23' Fish Nautique Restoration Project

probably a good idea to put the vent lines forward and the air caps out the side, when you nail it if out back they will drizzle fuel. but then at times if on the sides the venturi effect kicks in.

Gary, of the 2 Shamrocks last summer, neither boat had a gas gauge, I thought that was very odd

John, You will need a check valve on the fuel pick up to be CG approved also grounding on both tanks.

lemme try to post these again lol

just curious john, why are they different heights? or will they end up being the same height?

i gotcha i figured that, just didnt know if john planned on raising anything or doing something different

Well yesterday I decided to work on my center console since the weather here in florida is COLD I can't do any glass work. I striiped all the wood and started grinding all the gel coat out. I was able to get most of it done. Now I have to fill all the holes and add a little to the top for my electronics. I also cut the caps on my newly installed stringers. This was a very nerving job, but had to be done. I am going to fill the voids with NIDA-BOND transome compound. Each cavity is 4.5 feet in lenght and will allow me to install the motor and tranny mounts. Here are a few pics, I will be filling them today so more pics will be added.

This is a edited version of the video. The real one was to long and boring..

Nida-Bond Stringer Pour

Steady hands dude!!

hey bud what kinda paint did u end up getting?

lookin good bud... I cut and laid the forward floor today and poured alot of the foam through the boat voids, still have so much to do, seems like its never gonna end! hey im gonna be headed down to WPB on Friday late morning (new yrs eve), do you want me to bring the rest of the coal tar epoxy i have?

sounds good bud.. Hope your Christmas went real well! tty soon

Gary S wrote: I'm courious if there is a plan if water gets into the areas between the bulkheads? I can't believe the progress your making,quite the engineering project and looking good.

Hey Gary, yes there is. I will install all the structural componets first then go back and cut all the drain holes and do all the plumbing.

I believe the two in the front are there to force air into the engine compartment for the carbonator when you are under way. The carb. needs 600 CFM when you are at full throttle. The two on the side of the console just let excess air out when you are running. The blowers suck air out of the engine compartment when you are going slow and air is sucked in through the vents in the side of the console. My feeling is that if you eliminate the two in the front you will starve the carb. when running unless you cut air intakes into the front of the console.

Well I got the access holes cut in the bilge stringers. I decided to make them a little bit bigger then I originally was going to because I remembered I have to run blower vents in them. They are fared in but still need to be glassed over the main stringer gap. This will allow water to flow directly into the bilge. I had some extra time so i also filled the gab between the two stringers in the fish box area.