My 71 Skier Progress

Had to go back and reread the whole thread. Had forgotten all about this boat..its been so long..2006!
What an awesome job on the outside. Almost makes a guy wanna grab some sandpaper and compound. Man it looks like new.

Grab that ride kytom..looks cool. Love the color.

Nice talkin' to you this evening Cat. Thanks for the Fed-Ex box!

john

Tim here's the dash pic you asked for

I think the color choice was perfect !!

Very nice deep looking color on that model.


Dave



WOW, just noticed over 1000 post and now I have 9000 more
to catch Pete....

skicat wrote: I wanted to do red, but the rest of my family said it would be too much red.

And you call yourself a Dawg Fan. SHAME ON YOU! You can NEVER have enough red!

Tim,looks like you have a lotta work ahead of you.

Bruce, youre telling me! Its stripped down to the bare hull now- should be ready for stringersin the spring. We HAVE to get the thing in the water this year. I should shoot you an email about that trailer, by the way.

Both of my Skiers have the dual water inlets. The only thing I can figure is that the factory wanted to make sure the engine would get enough water... they must not have trusted the RWP that much!

Ahh, you have good taste!

If you dont mind, send (or post) some pics when you get them done.

Did I mention that the particle board only had one layer of glass (on the top- none on the bottom)? The carpet was the only thing holding it together!



Too much red... is that possible? What color are you doing for the seats? I think we're doing cream (to match the deck) with red pinstriping.

Tom, Id love to hear/see more about that boat. Youre probably right about it being a SN- though a shot of the dash would confirm. Definitely a Martinique windshield. Not a fan of the graphics they added, but the rest is pretty sweet. It looks clean!

Tim,
Mine wasn't much better than particle board. I wanted to do red, but the rest of my family said it would be too much red. I still disagree, but the gray looks ok too.

Yellow?

About damn time we got an update, Greg... but it looks terrific! Im going to forward this thread to Nick to inspire him to get back to his Skier. Im guessing thats a #3 trailer judging by how close the bunks are to the edge? Get us some interior/floor shots... Im curious how you finished the floor. Carpet? Vinyl?

I know how you feel Reid. You get to see pics of a great looking boat that has been started on & then it sort of just falls off the planet for a while. Now where are the updated pics of that yellow Nautique I like so well? I guess you are going to get out of it by saying someone else is doing it for you right!!

As Jed Clampet would say " Oooooooooooooooooooooooh Doggie! ..... Look at that their boat. She sure iz purty!"

Nice job Greg!   

Very very nice!

Just for Reid, I thought I would update this project. I am waiting on my money tree to start blooming again so I can get the interior done, but it is about ready other than that. Hopefully before long I can finally get it in the water.