1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

[dozerII]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Looking real cj, you will be splashing her in no time.

 

[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Nice work CJ, coming along well.

Looking real cj, you will be splashing her in no time.

Thanks WnW and Glen. My goal is for a splash sometime next month. :joyous:

Jumpin' Jiminy - She's looking good, CJ. Did she always have a flat floor instead of the step down into the cabin? I like the flat/no step floor.

Thanks GA. I believe all the Chiefs are flat up to the door, then they step down. The Islanders are the ones that step down. I'm not sure about the starchiefs, but I think they are flat also. I did extend the step down inside the cabin.... it was the only way I could fit through the cabin bow hatch. lol

You sure tore into the Chief this month, the weather must be cooperating for you there. Everything is looking great CJ. The side panels going to have the same vinyl too?

Thanks Watermann. I'm getting just a little too much blue going on in there, so I'm going to do white with a blue stripe on the side panels.

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Thanks WnW and Glen. My goal is for a splash sometime next month. :joyous:




Thanks GA. I believe all the Chiefs are flat up to the door, then they step down. The Islanders are the ones that step down. I'm not sure about the starchiefs, but I think they are flat also. I did extend the step down inside the cabin.... it was the only way I could fit through the cabin bow hatch.

Hopefully all goes well and you meet your deadline. Interesting on the decks on the Chiefs. My deck was and still is completely flat from bow to stern with no step down, and from the rivets inside the cabin bins they have never been modified.

 

[crankbait cowboy]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

lookin good cj and nice progress. white n blue should like good on the sides

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

I thought all the big cabin SCs had the stepped floor. I guess I was looking at Islanders. :doh:

 

[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Hopefully all goes well and you meet your deadline. Interesting on the decks on the Chiefs. My deck was and still is completely flat from bow to stern with no step down, and from the rivets inside the cabin bins they have never been modified.

I thought you had a 21 Chief WnW. Do you have a Starchief?

lookin good cj and nice progress. white n blue should like good on the sides

Thanks cowboy!

I thought all the big cabin SCs had the stepped floor. I guess I was looking at Islanders. :doh:

I'm not sure GA. I thought all the islanders had the step down between the seats that continued on into the cabin. I also thought all the Chiefs had the step down starting in the cabin.



The weather around here is gorgeous and very pleasant tin building temps. The seat boxes are complete.

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I still need to do some wiring, fuel hoses, and mount the gas tanks before the seat boxes get screwed down.

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The side panels are done, but aren't mounted yet.

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[barato2]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

lookin great there. i especially like those seat boxes.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

She's turning out great, CJ! Boxes, side panels, everything.

On the step floors - I've probably been looking at too many topless Islanders in Midland, Michigan.

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

I thought you had a 21 Chief WnW. Do you have a Starchief?

No, not a Starchief, tag shows it is a Chieftain V I/O.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

She is turning out awesome cj, real good job on the Nautolex, and vinyl work.

 

[classiccat]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

It looks like you're on the home-stretch CJ! great job man! Lookin' really good! :thumb:

 

[tgp***]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Very Nice!

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Nice progress man!!! Very sharp... I think I heard it saying "splash me".... "splash me"!! So ya must be getting close!!!

J.

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Looking good CJ, those gas lines are a bit of a sticker shock, at least they were for me. Your almost to the battery placement stage now.

I was wondering what your using to cover up all your hard work between sessions.

 

[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

lookin great there. i especially like those seat boxes.

Thanks B2

She's turning out great, CJ! Boxes, side panels, everything.

On the step floors - I've probably been looking at too many topless Islanders in Midland, Michigan.

Lol GA. I was up there last week and didn't see a single topless Islander ... just 4" of snow on Monday night

No, not a Starchief, tag shows it is a Chieftain V I/O.

Interesting WnW. I'm going to have go back through your thread and check out your pictures.

She is turning out awesome cj, real good job on the Nautolex, and vinyl work.

That's high praise coming from you Glen. I think everyone would agree your builds are da bomb. You're one of the reasons I'm trying to learn all this vinyl work.

It looks like you're on the home-stretch CJ! great job man! Lookin' really good! :thumb:

Very Nice!

Thanks BF and tgp

Nice progress man!!! Very sharp... I think I heard it saying "splash me".... "splash me"!! So ya must be getting close!!!

J.

Thanks Jim. I've not even made a splash list yet... so still a ways to go.

Looking good CJ, those gas lines are a bit of a sticker shock, at least they were for me. Your almost to the battery placement stage now.

I was wondering what your using to cover up all your hard work between sessions.

Thanks H20. I agree those gas lines are expensive. I ordered 10' of filler from iboats at I think $7/foot which was a pretty good price. Now, for the battery placement.... that's gonna be a head scratcher for sure and probably will take the next few months to work out. LOL

I've been using a cheap throw away tarp to cover her up between work sessions. I really need to buy or build a nice cover. Since the big boat covers are expensive and hard to find, maybe I should just build one :happy:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Thanks H20. I agree those gas lines are expensive. I ordered 10' of filler from iboats at I think $7/foot which was a pretty good price. Now, for the battery placement.... that's gonna be a head scratcher for sure and probably will take the next few months to work out. LOL

I've been using a cheap throw away tarp to cover her up between work sessions. I really need to buy or build a nice cover. Since the big boat covers are expensive and hard to find, maybe I should just build one :happy:

Sounds like you missed your chance to talk batteries with someone. All the sewing you've doing is practice for the Big Kahuna - A full boat cover. I wish I could sew without having a finger permanently stitched to the work piece.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Hey cj, the upholstery is really not that hard, more intimidating than anything. Your doing a super job for your first try, wait till you see the results after you do 4 or 5 of these project boats!! Covers are a little difficult, but not terrible, I have not made one from scratch but use the H/D Classic cover from Walmart as a start then custom fit it with snaps and some sewing for a good tight fit.

 

[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Sounds like you missed your chance to talk batteries with someone. All the sewing you've doing is practice for the Big Kahuna - A full boat cover. I wish I could sew without having a finger permanently stitched to the work piece.

You can sew with 9 fingers so no worries GA.... just leave that finger permanently stiched and give er a try.

Hey cj, the upholstery is really not that hard, more intimidating than anything. Your doing a super job for your first try, wait till you see the results after you do 4 or 5 of these project boats!! Covers are a little difficult, but not terrible, I have not made one from scratch but use the H/D Classic cover from Walmart as a start then custom fit it with snaps and some sewing for a good tight fit.

I agree with you Glen. It's not that hard as long as you cut straight and take your time. I found that I actually enjoyed it.

That's a great ideal about customizing a Walmart cover. Thanks!

 

[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

Some progress for today:

Gas tanks and hoses going in

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Do you all think I'll have any trouble with my fill hose? That's a pretty big bend...

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Easy side done

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Hard side done.... that was a lot going on with the starboard side. All those wires, hoses, controls, and steering stuff. I'm glad that's done!

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[cj8mule]

Re: 1974 Chieftan 21' 165 Mercruiser I/O

cont...

Seats are mounted. I cut some threads into the aluminum bar and used some 3/8" bolts.

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I've been putting it off, but I guess it's time to work on getting that transom mounted.

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