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  1. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    That's what I've been thinking as of late. New Wema sending unit to replace the old float sending unit - hasn't been very accurate and the cork is crumbling anyway. Any advice on cleaning the inside of the tank?
  2. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    The tank is still factory installed (haven’t removed it yet) so whatever wiggle room is in there is what Wellcraft decided.
  3. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Slowly making progress but going to have to wrap it up soon for the season due to weather. Wanted to field advice on the fuel tank. It’s a Moeller 36 gallon. They don’t appear to make this model anymore - it’s been almost 30 years so I’m not surprised. Dims are 48” x 29” x 8” to main top surface...
  4. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Made some more progress on the boat. This time on the hull. The boat had about 35 bizarre patches in the sides. I’m guessing they were from holes for snaps that were removed. Crazy amount of excess material if so. Anyway, I sanded all that material off, sunk the holes a little below the surface...
  5. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Another question - the fuel tank: it's a plastic tank. Any reason not to inspect/clean and reinstall it? Definitely planning on installing new fuel lines and a new sending unit.
  6. AirJordan613

    Polyester resin peanut butter

    Thanks. So, for example, if I use poly-based PB to glue the floor to the stringers, it'll still fully cure?
  7. AirJordan613

    Polyester resin peanut butter

    To bond stringers to the hull, I’m thinking of using polyester resin PB. Would I need a wax additive to have the poly PB fully cure? I understand the wax is needed in a final layer of poly layup, but not sure how that applies to poly PB. TIA
  8. AirJordan613

    Mercruiser 5.0 vortec / 4bbl upgrade

    I currently have my motor out of my boat while I do floor and stringer repairs, and thought it might be a decent time to do some motor upgrades while it’s out. It’s a ‘93 5.0/305 Merc 2bbl. Does anyone have part numbers and/or links for the parts needed to upgrade to vortec heads (ideally with...
  9. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Question - is it possible to trail this boat about 20 miles with the stringers cut out? Motor and outdrive are already out. Trailer has four bunks supporting the hull. Basically, getting too cold here to install the new stringers this year, but I'd like to keep going with the demo work. I...
  10. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Not a great spot to decap. Nor do I really have the interest in the first place. Currently thinking of cutting out the nonskid portion of that integrated bow section which should hopefully give enough access to the bow stringers, replace the stringers, reattach the piece I cut out (probably...
  11. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    The boat doesn’t fit in my garage, unfortunately. I have two single doors that are each too narrow, and a ceiling that’s far too low.
  12. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Might be the best way, but probably not feasible in my application. I have limited space to work in as-is, and it could easily get broken.
  13. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Well, got some demo done and it seems like a mixed bag. Decent wood where I expected bad, bad wood where I expected good. Floor was much more gone than I expected, but the transom is much better than I expected. The bow section of stringers are definitely bad - they’re like mulch, and it’s not...
  14. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    Will definitely check. Going to drill and/or peel the skin off some test spots. Still assuming I'm going to be doing the transom, stringers, and motor mounts. But I suppose there's still a tiny chance we'll be surprised.
  15. AirJordan613

    1993 Wellcraft Eclipse196S Rebuild

    And so, it begins. I previously started a thread about a seat replacement options, but I'll make this my dedicated build thread. The impetus here is my rotten floor, so as minimum we have a floor replacement and a freshening of the interior. As you can see in the pictures, a previous owner...
  16. AirJordan613

    Captain's Chair Pedestal and Carpet

    That looks great! My steering wheel / console is already pretty low, so my original thought was to build up the bulk strength for it underneath the floor rather than adding a lot of extra height. Though I believe the original floor is 1/2", I'm planning to use 3/4" and thought I'd PB/epoxy and...
  17. AirJordan613

    Captain's Chair Pedestal and Carpet

    I don’t think I’m in denial, we’ll see how it goes when the floor comes up. Sort of a hope for the best, mentally prepare for the worst kind of situation. One step at a time. Most of the floor is still solid. I have one roughly 6” x 6” soft spot and a patched spot from a prior owner that I'd...
  18. AirJordan613

    Captain's Chair Pedestal and Carpet

    That looks good! Anything special to keep the carpet from fraying around the disks? Did you use lag bolts for the seats? Boat is a ‘93 Wellcraft 196 Eclipse with a pre-vortec 5.0 Merc 2BBL. I just drilled a hole in the transom for a transducer wire. Filled that hole with PB then running the...
  19. AirJordan613

    Captain's Chair Pedestal and Carpet

    Hi, I'm soon to be starting on a floor replacement project on my boat. The floor is carpeted, and I plan on recarpeting after the new floor is in. The boat currently has back-to-back seating that we'd like to replace with a captain's chair for the driver. Do I need to cut the carpet around...
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