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MrMcD
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The pop out vent in the windshield in your new 78 comes in really handy on those 100 degree days on the water. Wish our newer boat had those.
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mrjester12
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Well did some cleaning up and tearing out today. And good news. Stringers look in great shape. Not sure if they are original or someone replaced them and refiner glassed them. I'm gonna replace the floor with marine plywood, and new carpet. Working on the engine this weekend, I'm going to try to get it running and see what needs to be worked on
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8122pbrainard
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Zane, Do you have any pictures you can post of the stringers? We could probably tell if they are original or not. What did you do to check their condition? You may not be aware that marine grade plywood has no means of waterproofing. It's simply plywood with very tight control of voids in the inner plys. It still needs the recommended CPES and glass with epoxy just like regular exterior grade ply. For a sole (floor) I do not feel the extra cost is worth using it. |
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tryathlete
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If the floor is solid and has no soft spots why not just replace carpet. You're getting close to ski season. I'd get it running and use it for a year then go after it in the Fall. You'll get to know what it needs while having fun. The platform can even wait. Polish it up and get down to basics like others have said. Prop shaft seal, impeller replacement, engine tune and fresh fluids then start playing.
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mrjester12
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there are a few soft spots at the seats
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8122pbrainard
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Zane, Have you had an opportunity to look at any of the stringer threads? |
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GlassSeeker
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So I just read through this and you are going to have a steep learning curve. Pay close attention to everything you are being told. If it's going over your head then pump the brakes and read about or ask questions about anything you're not sure of. That is a neat boat and if you take girls in the boat they will like the ladder to get in with. Platforms are nice though but my girlfriend has a little trouble getting in. Post pics of the engine so we can see if it has the dreaded fram.
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TRBenj
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^^what he said
Soft spots in the floor is usually a "tip of the iceberg" thing. Time to educate yourself. |
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SNobsessed
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An easy way to patch screw holes in hull is to mix some 'mash' - finely cut fiberglass cloth mixed with some epoxy resin (thin laminating resin, not the little tubes they sell at hardware stores).
Mix it up to peanut butter consistency, then you can push it into the holes with a nail or something similar. Mask off around the hole, of couse. Once hardened, sand level & finish with matching gel coat or (gasp) paint.. |
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smac76
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What interior options were available in 76? And what year was the maroon pleated interior an option? I'm pretty sure that the vinyl in the boat now is factory as I have ordered a matching rear seat from Christines Marine. Maybe a special order? I'll defer to you that the carpet isn't original as it's in way too good a condition to be 40 years old, but it was certainly done well enough to look like it was original.
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Hollywood
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It would be even easier to pick up a handful of finishing washers and 4200 and just put the ladder screws back in.
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8122pbrainard
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Scott, Per the 76 brochure in the reference section, the colors available were red green blue and gold. |
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8122pbrainard
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I agree: Plus, it makes it easier to go back to the original! |
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TRBenj
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Pleats (which may have been optional- seen plenty of boats with plain vinyl) would have been straight heat stamped, not the diamond "oven mitt" pattern. The latter was found on the '80-83 boats only. Your observer seat back cushion also looks very square (like the 80+ standard interior) so it's possible someone just swapped slightly newer seats in. (Seat back style through 79 had a little more taper- cushion was narrower at the top.) Carpet would have been the grass style and color matched to the graphics/vinyl color (red/black). Gray non-matching carpet wasn't common until ~1989. Pm me if you are interested in putting an original steering wheel back on. |
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smac76
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That's great info to have, thanks. I did some research yesterday digging up that old brochure and came to find that my boat isn't as original as I had thought. The PO hadn't said anything to me about it being all original or anything; just clean, and it is very clean. I'll just have to accept that the boat at some time had a tastefully upgraded interior. And I love it! Thanks.
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