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well no trades sorry unless it's for another Vette lol

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Good job Skools, you da man ;)

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Well ya coulda got some video so we could ALL get WET ;) ;D ;D ;D ...share the wet 8) ...

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What if the V20 had a vette motor? ;D

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Hum well if you're going to steal the motor then just take the whole car lol

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Skools, that's great buddy!!! Very cool and not surprising that everything was perfect from the install. You da' man...

Hey, how long is it safe to run an O/B hooked up to the hose? You got me all excited about running my engine.

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well no different when idling in the water if the hose is hooked up just run it with out the hood so you can feel all cylinders, head bolts, spark plug base's, t-stat housings, and heads on all cylinders not a bad idea to do so anyway on a start up on a sitting motor. that way you feel to be sure you have no hot spotting on the cylinders or any plug fouling issues, but rev it up once and a while with it in neutral. i kept my hands all over this motors heads and plug and sides of the cylinders for hot spots or a warmer cylinder, all stayed same temp and ran perfect.

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well just finished todays project i want to take the boat to the coast June 9th for it's first splash, going to the beach for a week to see the Big Rock and hope to ride all week on this puppy, i hooked all the fuel lines and fills up to night finally found the correct size vent hose this tank has 1/2 vent i was like wow hugh, well has battery tray and NEW battery installed and all gauges work and passed skools test and the bilge pump and float switch passed the skools test, all i found was a clearance issue on the tank hatch cover has been fixed with the router and has been epoxyed and sealed up. just needs floor painted and the jump seats installed wow i can't wait.

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Skools,

When you say "hot spots" are these spots something you can actually feel with your hands? If so, are you saying that the motor should never got too hot to touch?

I'm just trying to get this straight so that I know how to proceed.

Hey, I'm just as excited as you are to see how your boat performs on the water.

Wish I knew enough to put my boat through Skool's school tests ;D

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hot spots are you don't want any spots on your motor hotter than others, like if one cylinder seems to be getting a whole lot hotter than the rest of the motor shut it down fast cause you are about to be loosing a cylinder, then you check to ensure that the carb is getting fuel for that cylinder and that the jets are stopped up. my 225 never got to the point that i couldn't rest my hand on any location for an extended time. ran cool the whole time as they should on a hose.

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skools,

about the temps. I just got an '86 Yamaha V6 Special (220HP ?) and one side runs hotter than the other. One side is warm and I can keep my hand on it while the other is too hot to hold for more than 5 seconds. I used an infrared thermometer on it and it was around 90 degrees on one side and 150-160 on the other. I was guessing the 90 was a stuck open T-stat. I haven't had a chance to dig into it yet but am I guessing wrong?

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The 90 sounds to cold and the 150-160 sounds to hot. I know my SUZUKI uses a 118 t-stat.

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hey Talley is that the temps on water hose? if so it will run much cooler on a hose, due to water is cold out of the tap but on a hose it should be around 85 to 95 on temps that 150's will kill your motor in short time, change the t-stats before running again.

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well after some work here she is

i sanded the inside floor and washed down then masked off the sides. put the paint in my shaker an added non-skid then put in shaker again, yeah the floor is done see pics what ya think?

Outside

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-001S-8.jpg

notice i masked around the floor drains as well

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-002S-8.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-003S-7.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-004S-6.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-005S-6.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-006S-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-007S-3.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-008S-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-009S-6.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-010S-6.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-011S-5.jpg

Here's the floor hatch painted

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-012S-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-013S-3.jpg

installed floor access and 5200'ed

(notice how i notched the floor so the access is flush so it doesn't become a toe stumper)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-014S-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-015S-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-016S-5.jpg

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Thats one clean machine SKOOl. To clean to get wet. Glad she's done, so now its time for the Monster SKOOL House V-20 Rebuild...Right. ;D

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well Hammer i hope no one minds if i start a V20 resto page like the 21, pics of her redo, first thing on the V20 will be to getthe saw out and cut the entire floor out and replace it.

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I just wish I had the money to buy this boat in the end!! Nice size boat, Like the Dual console but with the full windshield, you know its all new and ready to go!!

GreaT Job Skools, I am sure there will be no issues on the 9th!! Except cleaning her up for sale, unless you decide to keep it that is!

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I sure hope the 9th goes well and yes it is to be for sale due to next i want to do the V20 wow can't wait to start with the V

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We cant wait either for the v restore project. We will want a live feed into the Skool boat shop. ;D

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What in the world are you talking about by saying you hope we don't mind if you start another restore thread??? Buddy, we can't wait!!! ;D

Really, I can't wait to see what you're gonna do to that V.

Skools, that 21 is sick man! Or as our Boston boys would say, "It's wicked sexy" ;) Nice paint work bro. I like the decisions you made in determining where to apply the non-skid and where not to. Looking good...

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How did you put the paint on the floor? Roll it? Or spray it?

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Skools, as usual...BEAUTIFUL WORK!!... when you taped off the curves around the drains etc, didja cut 'em w/X-acto or somethin'??...


I can see why you chose that boat for redo ... nice hull ... and if manufacturers did 1/2 the detail as you, boat sales would SURGE 8) ...counter-sinkin' the access was fo' SHIZZLE!!...


That's gonna be an AWESOME Sea-Trial!! 8) 8) 8) ...

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i rolled the floor with a firm foam roller,

Reel that's an old painters trick, Lining tape for making flames and other graphics on autos. It's a vinyl tape that comes in different widths like 1/16" to 1" avail in every size between in 16th's, i used a roll of 7/16 for this app. you just run it under your finger and on corners you just twist your finger to the desired shape and once it's on you tape with blue painters tape half over the vinyl. I use this tape first on all painting projects for fine straight lines.

here's a sample on this site but avail at local auto paint supply shops.

https://www.autobodytoolmart.com/p-11359-13973.aspx


http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/imag...edium/4366.gif

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8)...that stuff must be pretty flexible to make those tight turns ... apparently so ;) ...

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BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAUTIFUL!! Skools is gonna make some money on that ol girl! I hear ya man! I wish I was half as talented as you when it comes to boats ;)

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Well got home ready to work on her and the floor was still soft so i had to do all i could without stepping on the gray.


so i installed the new brass floor drains

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-004S-7.jpg

installed the pedestal back in (it's bolted in to a 3/8 thick steel plate i installed under the floor and threaded the holes in the steel to be able to replace the pedestal easy and solid.)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-003S-8.jpg


i installed the front floor hatch and insert box

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-005S-7.jpg

and finally installed all the decals

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-001S-9.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...MVC-002S-9.jpg

sorry boys that's all i could reach so all i did hope to finish the punch list tomorrow.

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Well Murphy's Law strikes

i put 7 gallon of mixed fuel in the tank and guess what the new tank LEAKS oh yeah only found out after it was strapped in and foamed in the hull. So i now have removed alot of the foam and drained the tank will remove tomorrow and find and fix all and any leaks i'm pissed at the tank builder. good side i mounted battery tray and battery plus the doors inside the whole boat. plus installd the speed-o sending unit.

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Is that a NEW tank, Skools ??? ... BUMMER!! :P ...

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yeah but i bought it 4 or 5 yrs ago for the boat and tossed it on a shelf so guess it was bad then but to late now my problem to fix now ugh.

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Oh man, thats a bummer about the tank. But she's looking good though. Should be a quick fix for the Skools Monster Shop. Dont you ever sleep. ;D

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Good news is ya only put 7 gals in there ... beats a fill-up ;) ...

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yeah i only had 7 gallons in stead of like 45 or 50 wow that would have been a pain, but it's already drained back into containers

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Better you found out now before you got to the coast next week!
Still sucks, but could have been worse!

But I have to admit, I just lowered my bid buy $5 ;)

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well it's ok MJ i've found the hole and fixed it *;D *it was on the corner where the crappy looking weld had a pin hole in it so it is fixed now.

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How'd ya fix it?...

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ok I raise my bid $10 *;D extra $5 cause its the new and improved gas tank!!

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I wanna see Pics. of the V-20 rebuild. You start yet. ;D

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sand blasted area and then opened area up and filled with JB Weld fuel tank epoxy from the truck stop, works great i've had it on my old cars fuel tank for 12 yrs or better never a leak yet, but i did take the sending unit out and epoxy inside as well. the tank may go away but the patch will last forever lol.

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Glad you got the tank fixed.

Dare I ask - how much are you plannin on asking for this beauty when finished? ;D

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Dare you ask?? ... dare he gonna tell ;) ...he knows ain't nobody 'round here got the $$ for that puppy ;) ...we all bunch of DIY cheap-a$$es ;D ;D ;D ...


JB Weld Tank Epoxy...new trick pony jumps outta the barn every time I open the door ;) ...Thanks, Skools...