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  1. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I swapped the nut and bolt on the swim ladder for a clevis pin with a bushing and cotter pin. The next thing I did was fix the walk-through windshield. A few screws were missing and it wound up taking some clamps to get everything back to even be able to replace them. It was just another...
  2. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I got the ladder mounted tonight. In lieu of something better to use, I just used some 5/16" bolts with a lock nut as hinge pins. To keep the ladder from swinging into the boat, I used the railing hardware from the tubing I cut up, held in place with a pop rivet. I've just been crossing...
  3. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    The ladder is done, but I hadn't TIG welded aluminum in nearly a year and was out of practice. So some of the welds are ugly looking but fused at least. To do it, I first welded the T-joints using 4 intermittent welds per side. Next, I tacked it all up and welded the top sides around the...
  4. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I've been looking online for instructions or even the hardware to help replace the missing bottom half of my swim ladder, but with no real luck. So I thought I'd share in some detail on how I am making my own. I have some 1" 10 ga Aluminum tubing from the railing on a scrapped parts boat, and...
  5. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    Done.
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    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    The sprinkled Rustoleum non-skid was so fine that it sunk in the gelcoat and wasn't even noticable. So I mixed the whole packet in with the gelcoat this time; hopefully it works better. I got most of the first coat on the deck done this morning, just ran short of painting the seat box...
  7. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    My plans were pretty ambitious on Monday, but all I had time for was finishing all the CSM on the seat box and the area around the fore deck where the ski locker seam meets the deck seam. I've been busy hauling winter hay and setting some out this week. I had yesterday off and sanded the deck...
  8. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    Yesterday, I glassed the CSM on the floor, tabbed in the seat box with 1708, and glassed the driver base in with CSM. This morning, I hopefully have time to glass CSM over the top and sides of the seat box, a little sanding to smooth out the floor good, and put down gelcoat on the floor.
  9. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    Friday was pretty warm for this this time of year, and I got some more done. Some of my filets required me to stuff and hot glue some scrap cloth into up to 1/2" gaps. I then sanded the filets and deck seams. Next, I finished all the deck tabbing. I also started to glass the first layer of...
  10. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I got some sanding done on the seat base and passenger seat box. The inside the box is tabbed and mostly covered in CSM, just have to add a little more CSM where the opening is, sand, and it'll be ready to gelcoat. I'm only gonna gelcoat the inside for now, and will glass the outside of it once...
  11. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I made way too much PB and got some fileting done on the deck. The weather here has been cloudy and cool, so I have to wait for some sunshine to heat the barn up to do more glassing.
  12. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I put in a 12 hour day on the boat yesterday, but didn't get as far as I expected. I have about all the glass laid out for the deck and have all the plywood cut out for the seat base and box. I'm making the seat box 17" by 8", with 1" ply thickness on top. I used some quick set epoxy to hold...
  13. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    It's been 48 hours since gluing the floor, so I removed the weights. The floor feels solid and I only need to fair the starboard seam a little, plus a couple of indented spots. I am planning on 8 inch 1708 tabbing, a layer of 1708 over the entire floor with 2 or 3 inches up the sides, and a...
  14. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I've been putting layers of Spar Urethane on the underside of the deck the past few days. The first coat was thinned 50% with mineral spirits, followed by a 25% thinned coat, then a couple of full strength coats. Extra emphasis was put on coating the end grain good. The bottom side shown in the...
  15. eggs712

    Free motors - Classics or worthless?

    Someone put these two little outboards up for free: https://lubbock.craigslist.org/bpo/d/boat-motors-free-to-good-home/6373023800.html Would these be worth anything to collectors if I took and restored them?
  16. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I'm trying my best to finish glassing before winter sets in! I got the biggest part of the deck fit today:
  17. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I'm no insulator, but my ski locker has pretty good R-value now. Time to fit the deck now.
  18. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I didn't get any objections, so I added my second layer of gelcoat and sprayed Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel after it gelled. It is going to freeze here tonight, so I had to stay up and finish it all tonight. I'll leave the heat lamp on it overnight to help with the cure.
  19. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    I used PB filets to glue the ribs in and then added some 6 and 4 inch tabbing. The reason I wrapped them in CSM before installing is because part of the bottom nearly touches the hull and would be very hard to glass. The factory ribs were only held in by staples!
  20. eggs712

    1983 Procraft 1750V Boat Restoration

    The stringers are just about done. I just have to add a couple of ribs at the end of the ski locker.
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