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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    So here's a better picture of the windshield and how bad it's cracked. We tried removing the rivets holding the frame together, but the obscene amount of corrosion had basically welded everything together. When in doubt, head to the saw: No bueno. Cannot get the above to separate AT ALL...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    on the windshield, you can see the middle pain is "smashed". So trip to home depot to snag some acrylic glass? Researching says that the seal holding the glass to the window is called a glaze. We need to pull the edge panes because they popped out of the seal when we were removing the...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Apparently finish off the deck wasn't big enough news. Today we were just trucking along, trying to figure out what the next step in the plan was. Maybe work on the wiring, maybe get the second side panel in... Look at the bow of the boat, see if that needs to be fixed... Realize it's a...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    When we first started this project, we thought it'd be easy to plow through it for 4 months and get 'er done. DON'T be fooled friends, sometimes you have to take a 2-3 week break to recharge the engines. After getting the engine running (2 weeks of work >.<), we finally got back into the boat...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    MORE PROGRESS COMRADES. Although, it just looks like we're repeating the same thing over and over again -.- Let the boat sit for 7 days to dry. Paint at this point couldn't be scratched with a fingernail, so we were quite pleased with that. Temps high of 80 and low of 40 over the week. Mostly...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Wyatt shot the paint this weekend while I was at a wedding with the hardener!! Paint looks good, but man that paint smells BAD. So glad we were wearing respirators because that stuff is nasty. The hardener did not make the paint shiny either! Still a little soft to the touch, so we're...
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    Identify 120 vs 140 mercruiser

    Morning! So during our rebuild, we realized the exhaust manifold on our engine is actually from a 120hp. Unfortunately, I've already thrown a 140hp head gasket replacement on it >.< SN of engine is 2769040. on boatinfo.no it doesn't differentiate between the 120 and the 140... Does anyone...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Little bit of a science experiment going on last night... The copper wire was badly corroded (like black), so I took some vinegar, filled a jar, and dropped the stripped wire into it. Left it overnight (way overkill), and came back the next morning. Used a brass brush and got the copper shine...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Tonight we made more progress than we thought we would! Second coat of primer going on. No rain today, and the temp was 63F, so we decided to go for it. Temp will hit 45F tonight, but hey what's a couple degrees below 50F. Safety first! Also sprayed a layer on top of the gunnel. We had wet...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Been a while since the last update :( Easter is suuuuper busy. Wyatt is quite skilled with the hand tools... so he used the skill saw to cut 3/4" we're using for the sidewalls. We're doing 15" from the deck for sidewell space, and 22" to hit the top of the stern gunnel. We're planning on...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    More progress comrades! Engine header torqued down to 90 ft-lbs. Followed proper torquing procedure. Before putting header on, we did a 5 minute wipe down of the cylinder walls with WD40 & TONS of compressed air around the rings to dislodge any aluminum oxide that may have fallen in there...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Making progress. You'll remember we had rust on the 3/4 intake. So the valves had to come out. Got a spring compressor from amazon, whacked the top of the spring with a 14mm socket and a rubber mallet at least 15 times,and eventually the retainers came out! Spent an hour removing rust and we...
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    Mercruiser 140 Rochester 2 Barrel Carb pics

    Ok guys.... We did it. 12 hours of scrubbing + trying to figure out how to put it back together, we made it happen: Couple things still to do: 1) adjust the choke so it moves more freely. Right now it's a little sticky. 2) find a spring for the fuel filter. Ours didn't have one. Also, this...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    We're going to try to get more foam in :) We estimate that we need 1000 lb of flotation. boat with everything + trailer at weigh station was 2200 lbs. We're thinking the engine is 400 and boat is 600-700. With adding foam to the bow and sidewalls we should be able to get another sheet in for...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    More progress. Hours people. Hours. Laughing is good for the soul. After sanding for hours we finally said screw it. Moving onto something else to give our ears a break. Cutting 8' rectangles for the foam. Riemann Sums anyone?!? Where my engineers at! This was a painsticking process as the...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Huge progress over the last couple days. Lots of late nights! Getting the stainless hardware bolted through the transom. Used a generous glob of 5200 so that the threads touching the transom wood would also seal up to prevent water intrusion. Riveted all the stringers down again. Drilled out...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Started working on patching "a few" of the holes the previous owner left. Using .1" aluminum in the back with JB-Weld and/or Loctite 5 min epoxy. Doing some experimenting what method works best. Will keep y'all posted on the progress. the gluvit set up nicely. It's hard and appears to have...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    Attaching two more, We had a small fracture on the port side of the bow, so while we had the gluvit open, we drilled out the ends of the crack with a 5/64" drill bit, and put gluvit on the inside. It flowed from inside to out, and will undoubtedly form a water tight seal :) It's hard to see...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    PROGRESS TODAY. YUUGEEEE. First hour, back to home depot for closed cell foam, self etching primer (2 cans for 20 sq ft), and paint stripper. So.... citristrip... mehhhhhhhhh. Waited 45 minutes in 48F weather, and it did ok. Definitely needed a drill with 60 grit attachment to work it in...
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    '76 Holiday i/o 18' Fishing Rebuild (pic heavy!)

    It looks like the bow has vinyl riveted to the hull.... Has anyone ever torn theirs off? Can't seem to find the correct google search on if removing that vinyl requires pop rivets into the hull?
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