82 2001 interior project.

I bought my 2001 last fall. The carpet needed replaced and I wanted to do some stuff with the dash. I am finally done with the demo work(still have some stinking glue to get off the floor). I have finally went to acetone and a stiff wire brush. the dash is hurculiner. 25 bucks at parts store. i ordered 20oz carpet that came in last night. I will update pics as i go so check back. if you have any tips please let me know!!

Are you doing any vinyl work? Where are you located?

i used the bed liner because i liked the texture the old dash had scratched and what not...

82wake2001 wrote: i am actually getting new seats...and i am located in akron ohio...

I might be interested in your old seats. What exactly are you replacing (vinyl, wood bases, foam, frames, everything)?

Shoot me an email: TRBenj@gmail.com

79 thanks for the information but thats what I like. I am not being rude, but come on...once again its what i like.....

Nice ! Click on my 82. It was herculined on the dash , hull stripe & trailer. I don't ever plan to sell & the red hull stripe in herculiner has never faded or scratched yet & I used my boat all year lots .The herculiner if apllied right is tougher that any paint on any car or boat. If it does scratch somehow you can order more & touch it up. I am in hot Texas & this stuff works against sun.I have bumped the hull & the stripe doesn't budge. You will be happy with it as long as you sanded & cleaned before painting.I don't work at hurculiner , but I painted the inside of my Wrangler & 89 Chevy 1500. The truck would always stink like mildew on long wakeboarding camping trips with wet carpet . The Herculined interior fixed this. Also my truck doesn't rattle when I play the 2000 watt stereo system . I removed all the plastic inside the truck & herculined all the sanded metal. Sorry so long ,Dan

Hey 79 are you saying all I need to do is use a wet sander and the finish will come back? Do I need to coat it with anything?

79nautique wrote: I understand just FYI because of your choice you have eliminated 80% of the buyers that would be interested in the boat to start with. And I'm betting your fairly young too.

When I first came to the site I was cautioned by the wise ones to "keep it origional". But, I chose to do it my way because it was pleasing to me. Thought I did a pretty good job. Sure spent enough money and time. In the end, because I varied from origional, it actually made my boat less attractive to most buyers.

I changed the gelcote pattern from the traditional "2001" where it flares upward at the stern. I would leave it the same. I would try to match the origional lettering as well. I changed the bench seat. Stupid! Was trying for the bench seat that the seat base and back rest lift out of the way like the newer models. Should have left it alone.
I changed the glove box. Even more stupid. The finished product was not that much larger than the origional. The dash is another issue. I would still update the aging guages but with something that looks more like the origional.

Basically, I would fix everything, do the gelcote, and other repairs, but I would keep it as close to origional in appearance as possible.

Never really understood the impact of changes until I started looking for my next boat. In the end I was happy to find something that (aside from Perfect Pass) had been left alone but well maintained.

TRBenj wrote: 82wake2001 wrote: i am actually getting new seats...and i am located in akron ohio... I might be interested in your old seats. What exactly are you replacing (vinyl, wood bases, foam, frames, everything)? Shoot me an email: TRBenj@gmail.com

Thanks Bill, I like the way you don't pull your punches, and I'm glad I don't have to run up on you wearing the 'other' uniform; but I am glad to have you here! So far I've only changed the engine and transmission color and a few parts on the engine. The rest is on its way, and I hope to do as well as you did.

Side note-Know that a man of service always has a hot and cot here!   

....Thanks for your reply 79 ....

please it's not going to touch a new boat by miles... so face it and tell the truth.. it's that your pockets are a little shallow to pull out that 72-91K for the top of the line Nautique wakeboard boat. Space, wake, ballast tanks, tower that looks good on the boat.... please quite lying to yourself.

Thats why I kept beating the bushes until I found this boat for $3K sitting on the side of the road like an abandoned puppy.
A couple of people said to run away from it on the board here, But I love a challenge. And So far All I did was 500 bucks worth of Repair on the front keel Cause the boat had been Beached on a Bolder or something. Thats why no one had bought it and I was able to talk the guy down to a rediculouse low price, ( I think )....     As you can see the boat was repainted a Camelion? color, Changes from Black to brown to purple to if your looking from the ground up its metal flake Green.   I ordered the " Nautique " stickers for the side.   So Yea this boat was passed up like an abandoned puppy, but its just what I was looking for, and just right for my empty pocket budget.

Not if your color blind     I know it looks like it stands out in the picture, But Its not that hideous up close. The paint changes colors in the sun, So most of the time it looks like it has a Gray / greenish tint to it that kinda blends with the big gray stripe in the interior.   If they had done the solid color all the way down and left the red stripe " White" it actually would look even better.

82wake2001 wrote: haha ya nice find....

well now let's guess your age,,, three years short of being a mature adult.