Bass Nautique

Chevy350 wrote: That's too much power...... parasailing anyone?

Ahh, young grasshopper, you have much to learn... There is no such thing as too much power, only too much use of power! Ahhhh, yes.

Justin,Google seven marine and check out their outboards------

h9alyman wrote: Chevy350 wrote: KRoundy wrote: Bass Nautique 2018 - In just three more years it will be new! Great find - enjoy the journey! Does that mean he could sell it for $200k or trade it in for a G25? Gosh boats are to expensive these days . my devious plan has been rumbled......

Keep the bass nautique and make it into a a barefoot bass nautique. Put 3 big ol' outboard motors on it and just foot the world with it . I'm kidding, please don't do that.

Chevy350 wrote: KRoundy wrote: Bass Nautique 2018 - In just three more years it will be new! Great find - enjoy the journey! Does that mean he could sell it for $200k or trade it in for a G25? Gosh boats are to expensive these days .

my devious plan has been rumbled......

Bass Nautique 2018 - In just three more years it will be new! Great find - enjoy the journey!

Looking through the reference section from 1984, I see the Bass Nautique had a more "deluxe" style interior with built in seats rather the folding generic seats the Sling Shot had. The Sling Shot def had the folding seats at the consoles and at the casting decks just like the Bass Nautique shows for casting chairs. Maybe the two manufacturers had a standard and deluxe option? The folding chairs had "Sling Shot" screen printed on the backs so they were original and worked quite well bc at night we'd just fold them then cover with a garbage bag to keep morning dew off. The only difference I can see and remeber bt the two beside the seats is the Sling Shot consoles had a squared shape.

1984 brochure

Orlando76 wrote: Yeah I believe. When I get to a real computer I'll try to post the ones I mean. Gonna try to find pics too but bet my parents have them, surely I have pictures. I heard Ranger used the same hull also.

Thanks Todd

Be good to get eyes on something that should fit....

Yeah I believe. When I get to a real computer I'll try to post the ones I mean. Gonna try to find pics too but bet my parents have them, surely I have pictures. I heard Ranger used the same hull also.

good tip....i got all the spray equipment at home (used to modify cars)....might need to get a larger tip though...not sure what sizes i have...

Jim,
I haven't had to do a metal flake gel myself but have seen several restorations and they do turn out great. The metal flake hides alot of the base gel imperfections!   

i hoping for a full restoration job.....thats why i gave myself 12 months to complete it.....i dont want to rush it.
It has been hacked a bit but i can redo the fiberglass for that and yes, the seats are missing......and i've looked for them and cant find any anywhere, might end up having to make something from scratch.

I will be taking lots of pictures and some video for youtube .
Will post them as and when.....

Will that is quite the project - Still for what ever reason, I have always liked these boats... Probably because its a correct craft. So is everything you got in the pictures or did you take some of the stuff out already? Seats are gone, SOmebody did some serious cutting on the stern port deck, I think there should be a vent hole there but I don't think it was that big...

What is the plan? Full restoration or just get it back to something you can fish ?

transom is toast.....needs to be rebuilt, i knew that going into the project though so no surprises.
I started today removing the rub rail, gonna take the cap off this weekend so i can really check the structure.
Will post some pics shortly..

The other big thing I would be concerned about is structural. Again, not knowing how well this boat was taken care of, one of the first areas to check on a 30 year old outboard is the transom. These outboards are heavy, 400 lbs plus. You don't want to hang that on a suspect transom, where all the power is transferred from the engine to make the hull move.

You can rebuild a transom, requires a lot of fiberglass work, but with the Bass Nautique, you would have to remove the top cap (the top of the boat) to be able to rebuild the transom. That is a pretty serious undertaking. Same goes for the stringers, you want to make sure those are solid as well, replacing those can also be done, but it also will be difficult, again, removal of the top cap is probably the best approach.

Hopefully everything will be solid.

Thanks Tony....
I think i will err on the side of caution and premix myself