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Susan's 78 Tique
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David,
This is an amazing project. I have been off the grid for a few months but we're back up and running and hope to have our "new" boat in the water in the next 4-6 weeks. I have read this entire thread and it's incredibly helpful. I have run into a challenge with the windshield reinstall and I'm hoping you can shed some light since it appears that you had the same challenges. Our foam/rubber from underneath the windshield has degraded also - what did you end up going with? Also, you asked about the T-bolts and David Wood suggested using the toilet screws and grinding them down but that won't work for me because they are too thick. I've only been able to find 1/4 thread and it's too thick for the frame. The original thread is 10-24 and it appears that they are no longer made. What did you do? |
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My '78 Ski Tique Family Boat
Purchased NEW in the summer of '78 Restoring it LIKE NEW for the summer of 2018! |
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Duane in Indy
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I used McMaster Carr
18-8 Stainless Steel Extra-Wide Truss Head Phillips Screws Ground (or filed) flats on the sides and shaved a little off the head height to fit the channel |
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Keep it as original as YOU want it
1978 Mustang (modified) |
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Susan's 78 Tique
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Wow , they look nothing like the originals. Are you talking about these screws (similar to the elevator screw) that bolts the windshield onto the boat?
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My '78 Ski Tique Family Boat
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samudj01
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We bought the foam from Nautiqueparts. It is a bit short (8ft) but don’t worry it will stretch a bit. And I bought the stainless Tbolts from the seller on ebay, grandmarine123. I made an offer of $10 for 12 bolts and he was good to deal with. Was planning to only use 2 and keep the rest for the future but we ended up replacing all old bolts. When you lay the foam on the hull, line it up with a couple of extra bolts to make sure it will hit right under the windshield. Also, mark the hole locations with tape so you can line up your bolts in the track as you put it back on. We did it as a two man job. Three people would have been awesome. Two to hold the windshield and one to line up bolts. We also had packing blankets around to rest the windshield on while lining up. Again, 3 people and we wouldn’t have needed blankets
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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Susan's 78 Tique
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ok, can you confirm the width of the foam you got. I ordered from Christine's Marine and i think it's going to be too wide - may be more hassle than it's worth to cut it.
Which size t-bolts did you buy? Did they thread in without any additional grinding? |
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8122pbrainard
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Susan, Here's a truss head machine screw: I'd suggest a 10-32 and they are available all the way to 3" in length from McMaster.in 18-8 SS. Get the SS nuts with built in lock washers from them as well. |
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Susan's 78 Tique
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ok, I'm not a stupid person but I'm just not getting this.. the truss head screws are way too fat to thread...or are you saying to buy these and grind them down? I'm waiting to see what David says - i like the idea of buying the T-bolts if they work "as is".
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8122pbrainard
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Susan,
The truss head is large enough so you can grind flats on the sides to mimic the T head. |
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samudj01
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Think the ebay seller was one size. They worked. Our foam was barely wider than the windshield frame (.75” if memory serves). Frankly we could have used a flat foam of the correct width and been just fine. I think the goal is just to keep the metal from rubbing on the gel.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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samudj01
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Also, Susan, see you are in chapel hill. You are welcome to check out our boat and bring yours. I will be at badin lake most weekends this summer.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
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NCH20SKIER
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No more Tar Heels allowed on Badin. Back the pack or stay away.....
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'05 206 Limited
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Susan's 78 Tique
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wolfpack all the way baby! We may live in The Hill, but we wear red!! Our boat is on Lake Norman at the moment but i would love to connect once we come up for air on this!! That would be awesome! |
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My '78 Ski Tique Family Boat
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woodyelc
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When we did the dealer prep it was only one person to install the windshield and line up the t-bolts. I have used the bolts that are used to hold down a toilet just grind them down a bit.
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Susan's 78 Tique
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I found the exact duplicates on ebay per David. No need to grind them - that's how I roll!!
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TAR....
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HEELS!!!
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NCH20SKIER
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HOLES
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NCH20SKIER
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Good to know - come on down |
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'05 206 Limited
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samudj01
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How did my Tique thread turn into a State vs UNC thread. Go deacs!
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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Donald80SN
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Go Western Carolina Catamounts. !!!!!!!!!
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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63 Skier
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I say GO WOODY! He can do a 3 man job single-handed! |
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'63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique
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Hollywood
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Go Banana.
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DrCC
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Go Sandy Yea-Go !!!
Ya know they still make those w/s t-bolts......#10-24's. Toilet bolts are 1/4"-20. |
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Keep it....from sinkin'
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jarrell001
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I wanted to give a big thank you to all of the people who have given us advice during this process. We could not have done it without your help and this site.
Please feel free to ask us questions in the future. We want to pass this knowledge on to others who need it. |
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Donald80SN
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So is the boat finished, is this how it ends? It all seems anti- climatic. Like a date with Quinner or so I have heard. .
Oh well, not sure what thread we will watch next winter. Maybe something will come along. I sure hope so. |
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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jarrell001
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If the right boat comes along, you can watch another thread of ours!
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JoeinNY
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What would you consider the right boat? We can probably have it dropped off within a week or two. I can see you guys in an all red second generation SN... |
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75 Tique
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I know of a nice skylark project that needs a little love right down the road from you. http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40215&KW=Skylark&title=skylark-project-for-sale
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samudj01
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Let me count thy ways:
Reverse gel skier 73-74 SN w blue and red graphics 80-81 SN Barefooters are interesting That 2nd gen could be cool. Pics? And many others. Think a skier, SN or barefoot will be next. Like the mustangs too but they have so much more upholstery. We made a run at the SN sister to our boat on the site a few weeks ago in NJ but someone beat us to it. |
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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