16' Nescher ski boat complete restore- SPLASHED!!

[archbuilder]

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I forgot to mention, I also found a set of infinity 6x9's (marine) that I took out of my old boat...I really should clean my garage more often, I was actually looking for a part for the sprayer......anyhow I now have a couple of good speakers (hardly used them in the old boat).

 

[BobsGlasstream]

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Hey arch,
It's always good when you find stuff you can use that you don't have to buy again.
Nothing really surprises me anymore, We all regress and rethink our projects from time to time.
I'm sure it will work out right for you.
Bring on the new pic's.
Bob

 

[archbuilder]

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Ok I finished up the seat frames today...sort of, still need to deal with the corners under the seat bottoms, but I at least have some complete seat frames! I feel like I should be posting on a woodworking thread after 3 days of jig saw, band saw, table saw and the belt sander! Overall things worked out nice... here are a couple of shots of the seats:

And a couple of the controls....worked out nice, I think it will allow me to cleanly route the control cables and wiring into the gunnel.

I need to work on the seat base corners, need some kind of radius on them....then I'm going to seal them with the system 3 epoxy and send them off to the upholster. Hopefully next weekend will be pain prep. I have a video that is uploading too.....why does that always take so long! Hope the rest of you had a productive weekend!

 

[archbuilder]

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Here is the latest video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X1Cg0bZv78

 

[BobsGlasstream]

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Looks good arch.
Bob

 

[Friscoboater]

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At least Murphy stayed away fro you. He was visiting me today.

 

[archbuilder]

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He came by yesterday, but I hit him with the belt sander a couple of times! I think it was Micks weekend to watch him!

 

[Friscoboater]

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All I have to say is I am ready for a new day. You boat is looking great by the way.

 

[archbuilder]

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I hear you...anything but building seats! That has been the most frustrating part of the entire project...but I'll keep working on it and see what happens!

 

[ezmobee]

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In my build, the interior stuff has been by far the most tedious. Just finished a long battle with the windshield mouting and lining up, and am currently fighting a battle with dash panels made from King Starboard that I just found out you can't paint or glue

 

[SKIBUM1M]

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I agree arch. I just finished building my seats and it was a bear. Looking good as usual

 

[archbuilder]

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Thanks, been taking a break from the boat for the last couple days, need to get some stuff done in the yard. Should be getting back to the boat soon!

 

[archbuilder]

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I just put some of the system three clear coat epoxy on the some of the seat frame. Looks like it is going to work nice to seal up the plywood. I need more so naturally I had to order it. My local supplier only had one kit. I'm also going to try to round up the material to round the corners on the seat bases tomorrow. The plan right now is to focus on the fenders, gauges, and seat frames this weekend. Hopefully that will get me back on track for paint in a week or so. Oh I also ordered new stickers for Max, fired him up again just for grins on Monday.....awesome sound

 

[archbuilder]

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I made some progress tonight....sanded and preped the fenders for paint (hopefully tomorrow or Sunday evening). I also worked on adding a 1-1/2" radius cabinet corner to the seat frames.....I hate this stuff every time I use it! To make things worse my seat corners are slightly out of square. After a couple of mock-ups and head scratching I have decided to make some "plinth blocks" to back up the corner trim. I'll post some pics tomorrow, I had to glue up the material for the plinth blocks tonight. I also stopped by the paint place and traded some gold bars for a quart of red metallic paint (hopefully the last quart!) I also picked up some other misc. supplies while I was there. I still need to get Max's paint, but I did order his new stickers today. They should look great! I'm also hoping to pic out the upholstery colors next week....they have a "carbon fiber" look one that I think might be pretty cool. I need to get the fenders painted so I can take one up there as a "paint sample" along with some carpet to figure out the vinyl colors.

 

[archbuilder]

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Well my plinth block worked. After I trimmed down the stock I glued up last night, I fiddled with cutting a 45 degree miter on it till I got it the right width. 1" seems to be the right lenght for the 45 leg...need to write that down somewhere for next time! Here are a couple of shot of the sequence.

 

[archbuilder]

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Well my plinth block worked. After I trimmed down the stock I glued up last night, then I fiddled with cutting a 45 degree miter on it till I got it the right width. 1" seems to be the right length for the 45 leg...need to write that down somewhere for next time! Here are a couple of shot of the sequence.

Here is a shot of one of the seats with the system three epoxy on it, and a non treated piece. It really soaks in, takes about 18 hours to get hard. I probally should do two coats, but I figure one is better than nothing....and it is pretty pricey. I figure I will hit it with two coats around the seat bases.

 

[MTribe08]

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Gotta admit..thats some nice looking work!

 

[archbuilder]

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Thanks Mtribe.....sometimes it comes out great, sometimes it doesn't! I fought with the fenders all afternoon. I almost caught one Bob, its not Murphy....Gremlins, just like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons.....maybe I should hire the Road Runner to get rid of them? I was ready to try a 12 ga after the sealer crazed on me...have no idea why that happened...anyhow wet sanded it out, re sealed and painted them....close enough!

I'd like to get some clear on the seats, but I'm beat.....so maybe tomorrow afternoon.....I'd like to drill the gauges too if I have time. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

[funk6294]

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Arch, that boat is looking really good. Was reading about your audio challenges and was curious if you were purchasing a head unit just to use as an amp and control for your xm or do you listen to the radio as well. If it is primarily XM or an Ipod then you might just consider using an amp with an RCA volume control (see link for example of one). I use a set up like that in my Rhino with my xm and it has been flawless and provides plenty of power to the speakers to overcome wind and engine noise.

http://www.amazon.com/Peripheral-PRC1-RCA-Level-Controller/dp/B001AK3HLI

 

[archbuilder]

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Thanks for the idea....that might be a good route for me to go. I like the idea of local radio, but rarely use it.