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8122pbrainard 
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Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
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 Posted: April-24-2009 at 4:24pm |
Paul, I'm concerned with the 1/4" giving you the rigidity even being wrapped with glass. Glass laying "in the flat" unless it's quite thick really isn't that stiff. Without any foam, I feel you will end up with a springy floor even with the extra support. I don't feel you will be gaining any rot resistence with using Maple. In fact, it may be worse because the CPES I don't feel will soak in to the depth like it will on Fir. You can use it if you have it but it will be slightly heavier. |
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-06-2009 at 7:44pm |
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All right I'm back at it on the '85 restoration. The new garage took up a lot of my time this summer but here's some updated pic's of the progress.
Old stringers 
One side roughed in 
Second side going in 
The sides are cut to allow water to escape no foam going back in. 
Some of the goodies that went in to the motor 
More to follow on the floor and I'll post more pic's of the motor progress tomorrow |
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kapla
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Joined: March-27-2008 Location: BA, Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6148 |
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Posted: September-06-2009 at 9:13pm |
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looking good!!! are you going to use ply as floor?
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Luchog
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Posted: September-06-2009 at 10:41pm |
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those are a really a NICE set of exhaust manifolds there!!!!
How's that engine set up? |
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 11:00am |
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Kapala
I'm going to use 1/4" luan plywood with glass on both sides. Lunch, The motor has a high rise manifold, heads with some work done to them, SS feira 1.94/1.60, .600" lift springs, scorpion 1.6:1 rollers, custom ground cam from Cam Research and the Edelbrock exhaust. The lower end has been gone over, honed and scoped the cylinders new rings and bearings |
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Luchog
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 1:11pm |
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stock heads or GTs?
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 1:53pm |
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They're D00E heads with the larger valves, they are from the '69 - '70's era.
D00E Specs: 60cc Chambers 1.84" Intake Valves 1.54" Exhaust Valves Port Size: 1.94"x1.76" Intake 1.24"x1.00" Exhaust |
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Luchog
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 1:55pm |
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arent those supposed to be the best heads available for the windsors?
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 6:53pm |
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From what I hear and read with the larger valves they should be pretty hot!!
Here's some pic's. I still need to do some tweeking till it's ready. 
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kapla
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 7:01pm |
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Gun are those real braided hoses or are they regular ones dresses with the ss braid sleeve? Either way they look very cool!!!
I used to have the braided sleeves on my vette´s engine, but in the last resto I decided I wanted a semi original look so I remove them!!! Those manifolds are mean!!! way better than the PCM´s, and easier to make valve adjustment on board!!no removal required for that purpose... |
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<a href="">1992 ski nautique
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-07-2009 at 7:36pm |
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The water hose and breather are dressed the exhaust are braided. That's the some of the tweaking that needs done yet.
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sam57
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Posted: September-08-2009 at 1:20am |
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Be careful with the Luan, most of it isn't put together with exterior glue and it WILL de-laminate. Get Luan underlayment from a flooring distributor for use with water based adhesives.
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lfskizzer
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Posted: September-11-2009 at 12:35pm |
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Paul,
This is where I am at currently. Just have to tighten up some wires for anchor light, blower, and fuel sender. Put Exhaust back in then drop engine in and line her up. After engine is in plan on starting her up in the driveway with our flush kit we made. Put the floor carpet down and drivers seat etc... 
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-11-2009 at 1:32pm |
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Looks good. What did you use for the floor?
If your going to foam I like the way you did it with the floor first then foam, less waste |
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lfskizzer
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Posted: September-11-2009 at 2:57pm |
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I did everything out of Coosa Board, laminated the main stringers to 1 3/4 thick and secondaries were 3/4 thick and back near the exhaust we laminated it the same width that was there originally. Floor is 1/2 thick then glassed mainly on the gunnel sections and and glassed over the holes i think 2 layers. This boat will never rot now.
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lfskizzer
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Posted: September-12-2009 at 12:23pm |
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Almost done with my restore on my 85 nautique, Pulled out the Wood and put back everything Composite, the material is called Coosa Board and is what is used in the new boats basically. Each stringer is fiberglassed down with layers of fiberglass tape style. We cut the stringers 1/2 shorter so we could put in a 1/2 floor of coosa. Put in supports near Gunnels so floor could screw into. Foamed it glassed it, Bilgekote and all wiriing done, next is Engine, exhaust hose, Gas Tank, Fire her up in driveway with fake a lake. Put carpet on floor and seats back in. Will last now for ever no wood was ever used. Vent Pipes in front are conduit, bulkhead 3/4 inch thick rather then the cardboard they used.
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JoeinNY
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Posted: September-12-2009 at 3:54pm |
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Ahh the memories...
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kapla
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Joined: March-27-2008 Location: BA, Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6148 |
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Posted: September-13-2009 at 3:38am |
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looks good!!!
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<a href="">1992 ski nautique
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Kristof
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Joined: October-08-2007 Location: Bree, Belgium Status: Offline Points: 3399 |
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Posted: September-13-2009 at 4:27pm |
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Looks great!!
I also want to use Coosa Board when I'll restore mine. Too bad it is not available in Europe... Will have to find a european counterpart to use in my boat... |
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lfskizzer
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Posted: September-13-2009 at 9:53pm |
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Ok everybody got the engine in and running here is a short clip of the wonderful sound I missed.
1985 ski nautique running finally |
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gun-driver
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Posted: September-13-2009 at 10:46pm |
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How did the alignment work out? Did you have to do any major adjusting or was it close from when you took it out?
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lfskizzer
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Posted: September-13-2009 at 11:04pm |
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Well I think my stringers are straighter then factory lol. Height was fine but side to side was off by 3/4 of inch so we loosened the engine mount side by side and she moved over. We will hopefully see when we get it in the water if the strut and shaft have problems or not. If we had this done about a week ago we could have had it back together for the LG Reunion but its going to stay home i think as we still have carpet to put back in and seats and finishing touches.
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kapla
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Posted: September-14-2009 at 3:59pm |
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sweet sounding V-8!!! I´m almost 2 weeks away from that!! hope so...removable floors will be cut this week glassed and then in goes the carpet...
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Cslaten33
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Posted: January-03-2010 at 1:39am |
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Hey I have a 74SN Skier. What are the odds that our stringers are the same deminsions?
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Thanks Clark Slaten
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coach'80
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Posted: July-10-2010 at 12:59pm |
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nice work
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gun-driver
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Posted: July-11-2010 at 11:02am |
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OK here's some updated pic's
Stringers with floor supports (no foam going back in this boat) 
Epoxy paint before gluing the floor down. (additional help to keep out the moisture) 
Side floor panels 1/4" luan double glassed both sides(first wrap with 1-1/2oz. mat then a layer of 10oz cloth. (very light and very solid) 
Main floor glued with thickened epoxy and biscuits. Then also the double coat of mat and glass 
Complete floor glued down 
Bilge painted with multi-surface epoxy (seemed to adhere very well) 
Todays objective is to run the cables, wiring harness, fuel lines and reinstall the gas tank and hopefully lay the carpet |
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eric lavine
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Posted: July-11-2010 at 11:23am |
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I cant add to something that is perfect, especially when one sees the light and does not opt to foam. safety starts at the Lanyard switch, do we wear it??/
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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skyway2k
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Posted: July-11-2010 at 1:16pm |
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Looks completely awesome!! I love the paint you used in the bilge. Very nice.
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gun-driver
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Posted: July-13-2010 at 1:15pm |
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Latest updates...
Gave her a bath, ran all cables and wires, gas tank installed and carpet roughed in and glued. Hopefully finish gluing carpet edges and strips tonight and drop the motor tomorrow. 
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Morfoot
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Posted: July-13-2010 at 2:27pm |
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Very Nice Paul, I just love these of boat resorations and the many ideas that come with them. The craftmanship is clearly evident in the pictures posted on everyones thread. Too bad CC didn't take the time to do it properly from the start.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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