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  1. Luke000

    1956 Feathercraft Vagabond II

    Hello Everyone! Its only been 5 years, but I'm back with the final stretch of my current project, a 1956 Feathercraft Vagabond II! It has been a busy couple years: bought my first house, built a workshop from scratch, getting a career off the ground, and a whole lot more boat projects 🚤. But...
  2. Luke000

    Congratulations on the 2017 Restoration Splash Of The Year - Ned L's 1957 Hubert Johnson Sea Skiff

    Congratulations on the 2017 Restoration Splash Of The Year - Ned L's 1957 Hubert Johnson Sea Skiff We have a winner! Congratsulations Ned L! Your wood boat project has been voted as the 2017 Restoration Forum Splah of tge Year! Thank you to all the other nominations, ypur work was great and...
  3. Luke000

    2017 Splash Of The Year VOTING Thread

    It is now time to start the official voting thread for the 2017 Splash Of The Year. This year we have 5 accepted nominations They all did fantastic work, but only one can win the title of the 2017 Restoration Forums's Splash Of The Year. -Voting will be open thru February 5, 2018 -Members...
  4. Luke000

    2017 Restoration Forum Splash Of The Year Nominations

    Hello everyone! It's that time of year again, for is to collect nominations for the 2nd annual Restoration Forum Splash of the Year! This is open for any iboats website members to nominate their favorite boat that has been splashed back in the water after significant work, restorations...
  5. Luke000

    Possible Glastron Fireflite Project- A few questions

    Hello, me again! Long story short is I have an extra trailer in storage that has no boat on it at the moment, is quite a nice trailer to just sit there. So I was on Craigslist and noticed a 1959 Glastron Fireflite for sale. It's in pretty rough shape but nothing beyond the usual, would need a...
  6. Luke000

    The MBS Has Spread...

    Ok, seriously someone need to block Craigslist on my phone.... I don't even know what happened; I was just driving home from a week trip to northern Michigan, I was almost home and then I looked in my rear view mirror and realized I was towing a brand new used boat. I can quit any time I want...
  7. Luke000

    1982 Evinrude 70 Surging and Intermittent Spark

    I am finally getting around to starting up my boat for the first time and the engine is running very rough. The engine has good compression (120, 123, 124), freshly rebuilt carbs and It starts up right away. However (and I had this problem when I first purchased the engine but it suddenly went...
  8. Luke000

    7.4L ignition problem

    Hello all, I have been working on my mom's boat that has a 7.4 liter Mercruiser in it and we are having problems with the ignition I believe. For the last two years or so the boat would randomly stall while going everything would turn off dead, but it would restart immediately. The recently it's...
  9. Luke000

    1949 Scott Atwater 493 7.5HP

    Hello everyone, I have been a little absent recently, especially for my Lone*Star project thread. But I was at an estate auction just before the holiday and picked up a cool old outboard (along with some other goodies), a 1949 Scott Atwater 493 7.5HP Shift. I paid $35 for her and although she...
  10. Luke000

    1994 Seadoo SPX Dies but Restarts

    I pulled my 1994 SPX out of the garage over the weekend to get it fired up running on the spigot. I put new gas in it, hooked up a good battery, etc. The jet ski will start up and run for about 10-30 seconds and then dies, it does not seem like a fuel problem and more of an electrical issue...
  11. Luke000

    Roller Shaft Alternatives

    I am in the process of rebuilding my trailer for my new 1959 Lone Star El Dorado. The trailer is the original one that went with the boat, a Lone Star Road Crown. I am in the assembly process right now and i found out that the old shafts for the 8 rollers got thrown out, so I am in the the...
  12. Luke000

    110V Wire Feed Welders- Opinions Needed

    I was doing some work on a trailer today and my Harbor Freight 90amp flux core died, up until now, it has done what I needed it to do. It was the wire feed selector/circuit board broke, kinda my fault . So I am now in the market for a light duty, 110/120v, sub $350 wire feed welder. I like...
  13. Luke000

    1959 Lone Star El Dorado "Project Texas Tornado" - Winner 2016 Resto SOTY Award

    1959 Lone Star El Dorado "Project Texas Tornado" - Winner 2016 Resto SOTY Award Not two weeks after finishing the last boat (1956 Duratech S13R “Project Pop Can”) I was on Craigslist and something caught my eye… a 1956 Lone Star El Dorado and I fell in love with the thing. The last project...
  14. Luke000

    Fuel Injected Tohatsu or Carbureted Yamaha?

    We are ready to buy a new outboard for our current project, a 13' 1956 duratech. We went to the boat show on Wednesday and have narrowed it down to two engines, A Tohatsu 25 or a Yamaha 25. The two engines are roughly about $450 apart, Yamaha being the cheaper option. The main difference I can...
  15. Luke000

    What Equipment is Needed to Polish an Aluminum Hull?

    I am working on my '56 Duratech and I want to polish the hull the best I can. I have polished aluminum before on a pedestal buffer I have but I have never polished something so large. I have a Dealt 849 7/9 inch sander/polisher that I want to use. Can anyone guide me on what buffing wheels...
  16. Luke000

    Napa Aluminum Brightener

    This weekend I am going to tackel the project of cleaning the now stripped hull of the winter project (See Project Here) After looking around I bought a gallon of NAPA Aluminum brightener. I am planning on spray it on. My big question is how much if any do you dilute the aluminum brightener...
  17. Luke000

    1956 Duratech S-13 "Project: Pop Can"

    If anyone is interested I am documenting my restoration of my 1956 S13R. It is going to be a full restoration. Feel free to chime in!!! The I boats thread is here at: http://forums.iboats.com/boat-restoration-building-hull-repair/1956-duratech-s-13r-project-pop-can-630193.html The original...
  18. Luke000

    "1956 Duratech S-13R "Project: Pop Can" SPLASHED"

    Boat is Finished 7/25/14- Pictures on page 6 I have been running this thread on a motorcycle building website (Do The Ton) under the "other projects" tab for a little while, so I think I should post it here and show off our little project: START 8/31/13 I am going to start off and say, this is...
  19. Luke000

    Overpowering by 2 HP?

    Hello, This is my very first post in this forum and I soon will have many more. I recently just acquired an old aluminum boat (1956 duratech S13) and staring in the very early stages of a full restoration/ modernization (The boat is purchased but at a cottage waiting for new tires for the...
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