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ultrarunner 
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 Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:55pm |
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I can't remember in aluminum heads and intake were used. That's some savings for sure. Carpet vs. seadek is likely close. The dual stainless exhaust might add a touch over stock. I wouldn't think more than a hundred or so lbs either way over factory. Did your Sport have the ballast tanks option? Can't wait to get down there and see it!
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:55pm |
It's going to be heavier for certain. I am willing to bet with all of the gelcoat, fiberglass, and additional supports throughout it probably added 500lbs. We used upwards of 15 gallons of gelcoat which is about 150 lbs on it's own. Could be way off though.
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63 Skier
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:49pm |
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Dominic, do you have any sense of how the final weight of the restored boat will compare to the original? Looks like awesome progress!
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TRBenj
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:49pm |
Just a bit of embellishment on those terms, LMAO. |
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ultrarunner
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:48pm |
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Very nice seamless transition with very little elevation change. Classy.
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:45pm |
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Here are some pics of what the transition looked like when I started this restoration. There was a gaping hole between the deck and floor. The floor of the deck sat 1.5" below the floor of the boat. Nautique used a carpeted inlay to make the floor level. The inlay was just screwed into place and was prone to water being trapped underneath it. I didn't want to have that issue again and I wanted the transition to be seamless.
  
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-17-2020 at 5:33pm |
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Fiberglass shop made some serious progress this week. 1.5" carbon graphite costa board was used as the inlay, then everything was glassed into place. The walls of the walk through were also glassed into place. This portion of the deck is pretty stout now.
       
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Kristof
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Posted: November-16-2020 at 5:44am |
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Dang, that color combo is rad dude!
Love it.
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MrMcD
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Posted: November-16-2020 at 3:49am |
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That boat is going to be the finest 20 year old boat on the planet when you finish. Looking great.
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Fabcon
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 8:48pm |
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Looking good
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 8:43pm |
Yes sir. Dual is the plan. |
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ultrarunner
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 7:45pm |
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Gotcha Don. It's been a long thread, as I remember that mentioned now. So yep, made sense to fill that in and then drill where needed. Dual exhaust? Let that baby baby breath! It'll need too.
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 7:11pm |
I am going to use a fully stainless exhaust system with x-pipe and in-line mufflers. I won’t know exactly where those pipes will run yet. Once the engine, trans, water hoses, rudder tiller arm, etc, are installed, then I will work on the exhaust. Then cut the holes. |
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ultrarunner
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 7:03pm |
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Astonishing!
Engine exhaust?
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: November-15-2020 at 6:35pm |
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The deck is finally back on. Next step is to start glassing the deck to the floor. There is an area in the walk thru where a carpeted inlay was used to hide the transition from the bow walk thru to the actual floor of the boat. Since there will no longer be carpet of any kind, the walk thru will now be glassed to the floor making a seamless transition into the cockpit area. Also, had to get "screw #1" photo :)
    
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KRoundy
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Posted: October-24-2020 at 7:37pm |
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Wow! That is astounding.
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Previous: 1993 Electric Blue/Charcoal Ski Nautique
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 8:44am |
Thank you! |
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ultrarunner
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 8:03am |
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Well, DOM, it’ll be beautiful! Already is. And strategically placed flooring will definitely let that floor show through.
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 12:45am |
I was always planning on laying down Seadek or something similar. Pretty much any material I use will have breaks between sheets. I wanted to make sure the breaks looked as nice as the rest of the boat. I want the stuff you don’t see to be just a perfect as the stuff you do see. |
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Posted: October-21-2020 at 12:38am |
Thank you sir! |
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 8:03pm |
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What a beautiful deck! You’ve done a phenomenal job of craftsmanship that the factory would never undertake. This vessel will be a showpiece beyond compare. Great job sir.
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ultrarunner
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 7:58pm |
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That is some impressive sheen. I wouldn’t want to cover it up either...however, you’re committed. I might have rethought having the floor dimpled/checkered (non-skid) to allow it to be used as-is, such as a modern boat today and then simply made provisions for a snap-in removable carpet or similar. While you can still do the latter, it doesn’t makes sense in-as-much as the current surface really isn’t usable if wet. The surface needs to be covered full-time. Hmmmmm.....
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: October-20-2020 at 7:50pm |
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Got to see the boat for the first time in a few months. All hatch and floor panels are complete. Gaps are nice and even. Entire floor was block sanded, wet sanded, and polished. It's like a mirror and about as level as you can get for a floor. I almost don’t want to cover all that pretty gelcoat with Seadek. The deck should be going back on within the next couple weeks. From here, I may put the boat on the back burner for a bit. Now that we bought the 95 Super Sport, I am not in such a rush to get Ol' Horney done. The delays due to Covid have actually allowed me to re-think a couple things on the restoration.
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Gary S
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Posted: August-25-2020 at 7:26pm |
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FYI when I bought mine awhile back while Alan is in Australia he has them built in China which so far has not been a problem. If you decide to get them PM me before you order them
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Posted: August-25-2020 at 6:55pm |
It’s definitely still on the table as maybe. I am going to run gt40 2.0 on the dyno with the glm and then swap them for a set of short tube headers just to see how much power I am losing as a result. Depends on how big of a difference it makes. |
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Posted: August-25-2020 at 6:23pm |
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Cost me around 2k all said and done with mine a few years ago. With what has been spent on the boat already it’s a drop in the bucket. Where the real problem comes in with them is the very severe restriction to spark plug access. The other minor problem is they are not bolt on and go. Mine required dremel work so that the bolts did not bind on the tube welds. Not a problem if I had known before hand but trying to accomplish that in the boat with limited tools and workshop made the job difficult. You cannot beat the “bling” though when you open the motorbox.....
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rosconole
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Posted: August-25-2020 at 5:54pm |
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Yea the cost is pretty far out of sight. Those GLM manifolds look like better than stock open chamber design, they say they run 30% cooler should be interesting .
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DHMcFadin
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Posted: August-24-2020 at 11:36pm |
I looked at those. I just couldn't justify the cost. I did go with a
larger diameter manifold. The ports are bigger and the hose is 4".
Definitely not a high flow design like a true header but bigger ports
have to equate to more volume right? Maybe not.Regardless, I needed new
manifolds anyways so we will see how it goes! The manifolds are GLM 56250 and the risers are GLM 56140.
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Posted: August-24-2020 at 11:27pm |
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Thanks everyone! It is getting there!
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Posted: August-20-2020 at 9:41am |
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Wow. That is beautiful work.
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63 Skier wrote:
