Decals,Stringers, Water leaks

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   I just bought a 1982 Ski Nautique 2001 that is pretty good condition but I have a few questions for you salty vets.  

1) Are the Stripes on the sides decals or paint and what's the best way to either replace them or bring them back to life?

2)I took the teak platform off to refinish it and noticed the outside brackets were loose so I got to looking at it and found that the wood that the screws screw into is rotted.  I tried longer screws but no luck.  Is this part of the stringers or a seperate piece of wood in the back and what is the best way to repair it.  There are no soft spots on the floor and the stringers by the engine are good.

3) When we took it out for the test run I opened up the engine compartment and saw some water under the engine.  It wasn't a whole lot but I didn't know if this was normal or if not what to do to fix it.

I would appreciate any tips/advice you guys could provide.

Also I will try to post some pics in a few days.

Thanks

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fddawg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: July-09-2009 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote fddawg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Decals,Stringers, Water leaks Posted: July-10-2009 at 12:32am
	I just bought a 1982 Ski Nautique 2001 that is pretty good condition but I have a few questions for you salty vets. 1) Are the Stripes on the sides decals or paint and what's the best way to either replace them or bring them back to life? 2)I took the teak platform off to refinish it and noticed the outside brackets were loose so I got to looking at it and found that the wood that the screws screw into is rotted. I tried longer screws but no luck. Is this part of the stringers or a seperate piece of wood in the back and what is the best way to repair it. There are no soft spots on the floor and the stringers by the engine are good. 3) When we took it out for the test run I opened up the engine compartment and saw some water under the engine. It wasn't a whole lot but I didn't know if this was normal or if not what to do to fix it. I would appreciate any tips/advice you guys could provide. Also I will try to post some pics in a few days. Thanks
	1982 Ski Nautique 2001 Rockwall,Tx

dwcar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: February-11-2007 Location: Houston Texas Status: Offline Points: 1103	Post Options Post Reply Quote dwcar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-10-2009 at 1:56am
	Hello Mark, Welcome to the site. I have an 83 SN. About your questions. 1. The stripes on the side are painted. If they are not too scuffed up you can buff them out. Most likely the paint is to thin and old to get the look you want. You can either repaint or have vinyl reproductions made. I suggest paint. 2. A quick fix would be to inject some fiberglass resin into the hole. Put some tape over the hole before you insert the syringe to keep it from flowing out. Someday you will want to replace the wood behind the gas tank. 3. Some water in the bilge is normal. I would start with the shaft where it comes thru the hull. There should be a small drip. As long as your bilge pump is working you have nothing to worry about.
	83Ski

fddawg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: July-09-2009 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote fddawg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-10-2009 at 2:20am
	I appreciate the info. Is the paint over the gelcoat? Also is the wood behind the gas tank one piece, seperate from the stringers?
	1982 Ski Nautique 2001 Rockwall,Tx

JoeinNY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: October-19-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5698	Post Options Post Reply Quote JoeinNY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-10-2009 at 11:26am
	Seperate from the stringers, but a set of small stand alone pieces fiberglassed to the hull, must remove part of the floor and some foam to get to the ones on the outside for replacement. The paint is over the gelcote, you can wetsand it all off and have a single color boat..
	1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" Holeshot Video

akabulla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: November-15-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 649	Post Options Post Reply Quote akabulla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-10-2009 at 7:38pm
	If the glass is in decent shape inside by the gas tank some people have created metal plates with nuts welded on the back and then bolt the brackets through the hull to the metal plates in the back. If the wood is completely rotted then I wouldn't recommend that and try to inject the resin like mentioned above. The correct fix is like Joe said and replace the pieces entirely. Here is a shot where I replaced mine when rebuilding my stringers. You can see where Joe is talking about with the outside boards go below the floor. Good luck!

fddawg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: July-09-2009 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote fddawg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-12-2009 at 2:49pm
	Thanks to everyone for the input. The other day I got to working on it and ended up making a bracket and putting nuts on the bolts.
	1982 Ski Nautique 2001 Rockwall,Tx

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