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Steve Hock

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Big Jetboat Rebuild!!! Beware of all the Pic's!
« on: August 06, 2008, 08:55:25 PM »
Hi Everyone, My Names Steve Hock, Been in Car audio and fiberglass fab. for a long time, and recently I've been using a lot of the techniques on boats. We took this from a crap throw away hull to where it is now, I just recently started the picture taking so we'll begin the Pics where things start to get fun.


Here's how the ass end is looking after we did the outside repairs, painted it, dropped in a fat motor, and added some blue





Some side shots







Here's the old interior enjoying its last days before the garbage man gets there









Now for reasons I have no desire to explain I'm building the interior after the painting is done. So I figured I will start from the back and move forward. So before that we had to get the boat off of the trailer so It could get painted




Here's the firewall







With the firewall in place I got the base for the hatch








 To keep the weight down I'm using a lot of fiberglass, but to lay glass I need a good frame. So I started with the ribs






« Last Edit: August 06, 2008, 08:59:34 PM by Steve Hock »
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2008, 08:59:32 PM »
looks good so far, keep the pics coming, i think i kinda like the green :)  and welcome to the mayhem ;D
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2008, 09:00:39 PM »
DAMN!

Nice work there Steve and welcome!
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 09:01:45 PM »
give me a few minutes I got about 120 more Pics!!!

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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 09:04:10 PM »
whats the damn holdup, lets go, get with it, we like pics ;D
you got some major skills going on there. congrats
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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 09:07:47 PM »
ya come on hurry! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 09:09:12 PM »
I LOVE air hammer carberators!  ;D
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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 09:14:39 PM »
i saw that to, its a new speed secret, helps beat the fuel into submission so it fires better ;D
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 09:15:49 PM »
RibS! I catch a lot of flack for using MDF on parts of boats But Seriously, Water is not going to reach through the Surfacing coat (Which some people dont know about surfacing agents for top coats)  the gelcoat, and the 10 layers of rolled out fiberglass unless this thing is on the bottom of the lake for a few decades, and even if it turns to powder the fiberglass is whats going to give the support, The MDF is for Shape. So any references to "MDF is not for boats" will be ignored  >:D









Lots of measuring, gluing and supports later










Some Devil Horns for good measure












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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2008, 09:24:14 PM »
A sweet pic of the paint


Now a 1/8" thin Layer of wood
follow by layers upon layer of glass






Here it is after glassing and cutting out for where the scoop will go, notice my badass spark arrestor













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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2008, 09:28:57 PM »
That paint job is sweet!
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« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2008, 09:31:49 PM »
some shots of the trailer. Our Painter rolled it out of the booth and we got right on it

My Fab Partner Justin making new runners and all around shop Guy Jason setup the new wheels














More tomarrow I got to sleep. I still got the custom scoop, sub boxes and some of the interior panels to post still

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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2008, 09:32:19 PM »
Lookin good Steve !
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« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2008, 06:01:42 AM »
Good work and welcome  ;D
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« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2008, 06:45:14 AM »
very nice welcome

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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2008, 07:52:30 AM »
Hello Steve,
Looking good !!, I'll stop by your shop and check the bad boy out, Do you still have the flatty? I saw it in the background, but I think the trailer was already done when I was there last. I still want you to pinstripe mine, I just need to get the bugs worked out of the motor first. Keep the pics coming and dont hesitate to give me a call if you need a hand.
Not to jack your thread, but here are a couple of pics of mine that I built for mine   ;D


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« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2008, 09:20:01 AM »
Here it is, It's the bosses purple dinosaur












« Last Edit: August 07, 2008, 09:23:55 AM by Steve Hock »
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« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2008, 10:07:07 AM »
you guys do some ridiculously amazing work
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« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2008, 11:12:22 AM »
unigue??? i saw that trailer and truck at crazy horse last time i was out,, 4th of july i think, maybe memorial day.. ill stop by and say whats up next time!!
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« Reply #20 on: August 07, 2008, 12:28:05 PM »
awesome work, welcome here this site is a blast, lots of cool people and one shaddy guy....he knows who he is.....
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« Reply #21 on: August 07, 2008, 08:22:22 PM »
Beautiful craftsmanship!!!  Welcome to the site and keep the pics coming
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« Reply #22 on: August 07, 2008, 09:26:23 PM »
Great Job. I love the motor cover. That is just what i want to do to my Spectra.  ??? Can you walk on it?
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« Reply #23 on: August 07, 2008, 10:06:41 PM »
in the first set of pics, that old interior was better then mine :-[
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« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2008, 10:37:47 PM »
Great Job. I love the motor cover. That is just what i want to do to my Spectra.  ??? Can you walk on it?

you can jump on it, both sides are glassed now and its filled with expanding foam

 


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