PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Ok Rick here's a couple pics
I since pulled the tape off...with the Chrysler stickers it looks cool....feels slick too....
the WHITE ANCHOR is prepped!

PREP more pics HERE folder #7

PAINTED more pics HERE folder #8
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[sprintst]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Nice solid work. Whoever gets her will have a solid fun boat on their hands.

Nice solid work to HVAC as well on the whole the younger wife deal

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Hiya Sprint
this one s a keep, were selling the Glastron / Newman / and later on the Glaspar G3.............

I want the V8 Sleek for ourselves! lol

 

[sprintst]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Well that explains it then. That boat looks too good to sell.

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL === Im Hijacking my own thread!

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL === Im Hijacking my own thread!

Hi all Im hijacking my own thread!

well we took a couple days "break" on the Sleekcraft....to work on the Glastron...........
we have to get our 1990 Glastron 175 Sierra cleaned up and prepped for a new owner! SELLING IT...to many boats..seasons over.. ones gotta go!

Vacuumed, cleaned, painted all the window trim matte black (it was brassed in the edges) the wife scrubbed the carpet, armoralled the upholstry, removed all the stuff, damn I didnt know a little boat could hold so much clutter!!!!!!
It was like our garage!! lol about 100 life preservers, fishing gear, extra back up parts, snorkling gear...etc...kids junk for the beach yadda yadda

the trailer was knackered up....lots of rock chips LOTS of rock chips, faded paint, chipped and cracked pinstriping etc.....
washed all that down, scrubbed up the tires and rims, heat gunned the trailer pinstripe tape, scraped it all off, acetone removed the glue residue nicely.

Sanded the whoe trailer down with 240 grit sandpaper....used rust converter on all the visible rust, resanded those areas with 100 grit, then 400, applied glazing putty to all teh chipped areas, re sanded those with 100 to knock it down then 400, wiped the trailer down with degreaser wax remover H.E.T.

masked it all off (what a pain that was!) shot single stage, Urethane automotive acrylic paint...looks slick now! (got 1/2 painted, the rest should be done by tomorrow....)
Did a quickie touch up paint on the sterndrive mercruiser...all the paint was a bit faded...quick sand down to rough it up and a coat of auto acrylic gloss black

then on to a quick engine tune up and carb cleanout....check the timing....
the oil was recently changed so that's good to go.....rockin on!
heres a link to about 20 pics
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[wrfalpacas]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Nice Quickie on the Glasstron! Trailer really looks sharp after the repaint.

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

=============SLEEKCRAFT UPDATE++++++++++++++++

Got the transom Gimbal / plate assy all painted up YEA...closer to splash time! and the housings for the sterndrive should be sufficiently hardened up for re-assy......Yes I have not finished the gel coat work below the gimbal assy....still have to sand it flat since we brushed it on, and polish it all up.....

sorry littel too much shutter drag cause a color shift...bit too red, shoul dbe white !

Boy!! Im gonna have to work on my tape offs! lol bit of tape mishaps around the plate

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

GLASTRON TRAILER UPDATE

Thanks Bret!

that was 1/2 the work, the other half of the trailer we did today, also fixed some stuff we should fixed when we bouth the boat 14 months ago...
the PO had a fine thread on a coarse thread on the nut that holds the winder arm on for the winch...used a hacksaw blade to remove the metal in between the threads, then a thread file to clean it up, then a tap and die to re thread it nicely...found a nut in my toolbox, used loctite to hold it secure. (No room for a lock washer......)

we also cleaned and painted the jack leg.......
and I cut the seatbelt looking material for the winch, removed 4 feet of knackered line and re sewed it onto the hook...yet another time sewing has saved me a ton of money! To heck with Geico!!!

also removed the PO installed spare, it was held on poorly with these HUGE square nut thingys, woulda needed a 1" wrench or a adjustable wrench to remove em.... plus it was in a bad spot, going to add a real spare tire holder that uses lug nuts to hold it on etc....make it right.

so much for "QUICK" 2 days work prep and paint...
almost done, just gotta put some pinstriping on and add the winch/jack assys....
SELL SELL SELL!! lol

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

SLEEKCRAFT UPDATE +++++++++++++++++++++++++

here's the sterndrive assy..........

working on re-assyembly

I have to find or fabricate a flapper for the exhaust........see the rectangular hole......

BEFORE

 

[sprintst]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

I like how you spend the money in all the right places and save in others. I tend to just buy chromed things for the boat and blow all my cash in all the wrong places.

Maybe I can find a nice big boat in the Vegas area and pay you to make it solid for me

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Dude that drive looks AWESOME, whatever you do dont paint the F&*#er black.

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

I like how you spend the money in all the right places and save in others. I tend to just buy chromed things for the boat and blow all my cash in all the wrong places.

Maybe I can find a nice big boat in the Vegas area and pay you to make it solid for me

Thanks Sprint....
Im sure you're project will come along just fine...
being broke helps with the budgeting!

Dude that drive looks AWESOME, whatever you do dont paint the F&*#er black.

hahahha..no sh^&!! heh heh heh...
heck at the rate you guys are going there will be 2 inches of paint on your hull! base coat clear next boat? thanks for the kudos on the drive! We also really like the way the ol white anchor came out...might have it actually reassembled this weekend! never got any further than placing it together for a photo! that and painting the Glastron trailer and such...having some eng probs with that "project" uuhhg...no prob, we'll get that rockin soon enough!

We took another "break in work" to WORK on yet ANOTHER project, a 1972 International 1210 Pickup-- it is a 70k mile original no rust....my wife and I owned it for about 7 years...we gave it to my brother in law...well he wants to do some smoothing of lines and get it ptimed, maybye paint so he can sell it for enough cash to move to Australia! ok....so 2 days of bodywork there, my wife and brother in law did alot of the work...I welded some drill holes in the body closed...a little bit of grinfing ancient paint don to metal and such...man that paint was like working on granite! anyways...maybye Ill post a pic of the land yacht! a REAL 8' long bed! all 6 tons of it with 1/8 steel fenders....1/8 inch!!!!thick!!! 392 CI engine...posi rear can pull a house down with it...can't go over 65mph though lol ...heheh...

also some serious delays in the Jezebel project...
namely Photo jobs! yea MONEY! I went from architectural photography to...WEDDINGS uhg..but hey they're fun and pay the bills...FALL WEDDINGS

and with the weather cooling down (only 91 degress today BRRRRRRR chilly!) not as much of a rush to finish her up...no seriously it's just alot of other stuff going on sooooo....delay!

guess it isnt much of a delay so far compared to some of these 2 year projects...so maybye I shouldn't be so hard on myself...on the other hand....

if we let a project sit for longer than a week....OOPS another project comes along DOH!!!!! endless projects makes for an exciting never ending life YEA live forever!

and with that said...MAN I BLAB on these blogs! blah blah blah!
Im one of those guys that can walk in and shoot the breeze with the storekeep...for 10 minutes! and I dont even know them....lol hahahah Im a nut

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Ok we can only accept Project delays with pictures of the project that delayed the original Project . Wheres the Pictures Vegas .



Rick

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Hey Vegas, everything is looking great, Gota tell ya man, we must all be cut from the same mold out here. A bunch of motor heads slightly O.C.D. with tons of projects always going on, we just can't resist, its our nature, worst part we volunteer, always looking to help. Just let us build something and were happy.
We work long enough to feed our habits Boats, planes, cars, trucks etc..
Now thats what I call Living.
BTW shooting tomorrow, trying out my new Thompson Center 50 cal muzzle loader with the speed breech
should be a blast literally lol Hehehe. The only down side , cleanning after every 4th shot

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

HVAC your too right, I enjoy working on houses too! Soon my buddy and I will be doing tile, hardwood floors and kitchen remodel for his folks. Not cuz I have to do it, but cuz I enjoy it. Something is wrong with us.

I already did, tile in my place, all 3 bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, living and dining room, redid the cabinets and light fixtures, removed all the popcorn from the ceilings and textured, painted whole house.

 

[HVAC Cruiser]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Hey Vegas, Sorry for the little hyjack

HVAC your too right, I enjoy working on houses too! Soon my buddy and I will be doing tile, hardwood floors and kitchen remodel for his folks. Not cuz I have to do it, but cuz I enjoy it. Something is wrong with us.

I already did, tile in my place, all 3 bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, living and dining room, redid the cabinets and light fixtures, removed all the popcorn from the ceilings and textured, painted whole house.

ITS NOT US, ITS THE REST OF THE WORLD lol

I hear ya on the house, I literally built mine myself (3000 sf queen ann victorian) on weekends with all my beer drinking buddies, took almost a year and alot of bud ice but it was lots of fun. If were not creating, were not happy

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

hahha no doubt, I hear ya guys....project crazy people...(PS my brother in law took the flash card that had the international truck pics....might have em back soon.)

my wife and I re-did our house the first couple years we were together....
900 sq ft of tile, remove kitchen island, new cabinets in kitchen where dining nook used to be, new coutertops, bathroom MULTIPLE repaints / crown moulding, stone work throughout kitchen backsplash areas, fill pony wall and make inset, fireplace re-do and stone overlay, backyard been redone 3 times, frt twice, fake grass now! yea no mowing
100 sq ft storage shed, patio structure, 12 yards of concrete work around house, 15 tons of gravel work, WE ARE ALL NUTS!
lol
everyone else is LAZY!

kids room Venetian plaster, darkroom changed back into an office, then a bedroom and now back into an office....uhg.

custom furniture
, kids changing table, entry bench complete w back and deer antlers....no nails all mortise and tenon-ed together... glue only.
custom coffee table

Projects on hold========
Surfboard - make one by hand from the foam up.

paint a cool mailbox = to sell on ebay - flame job or skulls / pearls / clear coat etc

motorcycle gas tanks w/ matching fenders for newer harleys, = to sell on ebay...custom base / clear job

finish the VW project yikes! 6 years on the project list lol

heres what the international USED to look like when we owned it.........before the frt end tbone....after that we got another truck and scavenged parts / re did the motor in pearl orange...which is still hodling up today...so base clear is good to go on engines!!!!!!!! cool eh?

here ya go Rick! DIRTY GIRL! lol

fixing a few dings....1/8 " thick metal! welded some holes from screws and such....beat out some dents, small amt of AYUH....Bondo body filler

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

http://lasvegaspix.com/projects/international/index.htm
theres all the pics on that link

my firt welded and fauxed table, used angle iron and slate for the top

fireplace stoned out

ya gotta play guitar or keyboard once in a while eh?

pony wall converted to floor to ceiling inset with stone overlay
kitchen nook converted on the other side

the truck that we had ford come pick up...repo time! the economy is hitting home.....

 

[vegasphotoman]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

PS the truck was used for Boat towing, the table for putting the boat keys on, the laptops near the pony wall conversion used for posting to Iboats, the international IS A BOAT, yacht, the guitars are for writing songs about boating and the beach...lol

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: PROJECT ~ JEZABEL 23' Sleekcraft Executive ~ Turbo Restore ~ Tons of pics

Well Ok as long as we have hijacked it this far LOL heres some of my Tables Vegas . I think Bills right we will do anything to play with kewl tools .

Just to follow along with ya Vegas these tables keep SWMBO and the neighbors happy which allows me to play with the boats .



Rick