Author Topic: 16ft Ski boat Restoration.... (Read 49999 times)

seaweb11 · « **Reply #100 on:** August 24, 2007, 10:57:30 PM »

The trailer is Galvanized, not much to do there

THE WORST, most stressful afternoon EVER in my boat!!!!!!

The guy says ..yeah I used to pull skiers, parasails etc, etc. What a crock! Were's the choke, why is it stalling, what do you mean I should put it in neutral so I you can pull the slack rope up to jump start.. sand bar what sand bar. UH....THE ONE I SPENT 15 mins explaining to you. %$@$%((&^% 19 inches of water and I was supposed to be having fun..........

His wife kneels on the new seat facing backwards leaning over the top of the the seat, says hit it and the bolts come out!!!! She's all over the back of the boat sprawled every where wondering why? %^#@$& Crap...well there is more room in the boat now.

My wife dislocates her shoulder on the tube. That wasn't much fun. I helped pop that back in and we were pretty much done.

I was so stressed that I got home and actually puked. NICE

Don't ski with drunks!!!!!!!!!!!!

my78k · « **Reply #101 on:** August 26, 2007, 06:36:26 PM »

That sux Seaweb! It's funny, I actually used to do my best skiing after a couple of pints...not too many though but a couple to give you liquid courage so I'd try stuff and push the envelope...like jumping the wake (the whole wake not just one side). That is also exactly the reason I won't have beer before I ride...

seaweb11 · « **Reply #102 on:** May 17, 2008, 10:51:06 PM »

Whoops

My bad......she was so nice about it all

Otherwise a great day, hell. even this didn't ruin our day

Girl on the left, unhappy car owner, Guy on the right, known since we were 4 years old came for a visit...Showed him how we do it Vancouver Island Style.

Outboard engine + hood of car= crease in car hood.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #103 on:** May 18, 2008, 08:56:38 PM »

I'm astounded.........

I place a photo of my bad driving skills at the end of a long day on the lake/.........., hot,/............ beer.

And NO ONE will step forward and ridicule me?

Wow, what a great bunch of friends

scunny · « **Reply #104 on:** May 18, 2008, 09:05:05 PM »

it's the old glass house and stones thing, I aint throwing any

seaweb11 · « **Reply #105 on:** May 18, 2008, 09:17:17 PM »

Quote from: scunny on May 18, 2008, 09:05:05 PM

it's the old glass house and stones thing, I aint throwing any

You and I could easily sit and enjoy a beer sir

But can you drive us home?

DammitDan · « **Reply #106 on:** May 18, 2008, 09:21:10 PM »

Quote from: seaweb11 on May 18, 2008, 08:56:38 PM

I'm astounded......... I place a photo of my bad driving skills at the end of a long day on the lake/.........., hot,/............ beer.

And NO ONE will step forward and ridicule me?

Wow, what a great bunch of friends

Fine.

"Ha Ha You Bad Driver! Perhaps Perambulate You Should More, Less More Scratchings!"

Is that sufficient?

333 · « **Reply #107 on:** May 19, 2008, 07:22:23 AM »

I was thinking that the "unhappy car owner" had bad brakes, and was giving you the benefit of the doubt.

andy750 · « **Reply #108 on:** May 19, 2008, 07:34:24 AM »

Quote from: seaweb11 on May 18, 2008, 08:56:38 PM

I'm astounded......... I place a photo of my bad driving skills at the end of a long day on the lake/.........., hot,/............ beer.

And NO ONE will step forward and ridicule me?

Wow, what a great bunch of friends

I was thinking that she dosent look that unhappy and that hey at least you got her phone number....although a bit of a strange way of getting it Derek

cheers
Andy

750K2 · « **Reply #109 on:** May 19, 2008, 07:55:05 AM »

oh i was just thinking along the lines of 'there but for the grace of god go i'. nothing fosters humility like an old boat!
great job on the resto.
frank

DarkRider · « **Reply #110 on:** May 19, 2008, 09:13:55 AM »

Looks like the lil lady wanted to get a close up look at that boat of yours derek

my78k · « **Reply #111 on:** May 19, 2008, 01:35:22 PM »

Well in my defence...I couldn't take a shot at your driving skills as I was at the cottage for the long weekend. Oh yeah I won't take a shot since I managed to break the handle of the tongue jack on our boat trailer this weekend. I cut a corner too tight and pinned it against the bumper of the van! Ofcourse it turned out ok...since it was both my dad's trailer and HIS van!!

It was good to get our boat in the water though. Lake was pretty calm so I could her trimmed really high and just barely get over 45mph.

Dennis

seaweb11 · « **Reply #112 on:** August 27, 2008, 10:35:36 PM »

I thought the lines of this boat deserved a post.

A buddy of mines son restored his "Dads" old boat and this was their 1st test run. Great looking boat, but due to a long shaft engine they eventually tore out the bottom last week due to both poor glass work and helped by the banging of the hull on the water

Back to the drawing board.

333 · « **Reply #113 on:** August 28, 2008, 06:46:00 AM »

First project for the new garage?

seaweb11 · « **Reply #114 on:** May 02, 2009, 11:47:59 PM »

Not trying to be shameful dragging this thread up, someone recently reminded me of it and I read it again tonight. Quite a few guys replied they were considering their own boat resto projects.

Did anyone "git er done"

Or planning on bringing a boat back from the dead?

Joel · « **Reply #115 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:16:36 PM »

Mine's still on the drawing board and awaiting funds. It's a green and white '69 Starcraft Polaris 16ft.

Magpie · « **Reply #116 on:** May 03, 2009, 08:42:55 PM »

Not back from the dead but a tale of "not selling it now". I was going to sell my 1971 16' Fibreform Tyee which I've owned for 22 years and had a good offer on the table. I figured to sell it to give me more room in the garage for my 750 obsession. I dragged it out of the garage, cleaned it, installed a new battery and thermostats, ran the kicker and generally gave it a good going over. Out to a local lake for a torture test. So, the 90 horse is WFO, just breaking 40 mph and a thought broke in "just why the f**k am I selling this" and I didn't have a good answer. So, it's back in the garage awaiting another salmon fishing season.
Couldn't do it!
Cliff.

333 · « **Reply #117 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:34:07 PM »

Well, the boat isn't "dead" or anything, but I have cleared the hurdle of getting permission to bring it home. I just have to finish a couple things that are in ahead of it on my list first.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 03, 2009, 10:19:24 PM »

You guys made me smile tonight.
Magpie You rule

333 Would that be the honey list?

Guys on the thread who posted they were thinking about it

Rushoid "father in laws 3 boats in backyard" ?
Chris Schneiter "how is your sail boat doing" ?
Aaron J William "89 Bayliner issues" ?
jevfro "1972 18' sidewinder jet w/ 455 olds" Photos...please

my78k "I have been toying with picking one up cheap and re-doing it" ?
Peterbylt "How did your gas tank re & re go" ?

Man I must be bored

Magpie · « **Reply #119 on:** May 04, 2009, 12:30:34 AM »

Nothing to ride?

Cliff.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #120 on:** May 04, 2009, 12:39:27 AM »

Are all your bikes out of commission? What's up?

Magpie · « **Reply #121 on:** May 04, 2009, 07:50:35 AM »

Nope. Went for nice blast on the GoldWing last evening. You said you were bored so I asked if you had nothing to do or ride? Trying to be funny but it didn't work.

No insurance since march 19'th? Good thing you didn't have a fender bender. It took a rear ender on my ST1100 in Vancouver to discover I forgot to renew my extra coverage through Coast Capital.
Cliff.

754 · « **Reply #122 on:** May 04, 2009, 08:34:58 AM »

Cliif I think your boat was made here in town, over on the westside.. just before the KTM dealership on the Hwy.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #123 on:** July 19, 2009, 05:18:00 PM »

Took this photo today, had to post it

333 · « **Reply #124 on:** July 19, 2009, 07:52:50 PM »

I am soooo jealous.

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