Weeding the Pumpkin patch

Nice pic . That could be in a callendar.

Kylf wrote: how much gel coat did you use to cover your engine bay area?

I didn't...that comes this winter. I used bilgekote to get me on the water this year. It's a pretty decent product and should have 2 more coats, but I'm only gonna sand it out over the winter.

If you're asking how much gel to get to do your bilge area, I'd guess a quart would do it; depending on how it's applied. I used a Preval sprayer which is slow and doesn't produce the best finish(more wet sanding), but it doesn't waste much or have a lot of overspray.

New floor, old panels...I will recarpet them but wanted to see them fit.



What's underneath...



Some handy wrenches I got from the Doc...



The throttle bracket extension isn't original, but the idea did come from CCFan(TRBenj) and it is an authentic CC part from a '79 SN!



I don't know yet if the doghouse will fit. I do know it will be close...the front of the flame arrestor is just higher than the risers. I'll see about that when I get the fly out of the ointment?!!?

Awesome Job so far. That boat is going to be a beauty once finished and in the water!!!

I hope mine turns out as good.

close up of the transmission???? lol

Thanks guys...and I didn't forget about you Eric. I was going to add a few pics to the other thread when I get it right. I'll make sure it's better than this one!

Thanks Chris, that's a nice thing to say. We had a super weekend burning gas. LOL

Here's a couple of things I've noticed since she got wet again and that go back to some discussions earlier in this thread. For one, I'm really glad I kept the RH rotation. It's been riding nice and flat with different #'s of people on board and with just me. The only time it doesn't stay flat is on hard acceleration out of the hole...then it torques back over to port a little, gotta love it!

I was also concerned about weight; how much I added vs. how much I took out. The new water line is about a half inch lower than the old, meaning it's floating higher.    

Thanks skiz.   Who said 'all show and no go'?!!?   

~2000 rpm's



~3500 rpm's

shawnmc wrote: is that your original interior

No, it was redone a few years ago. That was sunbrella's best match from the samples I had to look at. I do think I remember wanting it a bit brighter.

Greg, I had serious doubts that you'd get the BFN back on the water this summer. I grossly under-estimated you and for that I must apologize. Fantastic job! Break 'er in right!

Brian

nuttyskier2002 wrote: Greg, I had serious doubts that you'd get the BFN back on the water this summer. I grossly under-estimated you and for that I must apologize. Fantastic job! Break 'er in right!

LMAO! I have a new wife to keep happy?!!? The beauty of that though, is she likes being on the water as much as I do. Besides, I couldn't let a boat half my age whip me in my own garage!

I have ~3.5 hours on it now. I followed Alan's proceedure on the cam break-in, and Chris' on seating the rings. At what point is it considered broken in? I was thinking of dusting off the board today and pulling a few friends who've gotten a peek under the doghouse unless someone says it's way too early.

eric lavine wrote: your going tubing, i have that feeling...

Only if you're on the tube and I'm driving the BFN!!!   LOL

Seriously, I wish you could hear your hard work hooked to this old chevy...it's turned a few heads! Reverse whines a bit though.

Thanks 87, how do the wake pics compare to what you're used to seeing?

Here's the booster seat for my engine cover...







I'm short 1 piece here...and there's 2 extras.

Greg, I can see the smile on your face all the way up here!! Great job. It was well worth your effort.

8122pbrainard wrote: Greg, I can see the smile on your face all the way up here!! Great job. It was well worth your effort.

Thanks Pete, I'm glad you approve since there's a piece of you in this project. If it's possible, that smile will get even bigger when I get the carb 'decoded'!