1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

[third times the charm]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

keep going man, almost they. I'll be doing my impeller probarly in in a couple of weeks(preventiv measure youknow) I will keep close attention to yours for a reference. Going to the store in the morning to find a kit for my carb. no numbers on my except for the castings. Going to be fun to find. Like your use of al when you did the floor struts back. hmmmm nice and light, makes for a faster boat and less to rot. like the idea. I think you should call your boat "gator Bit" (looks of your lower unit) lol

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Sometime they DON'T reverse themselves and WILL run in the housing in a scraping mode. Appears this happened to yours. Been Known to happen. I ALWAYS install em to DRAG!!

Thanks Woodonglass thats comforting to know. Its been bugging me a little.

keep going man, almost they. I'll be doing my impeller probarly in in a couple of weeks(preventiv measure youknow) I will keep close attention to yours for a reference. Going to the store in the morning to find a kit for my carb. no numbers on my except for the castings. Going to be fun to find. Like your use of al when you did the floor struts back. hmmmm nice and light, makes for a faster boat and less to rot. like the idea. I think you should call your boat "gator Bit" (looks of your lower unit) lol

I got my carb kit from napa. Give them the number and most of the time they can find it for you. U know why dont google the casting number. I think thats how I got to know that napa had it.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

SO now that im ready to install my drive, I decided to pressure ttest it. Went to HF to get a vacuum pump, Autozone to get a tire valve, and west marine to get gear lube pump.

Hooked the vacuum pummp to the gear lube tool and you guessed it. No vacumm at all. It was loosing vacuum big time. SO I went ahead and got the tire valve & hooked it to the gear lube tool and hooked my tire inflator to it.

Slowly filled it to 20psi. But nothing, would not hold pressure. Except this time i could at least hear where it was escaping.

I grabbed some soap & sprayed.

Can u see the leak? The yoke shaft seal is leaking!

Ok so by this time I had given up and call it a day. But I decided to open it up and see, I already need a drive anyway.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

After reading the manual it wasnt so bad taking it out. Actually it was easy. I was carefull not loose any shims and Im glad I recorded it in case I forget how it goes back. This is the unit on the vise.

supposely this gear is suppost to be pressed in but it came out by hand. I think I need to do some more reading.

Here it is folks, the culprit. I could actually feel the wearness of the seal when I turn it on the yoke.

I think im gonna get the upper seals & seal it & see if anything else goes wrong.

 

[sprintst]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Way to think it through. Most of us would have missed that one for sure. That's going to be one solid boat.

 

[third times the charm]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Yeah AZ, good catch on that one. Wouldn't even thoght doing a pressure test on the out drive. Well by the time she is done it will be bettter then new. Have you considered a career in marine mechanics??

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Way to think it through. Most of us would have missed that one for sure. That's going to be one solid boat.

Yeah AZ, good catch on that one. Wouldn't even thoght doing a pressure test on the out drive. Well by the time she is done it will be bettter then new. Have you considered a career in marine mechanics??

I got a chance to look at the rest of the outdrive and im thinking i might just give up & get a new one from sei. Just gonna have to bite the bullet, sell stuff, dont eat for week & so on & so on.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

I think the boat would be very happy wth a brand new outdrive. She deserves it

 

[third times the charm]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Yeah a new outdrive would take all the worries of, "Where does this %#^@# extra screw go??"Besides the rest is either new or completely redone. Your rebuilt engine would be as happy as a clam for it. Just eat ham sndwiches for a month or 2, thats all

 

[e150]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Azlo,

Any chance you need a hand one weekend? I'd like to see your project and lend a land if you need it. I actually keep my boat in mesquite.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

For what the sei drives cost....I think it would be a good bang for the buck. They even have a good warranty. It would look nice hanging off the back of your newly refinished boat to....she deserves it .

 

[Bighoss]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Azlo,

Any chance you need a hand one weekend? I'd like to see your project and lend a land if you need it. I actually keep my boat in mesquite.

Good call E150...If I lived near Azlo I'd be sure to try and help/learn from him as well.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

I think the boat would be very happy wth a brand new outdrive. She deserves it

Yeah a new outdrive would take all the worries of, "Where does this %#^@# extra screw go??"Besides the rest is either new or completely redone. Your rebuilt engine would be as happy as a clam for it. Just eat ham sndwiches for a month or 2, thats all

For what the sei drives cost....I think it would be a good bang for the buck. They even have a good warranty. It would look nice hanging off the back of your newly refinished boat to....she deserves it .

Yeah Fellas they have a good warranty right. 3 years anything happens send it back. U cant beat that. I cant wait for it. Compare that to $2k to $3k for a new mercruiser, yikes!

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Well friends im doing with what I have right now, since im saving for my drive, but things keep popping up. So with that said i had some white paint left and decided to start on my mini swim deck. The teak it had is still strong but I didnt want to keep maintaining it with oils and so.

SO I decided to paint it white. I didnt know that teak was so absorbent, it took 4 layers of paint! But it looks good.

I know I know, people are gonna say why I painted teak. Well simply im broke & thats all I have to say about that right now.

:redface:

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

That's OK Forrest, I mean Azlo! We'll cut you some slack on this little indiscretion.

TII

 

[kilowatts]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Hi Guys:

So you decided against gold, eh Azlo?

kilowatts

 

[KellyC]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Personally I think it looks rather good Azlo, but then I have always been a little strange anyway.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

That's OK Forrest, I mean Azlo! We'll cut you some slack on this little indiscretion.

TII

LOL yeah I was watching Forrest when I wrote this.

Personally I think it looks rather good Azlo, but then I have always been a little strange anyway.

Thanks KellyC, Were Strange? U mean we are unique, that what trendsetters are!

Hi Guys:

So you decided against gold, eh Azlo?

kilowatts

Yeah Kilo, after thinking about im just gonna get a new one, BUT im gonna paint gold for you before I paint blue.

 

[FreeBayliner4Us]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

So I just bought the same year, make, model boat as yours and I am just floored. I have spent almost 3hrs reading this entire thread and I am truly impressed. Your attention to detail is amazing.

The boat I just got is 100% original. I plan to rework it this winter but, after seeing how long your build has taken maybe I am being nieve to think I can do it in one winter.

Keep up the good work!!

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

So I just bought the same year, make, model boat as yours and I am just floored. I have spent almost 3hrs reading this entire thread and I am truly impressed. Your attention to detail is amazing.

The boat I just got is 100% original. I plan to rework it this winter but, after seeing how long your build has taken maybe I am being nieve to think I can do it in one winter.

Keep up the good work!!

Thanks Freebayliner, I think one can go faster but u have to have deep pockets for it to be. If I was to do it over again I would get it running for the season and work on it on the off season. Would love to see pics of your ride man.