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TRBenj 
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 Posted: February-04-2014 at 9:13am |
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Looks much better. Would you mind grabbing some stringer width dimensions for us? Centerline to centerline on the mains and secondaries would be great (I assume they stay a constant width front to back).
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dangerwil
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Posted: February-04-2014 at 2:15am |
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I got in some more grinding time and then gave everything a good rinse.
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-25-2014 at 6:59pm |
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Well finished grinding the bilge today and did a little cleanup.
Then I decided to take a look at the shaft thru hull fitting that was delaminating in the back. OOOOPPPPSSS! Hope that is not a bad thing.  
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-24-2014 at 3:22am |
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Just got this sexy carb back today. Remanufactured by All American Carburators. Lifetime warranty.
 
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turningpoint84
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Posted: January-20-2014 at 2:00pm |
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lol, nice goggles.
Keep it up!! |
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-19-2014 at 7:38pm |
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Lots more grinding.
 
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-17-2014 at 11:50pm |
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Just got some nice Bling back from the powder coat shop.
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-16-2014 at 10:44pm |
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The carpet glue battle is over. I lost 1 grinder and blew through 6 grinding pads. Now I get to do it all over again to remove paint an gelcoat. Woo Hoo.
 
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-15-2014 at 12:41am |
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It's a slow grind. Carpet glue REALLY sucks.
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-11-2014 at 4:51pm |
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I got a few things done on Friday.
The foam is now all out. Rub rail and ski platform brackets removed. Just a few thru hull fittings and on to grinding. I also picked up my motor mounting bracket. Its a pull from a junked CC. It test fitted perfectly. I might have to do a little ninja magic to get ski pole right.   
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-05-2014 at 9:14pm |
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All the foam is chopped out! I can also add that a Rockwell Sonic crafter will cut through fiberglass like butter.
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Gary S
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Posted: January-04-2014 at 8:40pm |
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Doesn't look too bad,I see the foam is still white
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-04-2014 at 8:26pm |
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Today's progress. Dig, dig, dig.
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-03-2014 at 9:19pm |
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IEEEEEE!!!
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dangerwil
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Posted: January-03-2014 at 7:44pm |
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WOW, right now I can only dream of the day my boat will look so nice.
The shop that is rebuilding my engine has been doing CC work for many years. I think the engine is going on a bracket that came out of a Ski Nautique. Same for the battery box, he has one out of a Ski Tique. For right now all I can say is YUCK! 
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Gary S
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Posted: January-01-2014 at 1:31am |
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Gary S
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Posted: January-01-2014 at 12:51am |
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With the exception of the stringers this is how it will probably
look  it will be interesting to see how the seacast will work,any idea how you will bolt the motor mounts down? 
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dangerwil
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Posted: December-31-2013 at 11:55pm |
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The floor pan was beyond help. Had many cracks, chips, repairs, screwholes. This boat lived in FL and must have seen many long hard seasons. It's tired.
Im going to cut out the layer of glass over the foam and remove all the foam. Going to cut out secondary stringers. Then grind every square inch of glass. I will cut the top glass over primary stringers, remove wood and repair any damage to fiberglass channels. The stringers will be poured with Seacast. Then they will be tabbed in with 2 layers of 1708 biax. All other wood will be replaced with I think it's called duracore. A dense black foam between two layers of fiberglass board. Then sides and any exposed hull will get a layer of 1708. Battery holder is going to move to forward center. That's as far ahead as I can think right now. |
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Gary S
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Posted: December-31-2013 at 11:11pm |
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looks like someone sistered some replacement wood in the motor area,and broke off your floor pan. What are your plans,you replacing the stringers and using a ply floor? Too bad about the pan,I think they were one of the best ideas for these models
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Posted: December-31-2013 at 10:59pm |
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Engine is out and at the rebuilder. Transmission also. Shaft is straight. Now comes some itchy, dirty work.
 
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dangerwil
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Posted: December-29-2013 at 9:38pm |
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I spent another couple of hours today breaking out foam and made a good bit of progress.
When I removed the gas tank I noticed that the clamp that holds the hose to the filler neck on the gas tank was loose. I didn't really give it much thought. Well when I dug out that corner, there was at least a quart of gasoline that was saturating the foam  . I guess it was splashing out and running down the sides.I grabbed my respirator, fire extinguisher and some rags to clean up that mess. SCARY! I am pretty sure there won't be any foam going back under the gas tank! |
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Posted: December-29-2013 at 2:16pm |
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Started Diggin' H'mm I hit water...
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Posted: December-28-2013 at 8:31pm |
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Lots more work on the boat interior today. Everything is mostly stripped and the engine is ready to pull.
 
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dangerwil
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Posted: December-28-2013 at 12:10am |
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Well the engine cover is just about done, just needs a little more compounding.
On to the boat! I have pulled most of the hardware. The gas tank, gauges, carpet and moving on to engine disassembly. Here is where I left it this evening. Any ideas where I should send my velvet drive transmission for rebuild? 
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turningpoint84
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Posted: September-25-2013 at 10:29am |
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Nice job on the pad, you should think about building an actual 1 car garage on top of that slab after putting all that work into it.
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Posted: September-25-2013 at 6:06am |
Most likely would be a Interceptor SBF 289. |
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Posted: September-25-2013 at 1:39am |
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I'll be watching this, my 351w has blowby and I want to rebuild it myself this winter. What powerplant is in the 68?
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dangerwil
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Posted: September-21-2013 at 1:37pm |
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Small update.
After deciding there were just too many little problems with the Mustang to run it it this year, I have started toward the restoration process. The first step was to have a place to work on the boat. After 3 days of work and 127 bags of concrete, I am much closer to that goal! Here is a pic of the boats new home. A few more tarps for sides and I should be good to go. 
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turningpoint84
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Posted: September-11-2013 at 10:56am |
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They definitely do!
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Gary S
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Posted: September-11-2013 at 12:25am |
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yea they kinda grow on you
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