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Printed Date: November-18-2024 at 5:46am
Topic: Random Question here
Posted By: 74SkiNautique
Subject: Random Question here
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 1:19am
Hi guys, I am asking a random Question. My '74 SN is all original, Never had stringer work done or anything major. How can you tell if the foam is saturated, making the boat heavy. I doubt mine is because it floats pretty high in the water when it is empty. Here is a picture from this past weekend. Let me know what you think. This picture gives a sgood shot of it floating pretty high, I gauge it off the graphics on the side.  ------------- 74SkiNautique |
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 2:48am
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Wow..that's a great looking boat ya got there. You obviously take good care of it. Best non destructive way to determine if ya got wet foam or not ( did they even use foam in 74) would be to weigh the boat and trailer. That would give you a general idea after you figure the weight of your fuel load. Look in the reference section for the weight of the boat/trailer then compare to what you weighed. From the looks of the boat in the water I'd say you had very minimal if any wet foam. ------------- "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" |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 10:38am
Do you mean structure wise, or the entire boat? Id like to see a better picture of your driver's seat!  That boat does appear to be sitting fairly high, so while thats certainly a good sign, its still not a definitive answer to the wet foam question. So long as the boat doesnt have major signs of rot in the stringers or floor, I wouldnt worry about it. No sense in weighing the boat or digging too deep unless youre looking for an excuse to do a stringer job. ------------- |
74SkiNautique wrote:Posted By: jackiewdeen
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 11:18am
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Just had my stringers replaced two years ago in my 75SN. The tell tale sign was deteriation under the motor mounts and the back stringers that were the sides of the exhaust hoses. The floop itself did not show the deteriation. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5597" rel="nofollow - 75 Nautique |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 3:07pm
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In comparison, I'd say your '74 is drafting a bit low. It should weigh right around 2100 lbs with no battery or fuel.  |
Posted By: ny_nautique
Date Posted: June-25-2013 at 4:46pm
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If you remove the engine cover, rear seat, and rear floor, what do the stringers look like? Is there delamination? With mine, it was obvious. Since you don't have an engine cradle in there, you can remove the engine mount lags and determine if they feel wet or not. Try to tighten them and see if they spin, then remove them and examine. Put a dry piece of paper or tissue paper in there and see if it soaks up anything. Take some pics of the bilge and stringers and post them here. ------------- - Jeff 1999 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 74SkiNautique
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 1:13am
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We replaced all the exhaust hoses a few summers ago after we discovered one had failed. We had the gas tank out, and the whole section of the floor in the rear. The stringers all seemed fine by looks. ------------- 74SkiNautique |
Posted By: 74SkiNautique
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 1:15am
Haha, well its ALMOST all original, The original capatins chair was in rough shape, so we replaced it. We still have it sitting in our shed, I might get it redone but if I remember it wasnt very comfortable. ------------- 74SkiNautique |
Posted By: 74SkiNautique
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 1:18am
Drcc, The stern of my Nautique is only drafting about 2-3 inches below the waterline in my picture, and that is with a topped off tank of fuel, a full cooler, skis and a wakeboard. It seems like in your picture that water starts touching the hull a couple feet infront of the "S" on the graphics, just like mine. ------------- 74SkiNautique |
Posted By: 74SkiNautique
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 1:24am
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Ok, sorry for all the posts, But i keep forgetting to say stuff. haha There is one spot in question that i know of. Ill try to describe it as best I can. All 4 engine mounts are tight and solid, bolts are not loose and I cant tighten them anymore. Now, on the right main stringer, about 2 feet behind the right rear engine mount is a soft spot. It appears that there is a small hole that i can fit my finger inside. I never really worried about it since its not close to an engine mount. It hasnt gotten any worse from what i can tell since we bought the boat in 2004. is there anything i should do? ------------- 74SkiNautique |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 10:19am
If you want to part with it, please let me know! TRBenj@gmail.com ------------- |