87 BFN Slow Resurrection from Dead
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 9:38pm
Topic: 87 BFN Slow Resurrection from Dead
Posted By: mark c
Subject: 87 BFN Slow Resurrection from Dead
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 4:44pm
Been making slow progress over the last 12 months with the BFN. Here it is, 7 years ago and at least 2 owners ago. Ring and finger cut off the pylon, old plywood home made engine cover, plexiglass front windsheild panels, interior parts laying around loose, only the drivers seat mounted. Both secondary stringers pretty much rotted away. wiring pretty rough. Did run though. Here it is when I bought it from the PO. Been painted white somewhere along the line, cracked block from freezing weather, interor was fishing boat chic, wiring is now worse and the plywood doghouse still present. Does run but has water in the oil. Swim platform has progressed from grey to almost white in color (its not painted)   Here it is this week (yes I am replacing the decals with the 88 style - like them way better) after spending hours sanding the paint from the hull and buffing most of the hull back to some level of shine. Was expecting to find some kind of major repair work done to the hull to neccesitate painting it, but I didn't find anything major, just some bow rash on the stem from beaching the boat, and some minor blistering along the lower edge of the hull, so I can't figure out what possessed someone to paint it. I had wanted to get the dash regelled, and the windsheild back on this weekend, but it was so hot I was affraid the black gel would harden as soon as it hit the deck and i would end up with a huge mess, so that will be this weekends work.   Still got some buffing to do on the forward half of the startboard side, then the BFN decal will go on, as will the light blue pin striping between the ivory and blue sections of the hull. As soon as i pickup some 5200 the swim platform will be going back on, and the deck lightning bolts will go on as well. The interior is still a disaster, and the motor is FUBAR but i've got a spare RR rotation block sitting in the garage, ready to be assembled. Mechanical stuff isn't a big deal for me, but if I ever see another DA sander, or polisher it will be to soon form me. |
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Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 4:50pm
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Oh and whoever said that the TACO V11-3447 Rub rail is correct for these 80 style CC's obviously never put it on one, because its over a half inch shorter, and about 3/8" narrower in profile than what came on these boats originally. I have to try and rehabilitate the existing rub rail, as theres no way the V11-3447 will work. Yet another fun project cause mine has some pretty rough sections to it. I've got 50 feet of the 3447 if someone needs it for some other series of boat. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 4:52pm
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The rubrail got bigger in 87 on the SN. That might be the earlier, smaller one? ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 4:54pm
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Looking good Marc... are you doing the stringers as well? Like you said, they were pretty ugly when I looked at the boat. What are the plans for the motorbox? I think the rubrail quoted would work on a Ski Tique or earlier Ski Nautique (pre-87)... they grew on the SN in the later 80's. Pretty sure the BFN always got the larger rub rail size, as our '79 is pretty big. ------------- |
Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: June-26-2013 at 5:09pm
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The primary ones don't seem bad at all, they are not touching foam like the SN's do but those little flimsy secondary ones are wasted. When the engine and tranny comes out the secondary ones will get replaced, at least up to the pylon area and I'll have to dig into the primary ones to see how good or bad they are, but i don't think I'm going to do anyuhting to them, unless they are real bad. I'm going to make up a new motorbox, out of either fiberboard and glass, or styrofoam and glass. (cover Pete's eyes so he can't read this) I'm going to model it after the 2012 Andy Maple doghouse, a little flatter and squarer than the originals, and possible with the plexiglass window on the upper rear faces. I picked up some 1/2 pvc tubing and fittings so I can start forming the basic shape so I can see just how much space I'm going to need. Once the framework is glues together I'll stick some foam board to them to get a shell, then I'll start glassing over that, and finally apply some gelcoat on the inside and outside. Thats the plan today anyways. |
Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: July-09-2013 at 12:36pm
A little more progress hull is all striped up, the dash is regelled black and the windshield is back on. I cracked the drivers side glass though. 
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Posted By: bhectus
Date Posted: July-09-2013 at 1:34pm
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Looking good Marc! I just sold my '87 BFN but I have a NOS dash panel if you are interested. Got it from Zach @ N3 last year and intended on putting in but never got around to it. Would look great in yours! PM me for details and pics. ------------- '02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold '87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: December-15-2013 at 6:28pm
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Here it is from a couple of months ago as the rub rail rope was going on. Now its sitting under multiple covers with 8 inches of snow on it as of this morning. Oh well can't upload an image for some reason server takes it but won't link it to the post? |