Search results

  1. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Thanks Tim for the explanation. Thats super helpful, we are looking at what our options are, we have gotten quotes for custom built seats for like 2,400 but think we can do it for cheaper if we piecemeal it like you did. I like the idea of building the frames out of wood and sealing them with...
  2. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    This is great news. I still need to stop into the store but am grateful to have something so close by. Wood I think we are going to be lucky with this project. The glass on the outside is in pretty good shape. No promises for the wood underneath, but at the very least I can put the new 2x6 in...
  3. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Update, I finished mounting the hull cradle to the trailer and am pretty happy with how it snugged up, I dont think we are going to have any problems with the Hull sagging without the cap. I used a mixture of a circular saw and Jig saw to cut the boat profile. This year of Centurion had a...
  4. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Thanks for the comments! No real progress on the engine this weekend, we were out in the mountains back country skiing. We got 20+ in over the 3 days, pretty awesome. I got some work done on the boat frame last week and we should be able to support the hull, and start separating the cap this...
  5. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Alright, another day, a little progress. The beginning of this feels like the proverbial frog climbing out of the well, 2 steps forward, slide 1 step back. But its a labor of love, and I'm becoming overly attached to this boat, even in its stripped down form. So to the updates. I did my leak...
  6. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Hey All, I got some of the pictures off my camera but realized I didn't take any final deconstruction pictures. BUT I did do a leak down test on the engine and got some interesting results. So since I dont have a starter or anything, I did the test cold, Does anyone know what the numbers...
  7. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Hey All! Sorry for not updating at all last week, work got a bit crazy for me but I was able to put in a few hours in the afternoons and got some small progress done on the boat. So here we go! I followed boedekerj's advice and got a scope, pretty nifty little camera that was cheap and showed...
  8. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    DRS4164 and devildogae Thanks for the compliments on the hoist. The rope hoist worked to pull the engine out but I wasn't able to hold the weight with just my fingers on the rope, shouldn't be any surprise there. So I went to Home Depot and bought a strap puller which replaced the pulley...
  9. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Over this past week I put together a gantry hoist system that I had found from Frank Howarth, who has some cool design and build videos and has been using his for a long time. I reinforced mine in a few more places than he did, but overall same concept, and am pretty happy with it...
  10. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    Some extra pictures of the engine that I took
  11. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    some pics of the freeze plugs
  12. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    garbageguy I tried to upload pictures with the original post. I can see them. I have attached some to this post as well. Show stoppers are definitely something that I've thought a lot about, but after buying this for $700 I'm not too worried about spending some money on it. Worst case is I...
  13. ACon977

    1987 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II - First Time Rebuild - Floor, Engine, Dash, etc.

    I've read the forum boards on this site a lot over the past couple years in preparation for my own rebuild, and finally found a boat to work on! I've been around boats all my life, but never something that needed an overhaul like this one. Very excited for the challenge and opportunity to learn...
  14. ACon977

    New post not uploading

    New to posting on iBoats but have been reading these forums for a few years. I started a restoration project but when I try to create a thread it just clears the input boxes and does nothing.
View older results
Top