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WOW!!! Nice work ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 3:21pm
Funny you should say that. This boat was originally owned by a guy in Wisconsin and fished Lake Michigan for about 10 years. He sold it to a guy here on the Chesapeake Bay and I purchased it from him 4 years ago. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
skutsch wrote:Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 3:27pm
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Zjarski
That is the original console. Just modified it. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: November-06-2010 at 3:31pm
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A plus ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: firefight-n
Date Posted: November-07-2010 at 9:23pm
| WOW!!! Nice Rig you got that thing shined up real nice! Pretty work! |
Posted By: tuna_tugger
Date Posted: November-11-2010 at 2:26pm
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Very nice restoration. From the pictures it looks like the fuel tank is not on deck at the transom. Where is the fuel tank located? ------------- Don Liberman |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: November-11-2010 at 2:31pm
There is an 80 gal. tank aft under the cockpit. I not sure what year they made the change.   ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: tuna_tugger
Date Posted: December-10-2010 at 11:01pm
------------- Don Liberman |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-11-2010 at 10:35am
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Don,
It is a PleasureCraft Marine ZR6. Basically a 6.0L Chevy. Mine is a few years old and was rated 385HP. I believe the new version is up to 409HP. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: connorssons
Date Posted: December-11-2010 at 12:24pm
Beautiful boat, I want one 
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Posted By: firefight-n
Date Posted: December-12-2010 at 9:45am
| hey gary, what type of paint did you use on the interior? sprayed or roll and tip? it looks awesome |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-12-2010 at 10:40am
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The entire boat is sprayed with Awlgrip Awlcraft. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: Fl Inboards
Date Posted: December-12-2010 at 2:45pm
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The AwlGrip looks great! How many gallons did you use?
You guy's are getting me charged up on getting mine done. Stringers come out after the first of the year and new ones installed. Will post some pictures soon. ------------- Hobby Boats can be expensive when the hobbyist is limited on their own skill and expertise. 1993 Shamrock "fat" 20. 2008 Nautique 196 5.0 |
Posted By: firefight-n
Date Posted: December-14-2010 at 11:05pm
| gary- that aluminum trim on the inside gunnels, did you get new or did you polish up the old stuff? mine was missing half of it so i have to figure out wherde to get that stuff. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: December-15-2010 at 12:00am
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http://www.tacomarine.com/ - Taco Marine used to have it I think,if it was the same as our older boats,but I can't find it. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-15-2010 at 10:04am
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Mine was all there so I just drilled out the rivets and removed it all before the boat was painted. I cleaned up so I did not have to replace any of it. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-15-2010 at 10:17am
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FI Inboards,
Sorry, I missed you post. I did not paint the boat. I did all the rest of the restoration but I decided to have a local boat yard do the paint work so I really don't know how much paint is needed. ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: jzarski
Date Posted: December-15-2010 at 10:56am
| Fl Inboards, I just purchased the paint for mine. I got 3 gallons of white for the inside and bottom of the boat. I also got 2 gallons of the color for the sides. I used numbers from the last boat I painted. I should have left over but I rather be safe. I hate running out of paint in the middle of a job. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-15-2010 at 10:58am
http://www.mcmaster.com/#aluminum-trim/=a5nz5f - McMaster has the trim and I believe it's the Taco product. It's shape #9.
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Posted By: jzarski
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 1:01pm
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Hey Gary, I was wondering if you get a chance, I would love a few pics of certain areas of your boat. The inside of the console, and the rear inside of the boat. If possible, if not no big deal. Thanks again for sharing your boat.
John |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 2:55pm
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John,
I sent you an email. Gary ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: tuna_tugger
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 3:06pm
------------- Don Liberman |
Posted By: firefight-n
Date Posted: December-17-2010 at 4:27pm
| thank you all for the trim details! that was perfect |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: December-19-2010 at 10:54am
Most of the pics are on my work computer. I will shoot then to you on Monday. Gary ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: Csoja
Date Posted: March-02-2011 at 11:13am
| Gary- I live outside Annapolis and have a 1988 Fish Nautique. I was wondering if you could contact me about where you got it painted. My email is csoja@comcast.net. Thanks - Chuck |
Posted By: JReisch09
Date Posted: April-09-2017 at 2:41pm
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Gary- Just sold the 1990 Sport and I am now starting on fixing up my 1987 Fish Nautique. Only problem is some of it is in pieces, namely the gas tank exhaust and battery trays. Also it looks like they cut out the rear of the engine bulk head, most likely my guess is due to its condition. The sides of the engine bay are pretty much gone. The boat has no soft spots and the stringers are rock solid. Ive seen one of the pictures of your restoration of the rear bilge , very helpful, do you have any more pictures of it, possibly at different angles? would be a great help. Do you have any of the original teak you pulled off the boat? I would be interested in purchasing possibly if still available. ------------- Jon R 1987 Fish Nautique |
Posted By: JReisch09
Date Posted: April-09-2017 at 2:58pm
   ------------- Jon R 1987 Fish Nautique |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: April-10-2017 at 9:13am
Jon, only teak I have is the original swim platform. I have attached a few shots of the bilge area.     ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: JReisch09
Date Posted: April-10-2017 at 1:41pm
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Gary, thank you so much for the quick response and photos, huge help! Trying to piece this thing together, I think have everything besides the steering cable, and platform brackets and the cabinet in the dash.. ------------- Jon R 1987 Fish Nautique |
Posted By: CaptStoots
Date Posted: August-10-2017 at 3:35pm
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Gary, I absolutely love your boat. I have a 79 that I have had for a few years. Any chance you still have that old teak platform? Would you be willing to sell it? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6226 - My '79 Fish Nautique |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: August-11-2017 at 8:36am
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Yes I still have it. I will take some pictures and send them to you sometime this weekend. Gary ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: GaryM
Date Posted: August-12-2017 at 1:32pm
Here are some images of the platform. I will take $250.00 for it. Not sure how to ship it without damage. Where are you located.  ------------- 1989 23' Fish |
Posted By: CaptStoots
Date Posted: August-12-2017 at 3:50pm
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I am in Virginia Beach. Shoot me an email at bryan.stoots@gmail.com. Thanks! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6226 - My '79 Fish Nautique |