1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

I got the flooring rough cut today to get an idea of how it will look, i like it.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Good looking!

Before: It was a hull

After: Now it's a Boat!

 

[evolution1985]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Great to hear about the cars, I had hail damage on one of mine once, not much fun.....
That looks great, your really on your way now. THUMBS UP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

thanks guys im going to get it glued down tomorrow and im trying to line people up to get the cap sat back on Saturday, so hopefully it all pans out

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

wow sorry ive been mia for a while just been busy with cars and the boat every chance i can get, but here's a quick picture to hold you all off for a day or two until i get a chance to upload more, its slowly getting there and i hope everybody else is about done as well because its that time of the year.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Looking real NICE!

you are getting close to the "s" day...

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

im wanting to go thru hull with my exhaust since im missing parts to the y pipe anyways but i dont know where my waterline is just floating, so does anybody know if this would be too low as its the same model exept i want to do straight cut tips with internal flappers and external flappers as well to keep water out. any help would be great. Since this is an uncommon boat i cant find any info.

 

[chris.j.marshall]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

I recently found out that my Cheetah 166 has a twin out there manufactured under the name "Marquis Riviera". I'm guessing the manufacturer had two lines own boats because the hulls are dead on. Try looking for Marquis boats for more possible examples.

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

I wasn't able to find anything but I've decided to just do the thru prop exhaust for now

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

wow been almost 5 months without an update, not much done on the boat but i have taken on other projects so i will post a big update sometime this weekend on everything

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

since it has been so long since I have done any update at all here we go with a few things

I eventually got to the point of needing a good air compressor to keep up with my sander and a place to get the boat off of the trailer so off to my dads shop it went.

once there we just worked under the barn lean too until it was time to come off the trailer we got it all sanded down fixed some cracks and got a little primekote on as well as mounted pull up cleats

then it was off the trailer it came, a lot easier than i thought it would have been, now time to fix the cracks from the bottom side now from the rot where it flexed on the bunks in a few spots, it really sucks glassing upside down BTW

and that's about where were at as far as the boat goes we had a solid month of 100+ degrees and we just got burned out on the project but its cooling off now so about time to get back on it here soon. but in the meantime we have worked on the trailer when we had the time and cut some of the wood for the interior and took it to the upholstery guy

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

here is a shot of the nautolex layed down and the access door and ski locker lid as well as my new gauges, still need to order the hour meter though and do a little work on the dash and paint it

once i started grinding the cracked tip of the bow away there was no saving it so i just cut it off and rebuilt it with some 1708 and some 1.5 csm came out fairly good once i used a little gelcoat and did a final sand you cant even tell now

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

that's it boat wise so here is a new project that goes along with the boat that i purchased a few months ago for $800 its a 93 coleman destiny cedar popup everything works just needs some cleaning and new wood in the beds which is going to be done this winter and going ahead and replacing the vinyl flooring while were at it, a/c blows cold it has a sink a three burner stove that can be used inside or outside and quite a few outlets for misc electronic and even has an awning

the day we went and looked at it

backside

frontside with the stove outside and the awning out

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

and finally my last projects i have taken on i bought two motorcycles one for me and one for my wife so when were not on the water we can go for some rides in the country i bought my wife a 94 honda nighthawk 250 for $100 and i got myself a 72 honda cb350f for $200, her bike we built more bobber style which is now down while mine will be going old school cafe style somewhat but wont be done for a while

the day we brought hers home

how it looks now

her first time riding it down our street before we registered it and got her a helmet etc.

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

and now onto my bike when i first bought it someone did a very rigged hardtail where they just welded bars from the front half of the frame onto the swing arm and it also had a jockey shift and rigged up forward controls

the day i picked it up

fabricated a stock style rear section back onto it

how it is currently sitting awaiting money to order a lot of parts to finish fabrication and paint etc.

 

[Struc]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Wow! That's all I can say. I can barely keep up with my house and boat, much less adding all those other projects.

Boat looks great - can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Thanks and yea it is a lot of work but i work on one until I'm burnt out or finished then switch to another one to keep me from getting burnt out and giving up on it. and what happened to this place its like a ghost town or is it still warm in some places so everyone is still outside, its currently 45degrees here and I'm not too thrilled about it, but it means more time in the garage and less time playing with toys.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

Ghost town.. Nah mid am Saturday

Nice work on the cycles & the camper. Good to see ya back after the Cheetah..... Strange weekend cooling here too, back up in temps next week though.....

Have a great weekend.

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

I have had no motivation to work on the boat lately but the trailer is finally done with new bushings, bolts, bunks, brake actuator and lines, etc. If my back starts to feel better soon ill get back on the boat so i can get it back on a trailer soon and hopefully it might get me motivated to get it done this season. only thing left on the trailer is get a spare and powder coat the wheels satin black, but i can at least pull it again finally.

I also finally put a leveling kit on my fummins, now to get my other wheels powder coated for it and build my bumpers and it will look a lot better as well.

 

[DustinJean]

Re: 1989 Cheetah 210es restore - not looking forward to this

also what kind of paint has everyone used on their aluminum window frames? their satin/matte black but typical scuffs and chipping so they need repainted