Boat Restoration Project [Archive]

HavasuSelect

03-18-2007, 07:31 PM

I'm going to try and keep updated pics of the whole project. Some updates include new interior, removal of old saddle gas tanks and addition of new belly tank in ski locker, glassing of windows on the deck, new floor, paint, pretty much making it into a whole new boat. Here is the project in pics.....
Before
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_004v.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/vv.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_008__2_.jpg
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http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_007__2_.jpg
New belly tank
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_009__2_.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0430.jpg
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HavasuSelect

03-18-2007, 07:32 PM

New floor
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0429.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0428.jpg
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yopengo

03-18-2007, 07:36 PM

Cool, I love this stuff. Looks great. Goold luck and keep us updated. :D

phebus

03-18-2007, 07:50 PM

Man, you and dad have been busy. Keep him working, and I expect him to be itching and scratching for a long time. Looks great.

HavasuSelect

03-18-2007, 08:57 PM

Cool, I love this stuff. Looks great. Goold luck and keep us updated. :D
Thanks, will do!
Man, you and dad have been busy. Keep him working, and I expect him to be itching and scratching for a long time. Looks great.
Not so much me, I was up this weekend but didn't do much. Let's just say I provided plenty of moral support. :D Hopefully I'll be able to get back out next weekend. It's supposed to get turned over and the bottom worked on this week. My dad's ben putting in some serious hours on it. I'm surprised at how much has got done in such a short amount of time. It smells like Advantage boats in the garage. How have you been?
Right on bro, Lookin good!!
Been there many times my damnself,
If I lived closer I'd come lend a hand......emptying your cooler
.......oh yeah and maybe help on the boat a little :D :D :D
Forget the cooler......there's a refrigerator 15 feet away:D

HavasuSelect

03-25-2007, 06:31 PM

We mocked up the interior, brand new woodwork for seats and hatch.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0442.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0438.jpg
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http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0441.jpg

HavasuSelect

03-25-2007, 06:33 PM

The new glassed in windows are all sanded and smoothed out.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0454.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0440.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0439.jpg
This thing wants to get back in the boat instead of collecting dust in the garage.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0449.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0448.jpg
While I was on the roof I took a few pics of the lake just for the hell of it...
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0446.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0445.jpg

MR.rvrluvr

03-25-2007, 06:40 PM

looks like a big job ...good luck

HocusPocus

03-25-2007, 06:49 PM

makes me sad i didn't do a project this winter. yours is coming along pretty good. glassing in the windows is a good choice since they always crack anyways. keep the updates coming.

HavasuSelect

03-26-2007, 06:35 AM

looks like a big job ...good luck
Thank You
makes me sad i didn't do a project this winter. yours is coming along pretty good. glassing in the windows is a good choice since they always crack anyways. keep the updates coming.
I agree about the windows. It seems like the first thing non-boaters want to do is step on them. Plus those windows really dated the boat.
There should be some more pics coming soon. The boats gonna be flipped over so the bottom can get worked on.

HavasuSelect

04-18-2007, 08:40 PM

The trailer is done! The boat is flipped over right now getting the bottom worked on. I'll try and get pics of that. Here's the trailer for now.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_049.jpg
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http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_053.jpg

76ANTHONY

04-18-2007, 09:40 PM

dam thats lookin good. i need ta get going on my restore:D

RitcheyRch

04-19-2007, 04:49 AM

Looks good and you making some good progress.

NOTALENT

04-19-2007, 05:41 AM

Trailer came out great! Lookin like a DCB Trailer!:D

charlyox

04-19-2007, 05:47 AM

Wow, talk about extreme makeover.

77Woodbridge

04-19-2007, 06:01 AM

Very nice, what kind of hull is that?

boatsnblondes

04-19-2007, 06:06 AM

THIS IS A GREAT THREAD!!!!!!! I can relate to all the work........trailer looks great, take lots of pics, and keep up the great work.....:D

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 07:34 AM

Thank You all for the kind words. I'll keep the pics rolling.

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 07:36 AM

Trailer came out great! Lookin like a DCB Trailer!:D
:D It's far from a DCB!
Very nice, what kind of hull is that?
It's an 88 Eliminator Mohave. After it gets done it'll be stronger then it was when it was first built.

SummitKarl

04-19-2007, 07:42 AM

OK now I know who bought all the competition orange at ACE:mad: :D :D
actually I saw your orange outline on the rocks when driving my rounds, I knew exactly what had just been done at that house:D
just finished my trailer too....great minds think alike:D
and a new 383 for this year....next year the boat gets the cosmetics
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/MVC-044F.JPG

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 09:07 AM

BigBoyBlue

04-19-2007, 10:35 AM

oh, so you got Bear doin all the work huh? hey by the way, hows the morphic doing, its been at your dad's all winter except for the parker race. I miss it, he took it and never brought it back.

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 10:43 AM

oh, so you got Bear doin all the work huh? hey by the way, hows the morphic doing, its been at your dad's all winter except for the parker race. I miss it, he took it and never brought it back.
I would love to help him out but I'm stick down here for a while. I'm thinking of maybe going up in a week or two. The Morphic's cool. I saw it last time I was there. You gotta roll out next time.

phebus

04-19-2007, 10:45 AM

Did you get the new fenders for the trailer here in Havasu?

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 10:50 AM

Did you get the new fenders for the trailer here in Havasu?
Yup, From what my dad says "they were sitting at Nordic" and he got them for $100. They don't look too bad from the pics.

beaverretriever

04-19-2007, 10:56 AM

I may have missed it, but what colors are you going with? Are you going to do the paint/gel yourself?
Sweet Project. :)

dumbandyoung

04-19-2007, 11:16 AM

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_053.jpg
That trailer looks great bro.

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 08:39 PM

I may have missed it, but what colors are you going with? Are you going to do the paint/gel yourself?
Sweet Project. :)
It's going to be all white with orange accents (grab rails, gauge bezels, stuff like that). It will prob have a Harley logo (bar and shield) on it somewhere. That's NOT my choice......

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 08:39 PM

Some pics of the boat flipped over.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_060.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_059.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_058.jpg

76ANTHONY

04-19-2007, 08:50 PM

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 08:53 PM

dam, your workin that sucka aint ya? its gonna be a new boat when your done with it:D
It's gonna be better then new :D

mobldj

04-19-2007, 08:58 PM

man,you can spray anywhere and do anything in arizona,do that in cali in the front yard and you will have the epa gestapo all over you,looks good!

dschifan

04-19-2007, 09:02 PM

damn eric you call that a resto project...haha.jk. boats lookin good man, you could have not choosen a better color, the orange is gonna stand out big time. wish it was done and you could make the regatta. :D

HavasuSelect

04-19-2007, 09:11 PM

man,you can spray anywhere and do anything in arizona,do that in cali in the front yard and you will have the epa gestapo all over you,looks good!
Ha, no joke. Come by next time. We also sell tacos, do taxes and perform drive thru weddings in the front yard :D
damn eric you call that a resto project...haha.jk. boats lookin good man, you could have not choosen a better color, the orange is gonna stand out big time. wish it was done and you could make the regatta. :D
Thanks Dustin. I wish it were ready too. When it's done nobodys even gonna know what the hell type of boat it is. We can prob run it in every regatta in Havasu :D

YeLLowBoaT

04-19-2007, 09:30 PM

man,you can spray anywhere and do anything in arizona,do that in cali in the front yard and you will have the epa gestapo all over you,looks good!
I've sprayed about 20 cars in my front yard... not once have I ever been bothered...
then again I also put up a temp shelter and seal it up good and tight.

DeltaSigBoater

04-19-2007, 10:02 PM

Some pics of the boat flipped over.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_060.jpg
I had 3 boats parked in my driveway and the neighbor calls Huntington Beach PD - they rolled out 3 cars deep. Good thing they were all boaters :D
Can't imagine what they'd do if I fliped a boat over :devil:

Coded-Dude

04-20-2007, 07:39 AM

How did you flip the boat over......?

HavasuSelect

04-20-2007, 07:58 AM

How did you flip the boat over......?
I wasn't there for it but I was told they rented a Bobcat, hoisted it and flipped it.

BigBoyBlue

05-03-2007, 06:30 PM

HavasuSelect

05-03-2007, 08:44 PM

haha, you guys think that is crazy, im building a yacht in my front yard....does anyone know how to water proof cardboard? is duck..err duct tape good?
figures bear would do harley colors, I wonder if he is going to sponge them on like the guest room.
LOL! I think if he did that I'd sink it (or turn it into a beer bong). It's gonna have a big ass Harley logo on it somewhere. It's only gonna be a sticker though. (Which means I can accidently peel it off) :D

HavasuSelect

05-06-2007, 10:56 PM

Just a side note, I'm not the hairy short guy in the pics. I guess he's my dad (until genetic tests prove otherwise).
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HavasuSelect

05-06-2007, 10:56 PM

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HavasuSelect

05-06-2007, 10:58 PM

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NOTALENT

05-07-2007, 05:24 AM

Damn E, that shit is coming along nicely!!! Just the white looks bad ass!! Keep it up bro!:)

phebus

05-07-2007, 05:28 AM

Your dad has got a lot of work done in a short time. Looks great!

707dog

05-07-2007, 05:35 AM

Damn Bro Whipped The Sucker Into Shape ...great Job So Far

HavasuSelect

05-07-2007, 07:40 AM

It's coming along a lot faster then I expected. The interior gets picked up today. Now it's just a matter of putting the pieces back together. :D

78Southwind

05-07-2007, 08:29 AM

It's coming along a lot faster then I expected. The interior gets picked up today. Now it's just a matter of putting the pieces back together. :D
I got a question for you. Where did your father go to have the interior re-upholstered? It looks like you guys made the wood frame how much did they charge you just for the upholstery? I am thinking about making my own seats and then sending them out to get upholstered and I am wondering if it is worth it or not.

HavasuSelect

05-07-2007, 08:59 AM

I got a question for you. Where did your father go to have the interior re-upholstered? It looks like you guys made the wood frame how much did they charge you just for the upholstery? I am thinking about making my own seats and then sending them out to get upholstered and I am wondering if it is worth it or not.
It's a shop out in Havasu. I'm not sure what it's called. I know they usually do motorcycle seats and stuff. I think the price was around $1000. I'm not sure on that though. I'll double check and get you more info.

HavasuSelect

05-07-2007, 09:55 AM

hoolign

05-07-2007, 10:17 AM

Nice job! Keep posting the pics. I'm gonna start mine in a few weeks and I like how you have your seat and engine hatch done!~ this pic looks like someone is getting a " WTF are you thinkin" speal from the ol man :D
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/100_0189.jpg

78Southwind

05-07-2007, 02:57 PM

The place is called Tammy's, it's in Havasu.
Sounds like your father saved himself at least $1,000 by doing the wood frames himself. When you get the interior back can you take some detailed pictures and post them? I would really like to see the quality of the work at Tammy's. A friend and I are thinking about buying a beater pontoon boat in Havasu and restoring it ourselves. I am sure that by building the frames ourselves would help the budget out a bit.

HavasuSelect

05-07-2007, 03:04 PM

Sounds like your father saved himself at least $1,000 by doing the wood frames himself. When you get the interior back can you take some detailed pictures and post them? I would really like to see the quality of the work at Tammy's. A friend and I are thinking about buying a beater pontoon boat in Havasu and restoring it ourselves. I am sure that by building the frames ourselves would help the budget out a bit.
For sure.

BigBoyBlue

05-28-2007, 02:01 PM

where's the new pics?
saw your pops at the funeral. he said interior and paint are done.
damn it, i want pics...

cola

05-28-2007, 02:26 PM

The place is called Tammy's, it's in Havasu.
Tammy's is the place to go in Havasu. They're on Industrial next to Rod's Boat Body & Repair, another very good shop. I have used them both and no BS with I'll fix it if you bring it back. It's right the first time.
Mike

Baja Big Dog

05-28-2007, 02:50 PM

It's going to be all white with orange accents (grab rails, gauge bezels, stuff like that). It will prob have a Harley logo (bar and shield) on it somewhere. That's NOT my choice......
NOOOOOO, that boats gonna be a work of art, Im a Harley guy for many, many years. But dont ruin that boat with a fricken Harley anything!!! Please....:mad:

HavasuSelect

06-09-2007, 07:27 AM

Here's a little sneak peek. More pics to follow soon.....
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_068.jpg

HavasuSelect

06-09-2007, 07:29 AM

Tammy's is the place to go in Havasu. They're on Industrial next to Rod's Boat Body & Repair, another very good shop. I have used them both and no BS with I'll fix it if you bring it back. It's right the first time.
Mike
I haven't seen the finished product yet but I heard it's bitchen. Plus they did a lot of work in a short timeframe.
NOOOOOO, that boats gonna be a work of art, Im a Harley guy for many, many years. But dont ruin that boat with a fricken Harley anything!!! Please....:mad:
Believe me, I agree with you in many ways.....

76ANTHONY

06-09-2007, 08:32 AM

Here's a little sneak peek. More pics to follow soon.....
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/Boat_Remodel_068.jpg
holy crap, that boat is cleaaaaannnnnnnnn, nice work. you and pops should be proud, thats one of those clean boats everyone will stare at. nice work:D

Roaddogg 4040

06-09-2007, 11:55 AM

Great job guys.... Keep the pictures commin...
Steve

BigBoyBlue

06-10-2007, 11:22 PM

HavasuSelect

06-11-2007, 05:20 AM

saw bear this weekend in parker. he said the dumbasses working on the drive forgot to put a u-bolt back in and they had to tear the drive off again. apparently they were supposed to have had it done like 2 weeks ago.
im really suprised it got finished so quick. i thought it wouldnt see summer.
Believe me I'm just as surprised as you are, I wanted to get out there this weekend bad. Oh well.... I hope you had a good time.

HavasuSelect

06-11-2007, 05:22 AM

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HavasuSelect

06-11-2007, 05:58 AM

holy crap, that boat is cleaaaaannnnnnnnn, nice work. you and pops should be proud, thats one of those clean boats everyone will stare at. nice work:D
Great job guys.... Keep the pictures commin...
Steve
Thank You.:D

dschifan

06-11-2007, 11:04 PM

dude boat looks bitchen, can't wait to run with ya soon.:D

HavasuSelect

07-02-2007, 06:25 AM

The rub rails on...
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0523.jpg
The engine went in..
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/HavasuSelect/Boat%20Re-Model/IMG_0513.jpg
The wiring has begun..
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The upholstery's done...
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HavasuSelect

07-02-2007, 06:25 AM

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dschifan

07-02-2007, 02:55 PM

dude looking good, make sure you get that stabbin cabin nice and padded up. :D

HavasuSelect

07-02-2007, 05:17 PM

dude looking good, make sure you get that "Stabbin Cabin" nice and padded up. :D
Ha, I'm getting the "Stabbin Cabin" sticker put on during the next trip in 2 weeks :D

HavasuSelect

08-27-2007, 11:05 AM

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pvhca

08-27-2007, 12:18 PM

just curious is your dad's name Brian? He looks like an old friend of my brother's! Let me know my name is Phil Velto, brother's name Robert

HavasuSelect

08-27-2007, 12:21 PM

just curious is your dad's name Brian? He looks like an old friend of my brother's! Let me know my name is Phil Velto, brother's name Robert
Ya that's him. ***boat's a small world :D

pvhca

08-27-2007, 02:13 PM

I f i remember correctly your dad bought that boat brand new, I've been on it back in the summers of 89-90, like you said small world. Don't know if your pops and my brother parted on good terms or not but look forward to seeing the finished product, my family and i have a place in needles and are always in moabi. C YA