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Discussion => Boat Showcase => Topic started by: Baja and Bust on April 20, 2009, 08:39:46 PM

Title: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 20, 2009, 08:39:46 PM

Just got home from picking up my new float..    ;D ;D ;D

It's a 1980 Southwind Mini Day Cruiser (yet another one on the site), BBC 454, Berkeley (someone educate me on the model), pretty basic.  In nice shape for being nearly thirty years old.  Newer wood and carpet, the vinyl could use to be redone soon (maybe next winter).  Wet tested it at Black Butte Lake near Chico, it's a runner!  I'm stoked!

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics, tried to take some digi's but my battery was dead   :banghead: :mad:  Will get some better quality pics up in the next day or two.

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Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on April 20, 2009, 08:43:34 PM

nice! congrats!

i just got your PM this afternoon...sorry, i was at the races/

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: BOOST on April 20, 2009, 08:43:47 PM

Nice find all the right stuff to make her go fast ;D

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: 76NORDIC on April 20, 2009, 08:46:06 PM

Very nice find, did ya get a good price for her ???

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 20, 2009, 08:49:51 PM

Thanks fellas, I'm happy with it.  Can't wait for a summer full of days on the water.

Brad, no prob man.  How was the races?  Did you race this time?

Brian,  the girlfriend doesn't want me to make it go too fast.   :sly:  She thinks it causes wrinkles and you know how these ladys are.   ::)

76Nordic,  I think so.  Seemed pretty damn fair to me.  $3K

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: BOOST on April 20, 2009, 08:53:09 PM

 You got all are names right but 76Nordic his name is Mark.

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 20, 2009, 08:57:15 PM

Cool, thanks for checking me on that.  Wasn't sure.  Very familiar with the two B's by now though.  ;)

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: skee on April 20, 2009, 10:27:37 PM

B & B....Bitchen ride and sounds like a Great Deal!!   Enjoy! ;D   Tracy   aka "Skee"

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: IRRebel on April 21, 2009, 09:32:32 AM

Smoking deal right there! Better buy than my Biesemeyer!  Great looking boat, and yeah I get it, my kids are trying to restrict me from coming anywhere near ine with a wrench for the same reason.  >:D

Are we all getting the same "I need a Day Cruiser feeling" at the same time? lol

Ray

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Nick on April 21, 2009, 11:47:40 AM

Nice find! Congrats, sounds like you got a good deal too! I'll be looking forward to more pics.

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: beerjet on April 21, 2009, 03:16:02 PM

Quote from: IRRebel on April 21, 2009, 09:32:32 AM

Are we all getting the same "I need a Day Cruiser feeling" at the same time? lol

Ray

Nope .
Your all just catching up at this point  ;)

-beerjet-

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: just squirtin on April 21, 2009, 03:32:16 PM

as a fellow southwind owner=welcome and nice floater=im from nor cal and i saw that boat on cl and it looked like a good price=i too just took mine out on monday=installed a new pump with a ss impellar a cut=the river was way too nice-=we do alot of camp far west weekends =maybe you can head on out one of them =especially fathers day=a whole lotta boats and fun-im doug-welcome again

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 21, 2009, 05:02:16 PM

Thanks for all the kind words guys!  You're making me feel all mushy or something.   :-\

I feel like I got a pretty good deal.  It needs some lovin, but that was the idea.  Get a boat for a good price that runs well and should be semi-reliable but still has things to tinker with and work on to make constant improvements.

Doug - Camp Far West is not too far from me and I have a buddy in Roseville that I was going out on the river with all last summer, so that's very realistic sometime.  I'll check on the Father's Day idea and let you know.  Any links to a thread with info on this weekend or others to get hooked up with?

So far a few things I'd like to do to the boat are:

Polish all the chrome and aluminum, give it a bath and buff it all shiny.  New steering wheel, new gauges, clean up the wiring under the dash.  The trailer wheels are buggin me, would like to do something about them if I can find a good deal somewhere.  Speaking of trailer, I need to fab some inner fender panels to protect the hull  (previous owner made some pretty decent sized scratches on the bottom of the hull from hitting the inside of the fenders).  A longer throttle cable to move the pedal forward cuz I'm a tall guy.  Interior will be sometime probably in the winter, although I do frequent Baja several times a year and was considering taking the interior pieces down there to get done super cheap.  I know some good contacts, we'll see about it.

Here's some higher quality pics I snapped this afternoon.  Still haven't washed it, little dusty from the drive home (dude lived down a country road).

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Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: IRRebel on April 21, 2009, 05:13:51 PM

VERY nice. Gonna make one sweet ride and a good party boat! Let us know how it runs out!

Ray

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: snuff630 on April 21, 2009, 06:12:06 PM

That right there is another sexy damn boat!!! Congrats!!  ;D

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: 2savage4you on April 21, 2009, 07:06:32 PM

Congrats , that is a very nice looking float ;)

Good luck with her........

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 22, 2009, 11:57:45 AM

Hope I can get Brad to do some vinyl lettering for me...  Need some SCJB stickers, new CF numbers and want to get a name on her.  Any ideas would be considered and if chosen have karma points... and beer when we run into each other out on the water.  I was thinking "Mellow Yellow" would be a good one.  So long as there's not too many other boats running around out there with that name.

Someone want to educate me on what pump unit this is and the pros and cons of it, please?  Is it a 12 JG??

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Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: 2savage4you on April 22, 2009, 12:35:11 PM

Berk J/G  Look at the pump on the inside of the boat , should be a metal tag with letters and #'s

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: IRRebel on April 22, 2009, 10:50:42 PM

Quote from: 2savage4you on April 22, 2009, 12:35:11 PM

Berk J/G  Look at the pump on the inside of the boat , should be a metal tag with letters and #'s

Yup. But kinda hard to get to with the engine cover and how far your transom rolls back towards the bow of the boat. That's why I stuffed my son in there to read mine. ;D Which was handy cuz his lil hands did a decent job cleaning up the bilge, at the same time, lol. (Hey, I let him drive it, I'm not a complete ass all the time, lol)

Your split bowl is the dead giveaway, nice touch to a great find!

Ray

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on April 23, 2009, 12:42:30 AM

i have been kicking around the idea of putting a swim step on mine. either the dual setup like yours or a whole single one. any suggestions? they are pricey.....found a few decent ones on ebay for an ok price.

i got your PM about the stickers....i wont be able to get around to it until next week sometime maybe. ill let you know.

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: 82daytona on April 23, 2009, 05:33:44 AM

one big one i have a bunch of left over granite for you if you want it  ^-^

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on April 23, 2009, 05:44:48 AM

Quote from: 82daytona on April 23, 2009, 05:33:44 AM

one big one i have a bunch of left over granite for you if you want it  ^-^

hah...that would be slippery as all hell and entertaining to watch people trying to get up on it.

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: crewchief22 on April 23, 2009, 06:47:52 AM

Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on April 23, 2009, 12:42:30 AM

i have been kicking around the idea of putting a swim step on mine. either the dual setup like yours or a whole single one. any suggestions? they are pricey.....found a few decent ones on ebay for an ok price.

i got your PM about the stickers....i wont be able to get around to it until next week sometime maybe. ill let you know.

I like the one piece fiberglass steps

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 25, 2009, 06:50:10 PM

Did some work on the Southwind today. 

Cleaned and conditioned all the vinyl.  Came out pretty good but still needs to be replaced.  I used the Maguiar's three step oxi remover/ polish/ wax kit today, that stuff is pretty damn sweet!

I removed this faux fir crap that was on the underside of the deck. 

New weather stripping on the windshield (old stuff was the way wrong style).

Found some slack in the throttle cable and moved the pedal forward to accommodate my long legs. 

Cleaned up the wires under the dash and rewired the stereo (old owner had it wired to be plugged in to the 12V adapter cigarette lighter). 

On the list for tomorrow is polishing, polishing and more polishing...  Fun, fun!

Here's a few pics after the wax job:

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Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: skee on April 25, 2009, 07:00:55 PM

Dude! That looks Bitchen! ;D Hey what'd ya use for the weatherstrip under the W/S..I need to replace mine on my Spectra..... :-\          Tracy   aka "Skee"

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on April 25, 2009, 09:46:44 PM

Tracy,

I used this automotive/marine weather stripping I found at OSH on a whim.  It was like seven bucks and ended up only having to trim like six inches off.  Worked perfectly, very pliable stuff and is guaranteed for ten years.  It was in the isle with the foam two sided tapes and such.  Shaped like this stuff but in black:

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Brad,

At first I was going to suggest doing the one piece swim step for usability it would be nicer.  Then I got to thinking it might cause some clearance issues if you were to do mods on your pump.  So now I'm thinking the two piece would be a better way to go.  They are pricey indeed.  But if you know anyone with a bitchen wood shop, they'd be fun to fab up.  I would have fun doing it at least.  If I knew anyone with the shop, I'd be all over it for ya.

Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: Baja and Bust on May 22, 2009, 10:52:25 PM

Getting ready for the maiden voyage tomorrow!  After six months of this B.S., I'm finally off house arrest as of tomorrow at 6AM.  It's about effing time!

Did some mild tuning today, adjusted the timing to 32*, it was only set to like 23*  :screwy:
Found out I needed to replace the dizzy cap cuz the coil point contact was broken and fell out when I took the old cap off.  No wonder it was hick-upping and didn't want to idle before...

Heading out to the Delta for just the day tomorrow, gf has to work tomorrow night.  Then maybe up to the boss' houseboat on New Melones for Sunday/Monday.  Hope it all goes well...   8)

Here's an attempt at posting a crappy cell phone video of her purring today:

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Title: Re: Another SOUTHWIND for the group!
Post by: skee on May 22, 2009, 11:14:54 PM

Quote from: Baja and Bust on April 25, 2009, 09:46:44 PM

Tracy,

I used this automotive/marine weather stripping I found at OSH on a whim.  It was like seven bucks and ended up only having to trim like six inches off.  Worked perfectly, very pliable stuff and is guaranteed for ten years.  It was in the isle with the foam two sided tapes and such.  Shaped like this stuff but in black:

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Brad,

At first I was going to suggest doing the one piece swim step for usability it would be nicer.  Then I got to thinking it might cause some clearance issues if you were to do mods on your pump.  So now I'm thinking the two piece would be a better way to go.  They are pricey indeed.  But if you know anyone with a bitchen wood shop, they'd be fun to fab up.  I would have fun doing it at least.  If I knew anyone with the shop, I'd be all over it for ya.

Thanks B&B...I'll check it...Lookin' Good! ;D Hope all goes well on the "voyage" tomorrow!  8)