SoCal Jet Boats

Tech Talk => Interior => Topic started by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 03:45:35 PM

Title: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 03:45:35 PM: Pulled the Tahiti out of the weeds and decided to finish it up. Today I started gutting it and am going to redo the floor and finish the stringer repair and paint the inside. I have a ton of glue in the boat and on the Imco's that I am going to start removing tonight. I am going to have a play by play of this rebuild

So in the next few weeks.

1. Flooring

2. Stringer Repair

3. Wiring

4. Gas Tank remount and polish (tanks are chunked with glue)

5. Guages

Here is todays work so far

This is what I started with (notice the glue on the tanks)
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I think I can get some more life out of the steering cable

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Carpet,foot throttle,diverter handle etc. out
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My Helper
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Gutted
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Got some stringer repair to do. Old seats were not thry bolted with nuts they just screwed lags in and let em flex and rust
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Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 03:51:28 PM: And for fun I bolted on a droop. I really want to put the aluminum transom cover on I am not diggin the fiberglass. I took out all the cables as well. The clevises were all rusted on the cable so I took the sawzall and cut em in half and yanked em out. It does not appear to me that the hand hole cover is to far back not to use the aluminum

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Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 08:00:45 PM: Went to work on the tank. I used Kleen Strip it works really well. Took about an hour

Before
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After
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Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: hotrod56cars on January 13, 2008, 08:02:34 PM: Is that a Place Diverter mini-droop or ???
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 08:05:20 PM: Quote from: hotrod56cars on January 13, 2008, 08:02:34 PM
Is that a Place Diverter mini-droop or ???

It does not say Place on it so I dont think so. I think its an aggressor but I am not sure there are no markings on it of any kind.
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: bkplesh on January 13, 2008, 08:08:37 PM: Where's the fender and the axle? ??? :o
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 08:22:25 PM: Quote from: bkplesh on January 13, 2008, 08:08:37 PM
Where's the fender and the axle? ??? :o

There in the garage. I had to build a new axle and the trailer is going to powder coat so I am stripping it down. I need new fenders I want stainless but cant find any.
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: The Chaz on January 13, 2008, 08:55:36 PM: Looks like a lot of work. Just keep at it and it will be ready befoer you know it.
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: h2oicon on January 13, 2008, 09:10:45 PM: blue, i am going to the trailer shop by my pad getting l.e.d lights for my entire trailer too, i have a 79 tahiti i just started my self, what area do you live in and if he has the s/s fenders what size do you want i will see if he has i have 8 in wide standard material but lowered the trailer and rewelded the fenders on low wide tires for look and smokin down the 15 to river and lake it does stay like a rail behind me :o
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: Blue on January 13, 2008, 09:39:54 PM: Quote from: h2oicon on January 13, 2008, 09:10:45 PM
blue, i am going to the trailer shop by my pad getting l.e.d lights for my entire trailer too, i have a 79 tahiti i just started my self, what area do you live in and if he has the s/s fenders what size do you want i will see if he has i have 8 in wide standard material but lowered the trailer and rewelded the fenders on low wide tires for look and smokin down the 15 to river and lake it does stay like a rail behind me :o

I am basically going for the same thing you are. Let me know what you find. I live in the Central Valley between Fresno and Modesto. Maybe they will ship?
Title: Re: Project Tahiti Part 2
Post by: h2oicon on January 14, 2008, 07:56:12 PM: blue, talked to my trailer guy he said he has never seen s/s fenders and does not have a clue of how to get them, chrome is the other way he said if you want l.e.d lights let me know i am finishing mine in afternoon on weds.