Re: 16' Nescher ski boat complete restore
Re: 16' Nescher ski boat complete restore
I wish you guys were closer, I could have you over for steaks....that of course would probably happen to be on the same day I flip the boat! If no one hears from me on here again.....I didn't make it out of Bass Pro alive! I can't believe I have to go there on the Sunday before Christmas! Well I'm going to head up there right at opening, try to get two bolster brackets and make a run for it! Here is a quick update on what I worked on yesterday. I put on and sanded off a couple of layers of bondo on the fender....I just about have the shape right....just need to put on a skim coat and work it out with 80 grit. The fender was slightly concave in the center....so I went ahead and filled that too. I think they should look pretty cool when they are done.
I also found this little grommet at Ace, I think I will use them on all the places where the wires go through the frame. I figure its good insurance for .50$
I also worked on putting in the longer bunk boards. I went by Academy thinking I could get the bolsters there....no all they had were the 10" not the 8" I need. So I thought surely the 10" will work right....no, hence the trip to bass pro. While I was working on that, I found out that one of the bunk boards wasn't "strait" relative to the trailer. So I had to unbolt the bracket, then slot the hole with the torch.....then put it back on. Once I had that done I was measuring to make sure I had the boat on the trailer "square". I kept thinking the bow roller bracket looked like it was leaning to the right....I check it, yep square to the channel its welded to....hmmmm.....finally figured out that cannel had a twist in it....so I cut 3 sides of the bracket loose, straitened it out, then welded it back! The last thing I did was mark where the new bunk bolster go....used the old string line method!
Oh and by the way?.the bolts I bought for the bolster brackets were too short too?so back to ace! Hopefully today will go a bit smoother!
