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well we didnt make the 3 week deadline! Ran out of CASH!!!
We did get a TON done in that time, however, were waiting for spare funds so we can finish up this project, (need 5 new tires and one rim) This update is from Nov 20th 2008 either way, we knocked out alot in the 1rst 3 weeks and have basically been on hold for an additional 6 weeks not too much actual work going on..
page 2 has a CHECKLIST to do and completed list see post #35 page 2
newest estimate for TOTAL COSTS
total cost Boat/Trailer/New parts/Materials/all repairs TALLY = $2,586
150 pictures -- this is the first 4 days of work HERE ~~~~
UPDATED Jan 20th 2010 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
UPDATED Oct 3rd 2009 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
picture folder 2
picture folder 3
picture folder 4
picture folder 5
picture folder 6
picture folder 7
picture folder 8
picture folder 9
picture folder 10
and also 3 videos here
YouTube video of our sleekcraft hulls gel coat restoration, using Poli-Glow see the results!
The name JEZABEL has come down through the centuries to be used as a general name for wicked women.
This thread follows a fairly fast / "low buck" restoration of a 1981 23 foot SLEEKcraft Executive, we got the boat in August 2009, about a month ago for $950 (bought aug 09), it was about 90 miles from our house down in Bullhead City AZ. near Laughlin, NV.
It has a LITERALLY broken in half! Chrysler 300 Sterndrive...solid transom and stringers, great decking....faded 80s wood graphics and cracked interior, we cleaned it with purple eng degreaser, and the upholstery STILL looked dirty. YUCK.
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We already have another total resto going, a 1978 Newman 18' new stringers/deck and gel etc LOTS of work...but since the sterndrive parts for the sleek should be here tonight via ups...we got a little anxious to get this baby going for some end of summer lake fun....and maybye a little 55 mph plus lake running...muhahahhahah! so budget being TIGHT and time of the essence....this is the resto.........
Got boat, washed her down, had UGLY AS SIN chocolate brown rotten 80s carpeting gunwale to gunwale....stunk like mold and cat pee...ripped that out, scrubbed up the seats. STILL UGLY and 80s looking...stopped to work on the Newman project for a couple weeks. Then we got back to the Sleek...
yanked all of the interior out...only took 2 hours to get the int and carpet out.....vaccummed up the mess
Removed the broken sterndrive assy, wasn't bad removing it, thank goodness the bellows were all good, as the chrysler parts are impossible to find...or very pricey!
The Engine was a dirty dog, the wife and I scrubbed it down with Engine degreaser...scubbed the bilge area 3 times, still had dirty oil grease junked up ini there, wirebrushed it out with acetone, then carb spray....
polished the water headers and valve covers with brasso...came out pretty good! Going to paint the intake when I get the carb off, with high heat aluminum spray paint. (I dont care for black on engines as it hides leaks!)
The deck / transom wood was great, solid...had some fiberglass that had a bit to little resin, so we re-coated the whole deck with resin, also added more glass to the fuel tank hold downs and to the rear area near under the jump seats, as this is where ALOT of water always ends up from people getting in out etc....
used fine mesh glass cloth in the center area where the deck drops down, to seal it better and for prep of future wood decking that will be placed there to even the deck out. (I will be tripping over the 2 inch drop all the time otherwise!) the drop in deck part will be exposed wood like on ski lockers kinda....will be removable..for clean up and mopping etc of the deck
Painted the whole deck and bilge shebang with rustoleum oil based aluminum paint....eng bilge and all, now it has ANOTHER water resistant/proof seal on it.
The wife used spray vinyl paint on the interior bench seats and engine box, as they were in pretty good condition..I had to recover the jump seat bases as they were cracked up, used off color scrap vinyl...painted them with white vinyl paint....
after we had removed all the carpet as stated earlier, in the cuddy, we used spray rubberized undercoating in the bow cuddy area...painted it with rustoleum white gloss...no more moldy carpet YEAH! the reason we only rubberized and painted it...we only have enough white vinyl from a leftover project...to cover the inside cuddy walls in the bench seat area! sooo...thats what we did, TIGHT BUDGET! will re-do as we get more $$$ buy all new stuff etc..., Had some carpet from a VW project leftover, that is what we laid down in the cuddy....no cost already owned scrap...
We got new spark plugs, oil and filter for the engine, today the plan is to change the oil, spray a little marvel mystery oil in each cylinder, spinning it up with no plugs, to get it rotating slick again. doing a compression test, dissassembling the carb, cleaning it out (gummed up), replacing the plugs, checking and cleaning the points, changing fuel and fuel water separator filters, replacing the fuel lines everywhere....drain the fuel tanks of bad gas..........then a test engine run up with a hose and new gas. Hope it runs!!!!!!!!!!!! it should ...lol
TURBO RESTO so should be ready and thread about done in a week or so!!!!!!!!!!! this is currently 4 days work
150 pictures HERE ~~~~
-MORE PICS
UPDATED Jan 20th 2010 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
picture folder 2
picture folder 3
picture folder 4
picture folder 5
picture folder 6
picture folder 7
picture folder 8
picture folder 9
picture folder 10
and also 3 videos here
Huff and Doeback song HERE mp3 sound-
well we didnt make the 3 week deadline! Ran out of CASH!!!
We did get a TON done in that time, however, were waiting for spare funds so we can finish up this project, (need 5 new tires and one rim) This update is from Nov 20th 2008 either way, we knocked out alot in the 1rst 3 weeks and have basically been on hold for an additional 6 weeks not too much actual work going on..
page 2 has a CHECKLIST to do and completed list see post #35 page 2
newest estimate for TOTAL COSTS
total cost Boat/Trailer/New parts/Materials/all repairs TALLY = $2,586
150 pictures -- this is the first 4 days of work HERE ~~~~
UPDATED Jan 20th 2010 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
UPDATED Oct 3rd 2009 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
picture folder 2
picture folder 3
picture folder 4
picture folder 5
picture folder 6
picture folder 7
picture folder 8
picture folder 9
picture folder 10
and also 3 videos here
YouTube video of our sleekcraft hulls gel coat restoration, using Poli-Glow see the results!
The name JEZABEL has come down through the centuries to be used as a general name for wicked women.
This thread follows a fairly fast / "low buck" restoration of a 1981 23 foot SLEEKcraft Executive, we got the boat in August 2009, about a month ago for $950 (bought aug 09), it was about 90 miles from our house down in Bullhead City AZ. near Laughlin, NV.
It has a LITERALLY broken in half! Chrysler 300 Sterndrive...solid transom and stringers, great decking....faded 80s wood graphics and cracked interior, we cleaned it with purple eng degreaser, and the upholstery STILL looked dirty. YUCK.
We already have another total resto going, a 1978 Newman 18' new stringers/deck and gel etc LOTS of work...but since the sterndrive parts for the sleek should be here tonight via ups...we got a little anxious to get this baby going for some end of summer lake fun....and maybye a little 55 mph plus lake running...muhahahhahah! so budget being TIGHT and time of the essence....this is the resto.........
Got boat, washed her down, had UGLY AS SIN chocolate brown rotten 80s carpeting gunwale to gunwale....stunk like mold and cat pee...ripped that out, scrubbed up the seats. STILL UGLY and 80s looking...stopped to work on the Newman project for a couple weeks. Then we got back to the Sleek...
yanked all of the interior out...only took 2 hours to get the int and carpet out.....vaccummed up the mess
Removed the broken sterndrive assy, wasn't bad removing it, thank goodness the bellows were all good, as the chrysler parts are impossible to find...or very pricey!
The Engine was a dirty dog, the wife and I scrubbed it down with Engine degreaser...scubbed the bilge area 3 times, still had dirty oil grease junked up ini there, wirebrushed it out with acetone, then carb spray....
polished the water headers and valve covers with brasso...came out pretty good! Going to paint the intake when I get the carb off, with high heat aluminum spray paint. (I dont care for black on engines as it hides leaks!)
The deck / transom wood was great, solid...had some fiberglass that had a bit to little resin, so we re-coated the whole deck with resin, also added more glass to the fuel tank hold downs and to the rear area near under the jump seats, as this is where ALOT of water always ends up from people getting in out etc....
used fine mesh glass cloth in the center area where the deck drops down, to seal it better and for prep of future wood decking that will be placed there to even the deck out. (I will be tripping over the 2 inch drop all the time otherwise!) the drop in deck part will be exposed wood like on ski lockers kinda....will be removable..for clean up and mopping etc of the deck
Painted the whole deck and bilge shebang with rustoleum oil based aluminum paint....eng bilge and all, now it has ANOTHER water resistant/proof seal on it.
The wife used spray vinyl paint on the interior bench seats and engine box, as they were in pretty good condition..I had to recover the jump seat bases as they were cracked up, used off color scrap vinyl...painted them with white vinyl paint....
after we had removed all the carpet as stated earlier, in the cuddy, we used spray rubberized undercoating in the bow cuddy area...painted it with rustoleum white gloss...no more moldy carpet YEAH! the reason we only rubberized and painted it...we only have enough white vinyl from a leftover project...to cover the inside cuddy walls in the bench seat area! sooo...thats what we did, TIGHT BUDGET! will re-do as we get more $$$ buy all new stuff etc..., Had some carpet from a VW project leftover, that is what we laid down in the cuddy....no cost already owned scrap...
We got new spark plugs, oil and filter for the engine, today the plan is to change the oil, spray a little marvel mystery oil in each cylinder, spinning it up with no plugs, to get it rotating slick again. doing a compression test, dissassembling the carb, cleaning it out (gummed up), replacing the plugs, checking and cleaning the points, changing fuel and fuel water separator filters, replacing the fuel lines everywhere....drain the fuel tanks of bad gas..........then a test engine run up with a hose and new gas. Hope it runs!!!!!!!!!!!! it should ...lol
TURBO RESTO so should be ready and thread about done in a week or so!!!!!!!!!!! this is currently 4 days work
150 pictures HERE ~~~~
-MORE PICS
UPDATED Jan 20th 2010 ----- for those who just want the pics....TONS of em...follow the links below...
picture folder 2
picture folder 3
picture folder 4
picture folder 5
picture folder 6
picture folder 7
picture folder 8
picture folder 9
picture folder 10
and also 3 videos here
Huff and Doeback song HERE mp3 sound-
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it's got a carter I believe, vacuum secondaries and all...anyways, checked the float, seems to be working, lots of fuel dumping from the secondary valves up top, need to disassmble it and rebuild or replace it altogether...I'd like to put a new aluminum intake and carb on, but that would defeat the DOING IT ON THE CHEAP. so a carb OH it is.....
