1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

I hope you took your Midol! Got any lumps from the skillet?

It does look real good! Either way!!!!! :thumb:

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Dang she is a machine of perfect balance. :thumb:

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Really looks great! The bow rails are perfect. She certainly will turn a lot of heads.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

I like that you are joining the "mind changer's" club!!! The black strips on either side make it look nice and Purdy though...

Glad to see ya man'd up and just went ahead anyway.... just tell the Admiral it's the heart pills makin' ya do it if she balks!!

Rock on man!

Ok... so other than the jump seats..... what's left then?????

J.

I hope you took your Midol! Got any lumps from the skillet?

It does look real good! Either way!!!!!

Dang she is a machine of perfect balance. :thumb:

Really looks great! The bow rails are perfect. She certainly will turn a lot of heads.

Thanks for all the compliments Guys, the short list!!! I guess we are getting close to that.

1. Vinyl seat boxes.
2. Make cushions for rear seats
3. Install trim pump and hoses
4. Install blower and hoses
5. Install fuel tank, hoses and water separating filter
6. Install trolling motor, battery and wiring
7. Install anchor bracket and retrieve system
8. Finish wiring
9. Go through out/ drive install new water pump and then the drive.
10.Install new axle on trailer
11.Wire trailer

SPLASH

 

[myboat@i]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Just a little more compromise on her part huh,LOL I new you could do it, looks good and wow do those bow rails ever make it shine

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Thanks for all the compliments Guys, the short list!!! I guess we are getting close to that.

1. Vinyl seat boxes.
2. Make cushions for rear seats
3. Install trim pump and hoses
4. Install blower and hoses
5. Install fuel tank, hoses and water separating filter
6. Install trolling motor, battery and wiring
7. Install anchor bracket and retrieve system
8. Finish wiring
9. Go through out/ drive install new water pump and then the drive.
10.Install new axle on trailer
11.Wire trailer

SPLASH

Man at the rate yur going you should have this all done by Wednesday!!!!

Nice short list... almost there!

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Just a little more compromise on her part huh,LOL I new you could do it, looks good and wow do those bow rails ever make it shine

Thanks Bro.

Man at the rate yur going you should have this all done by Wednesday!!!!

Nice short list... almost there!

Nope not by Wednesday, I'm back to work tomorrow.

 

[crankbait cowboy]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

super work dozer, i see you mention bending your bow rails. got any insight as to how you did that?

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

super work dozer, i see you mention bending your bow rails. got any insight as to how you did that?

I used a 3/4"conduit bender with a layer of upholstery vinyl wrapped on the 7/8 tube to keep it from marring the surface. The first bends are 30 degree's and the bow curve is lust a bunch of little tweaks to get the bow shape.

 

[barato2]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

"as ye sow, so shall ye reap"

Glen, you'll get yours for all the slobber you make me drop on my keyboard, when you can't fish in peace cuz of people coming from across the lake to check out your boat, all day long. that thing just looks friggin AWESOME. if it were at a boat show, it would drag all the traffic away from the new boats. Starcraft should feature it in an ad.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

"as ye sow, so shall ye reap"

Glen, you'll get yours for all the slobber you make me drop on my keyboard, when you can't fish in peace cuz of people coming from across the lake to check out your boat, all day long. that thing just looks friggin AWESOME. if it were at a boat show, it would drag all the traffic away from the new boats. Starcraft should feature it in an ad.

Your too kind B2 thanks a bunch.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

List update. Green is complete.

1. Vinyl seat boxes.
2. Make cushions for rear seats
3. Install trim pump and hoses
4. Install blower and hoses
5. Install fuel tank, hoses and water separating filter
6. Install trolling motor, battery and wiring
7. Install anchor bracket and retrieve system
8. Finish wiring
9. Go through out/ drive install new water pump and then the drive.
10.Install new axle on trailer
11.Wire trailer

SPLASH

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

More progress... nice!

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Pictures to prove it,




And I gotta send a big thanks to Budski for this idea, the StarCraft decals on the backs of the seats, I think it ties it all together.

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Man that is one sweet looking rig! Gotta say... all the other rigs have given you mad skills! This one is as near to perfection as it gets... not sure how you will ever top this one!!!

Jim

 

[barato2]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

trust me, he probably will......

 

[budski]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

You're welcome Glen, those look even better than the ones I had made, I like the seat boxes coming together really nice should look awesome when the seat cushions are done.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Ok someone has to clue me in is that just vinyl decaling on the back of the seats?

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Ok someone has to clue me in is that just vinyl decaling on the back of the seats?

Yep ^^^
Search thru budski's last 2 builds. In there somewhere is him kind of burnishing the vinyl lettering down so that it imprints into the texture of the vinyl. Burnish may not be the right word, but budski's got a pix posted of him doing the rub down.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Yep ^^^
Search thru budski's last 2 builds. In there somewhere is him kind of burnishing the vinyl lettering down so that it imprints into the texture of the vinyl. Burnish may not be the right word, but budski's got a pix posted of him doing the rub down.

Thanks JB dagumit now I am considering attempting it with a couple of STARMADA logos.