The Separator

Interesting how they did the exhuasts compared to VDs today.

What's the 3rd rubber flap for on the transom?

Can't miss with red and white. It ought to look good.

Geno,

Good luck fixing up the boat. Keep the pictures coming.

Kyle

the more i see the boat the cooler it looks

how about i take her home with me?

i wasnt planning on giving it back, i would take real good care of it

Going to attempt to fix the tach soon.

Geno, Looks like a nice project. What year did you say this boat is again?

Interesting installation position on the T tabs.

Seperator wrote: Geno, Looks like a nice project. What year did you say this boat is again? Interesting installation position on the T tabs.

The engine is a 1970 so I'm assuming it's a 70. That hideous aluminum thing is supposed to be a swim platform of sorts - it's also going to be gone before paint. I have new tabs that will be installed correctly after paint.

Thanks Pete - that helps a lot.

Geno, you could use it anytime you wanted too

Geno, You will want the epoxy to cure before you run the screws in. This is why I mentioned that re drilling the pilot hole may be needed. Straight resin without any filler is fine.

The exhausts were low on the earlier versions and high on the later versions. We're missing the 1969 and 1970 brochures to be able to tell exactly when they were changed. The 71 has them high and 68 has them low.

St. Clair

Luchog wrote: that is a fixed position trim tab, it's used to give the hull some extra rear surface to improve planning angle by lifting the stern and lowering the bow.

Yeah, Im sure thats what it was built for. Im gonna guess that its not very effective mounted a foot above the running surface though (notice its a V-bottom).

TRBenj wrote: Luchog wrote: that is a fixed position trim tab, it's used to give the hull some extra rear surface to improve planning angle by lifting the stern and lowering the bow. Yeah, Im sure thats what it was built for. Im gonna guess that its not very effective mounted a foot above the running surface though (notice its a V-bottom).

The previous owner stated that the owner before him put them on the boat to aid in climbing out of the water. Trim tabs they may be but in the current position and with remnants of non skid glue on the upper surface - I'm buying what the man who installed them said.

It's immaterial anyway - that thing is going to the shredders and she's getting the new smart tabs that I have in my living room.

Finally got to spend a few hours on the old tub this weekend. Between football (practice 4 nights a week and saturday games), my wife's work and my mother needing things done here there and everywhere I feel like I have no Geno time.

Got the new carb on her (the carb seal was atrocious so I cleaned it all up and got it right), the tach working, the floppy foot control braced up tight and took her to the lake today - she ran good but the results are still inconclusive. The tach was reading 2000rpm at a very slow idle and over 6000rpm at wot so I thinks the original tach is scrap metal. No wonder my stepdad didn't hook it up. I tried it both ways that I've heard about those old airguides being wired (ground side of the coil and hot side of the coil on the away side of the ballast resistor) and she only worked one way - on the ground side. The tach reading was all over the map so I'm not even going to factor it in.

Decided to scrap plans for pitching the prop at the moment and move on with something productive. Removed the windshields, cleats, lights, horns, snaps, rub rail (took the better part of an hour alone), vents, cowling, glove box, port side vent, dash and emblems.

Need to finish exhaust, hideous fixed position trim tab/possible swim platform, bolsters and engine cover hardware removal before filling and sanding. Will not be reinstalling cleats since they were not original to the craft. Anyone want 4 really nice chrome cleats?

Also removing the prop to have it completely reworked - may re-pitch it later.

Selling a couple of Kubota deisel engines to make up for the wife not working for a week and it looks like they will actually be more than two weeks of her pay - so we may start redoing the interior soon.

A few pics for those who may be interested:



Old carb - totally trashed.



wedge cleaned up.



One carburetor - hold the onions.



Poor old naked boat.



Some parts in a box.

So there you have it - told you I was lazy

edit: Oh yeah - she ran 47 mph and came out of the hole a ton better with the new fuel delivery system.