PROJECT: CONDOR

« **on:** July 04, 2010, 09:58:45 PM »

It's time to start back to basics here. I told myself when I bought this boat that I would run it/enjoy it untill it died then tear it all apart. Almost lasted a year (bought last Aug.2009). I bitched and moaned about the Oklahomo-nis of the rigging on the boat and I couldn't be happier to tear into this thing and start building it back up with all new hardware...lets just say that I have a pretty good vision in my head on how it will perform and look. Rigging? I'll admit it I will be stealing many ideas from Boost (dig your work bro!). Besides all that I cant wait to dive in...haven't had to since back in my Miller days!
I have a few pics to start off with.

some areas that will be addressed:

Some stress cracks

check out crack in passenger side stringer!

« **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2010, 10:06:00 PM »

Stripped!

Gotta do something about this ski locker.

Goes all the way to the front.

Balsa and PVC pipe glassed in undernieth the deck...hmmm???

Lots of work ahead

Going to be starting from scratch

« **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2010, 10:16:45 PM »

Goal: To have a 100mph 4 seater! I'd be so stoked with 90+!!!!
Color: Flat Blue/Black trim/motor/thru transom headers and everything else...Im over polishing!!
Maybe some white pinstriping done by my cousin (I told hiw he can have at it...).
Power: BBC, HP in the 650-750 range. Pump gas. Blower, tunnel ram, single carb...I don't know. Thats to far away. First will be addressing the structual integrity of the boat. Safety first!

Oh yea, I'm shooting for the next 4th of July to have it ready and at the river!

« **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2010, 10:22:18 PM »

Dam Nate you weren't joking on the phone when you said you where going to town on it

« **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2010, 07:55:02 AM »

you can do this looks like a great start. My advice just take the number of hours you think it will take and double it and take the number of dollars you think and triple it

« **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2010, 08:42:09 AM »

Why black and blue? You expecting some spankings? Lol!

Glad to see you're tearing into it!

Ray

« **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2010, 09:41:29 AM »

Quote from: IRRebel on July 05, 2010, 08:42:09 AM

Why black and blue? You expecting some spankings? Lol!

Glad to see you're tearing into it!

Ray

Damn Ray...you come out swinging! lol
That was a good one...didn't see that coming at all!
What a way to jump to the front of my hit list Ray! love it!!!!!

« **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2010, 09:43:18 AM »

I really want to just paint it all white with black rub rail (like my old boat was) but there already is a white CP with black trim.

« **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2010, 11:52:40 AM »

Dude I love the look of this boat. A black and white boat sounds boring, but when done right

Looking foward to seeing progress pics.

« **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2010, 12:58:35 PM »

Quote from: TrollerDave on July 05, 2010, 11:52:40 AM

Dude I love the look of this boat. A black and white boat sounds boring, but when done right
Looking foward to seeing progress pics.

Thanks for posting up a pic of my old boat at my old house with a workshop...kinda rubbing salt in my wounds there dude!

I didn't meen anything by this remark. Just really missing that workshop right about now!!!

« **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2010, 02:04:09 PM »

Quote from: n8dawg on July 05, 2010, 12:58:35 PM

Thanks for posting up a pic of my old boat at my old house with a workshop...kinda rubbing salt in my wounds there dude!

Don't look at it that way he's trying to give you some motivation

on how much more you can do to your gullwing.

« **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2010, 03:22:44 PM »

Quote from: boost on July 05, 2010, 02:04:09 PM

Don't look at it that way he's trying to give you some motivation on how much more you can do to your gullwing.

Oh yea, I was just messing.
I have detailed pics of my old Eliminator that I will be using for alot of the rigging.

« **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2010, 04:26:00 PM »

I really wanted to copy my eliminator but as you can see Zack (i think thats his name) beat me to it!
Bummer...looks so f**king clean!! I don't like to copy. Im also tossing around other ideas as well.

« **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2010, 04:55:44 PM »

CONDOR UPDATE:
Ski locker, front bulkhead, and floor removed.

Removed this POS built in battery tray! Thanks to whoever put this in with one hole going in and NO f---ing hole coming out for a drain. Freakin genius!

« **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2010, 05:03:43 PM »

Right on Nate glad to see your still working on it.

thats what my boat looked like this time last year.

« **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2010, 05:07:30 PM »

So I finished as much sanding as I could. Smoothed out all my cuts around the bulkhead, gas tanks, ect...
I thought I was going to do all the repairs but after thinking about all the super half ass jobs I've done in the past I thought it would be best to hire a pro.
Towed the boat up to John Miller's (Miller Boats) shop today! Getting stringer, front bulkhead, side gunnel supports replaced.

Along with flow coating all the above plus the transom!!!
Going to try and have it all done and running by Tom Papp in January, if not March will do just fine!

« **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2010, 05:29:01 PM »

nice good luck getting done for the papp deal

« **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2011, 02:57:38 AM »

Update: Well as you'll see I'm not even close to being back on the water!
My job got cancelled tonight and I have plenty of time to get my thread chippered up finally!
Quick recap: After I cut out the ski locker, front bulkhead, sub-floor, and battery tray. I brought the boat to John Miller.
He cut out the rotted stringer and glassed in new passenger side stringer, made new front bulkhead, side gunnel supports, and patched up numerous other misc. items.
He also flow coated everything black. Thanks to John Miller for making my boat structual sound again!
Stringer replacement:

Filled gas tank holes too

« **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2011, 03:10:53 AM »

Flow Coat: New bulkhead (No more ski locker or subfloor!) After I got the boat back from John, with the help of Nelson109 we were able to weigh it and check for straightness.
Bare hull+intake = 525lbs. I'd say its a solid medium lay up lake boat.

The weigh in:

Bottom straight!

« **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2011, 03:38:17 AM »

Then it went out for paint (yes, paint...not gell). I decided to go with all white. I really like that clean look.
The painter didn't mask off the inside of the boat. So when I picked up the boat I was totally pissed to see all the overspray ALL OVER all the work I just paid John to do for me. He said he would fix it but I was totally over dealing with this guy and thought what the hell I'll take care of it myself...and thats where I'm at people. I'm sanding and sanding and sanding...taking care of the overspray and smoothing out all the runs (from flowcoat) and fiberglass matting. I want it to look smooth as glass when I spray it. I may even change up the color to dark grey w/black carpet. I plan on spraying it this weekend if the weather hold up.
Prep for paint:

Fresh white paint:

Overspray MESS!

Smoothing everything out (prep for new flow coat)

« **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2011, 07:12:40 AM »

Lookin good Nate, keep up the hard work.

« **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2011, 08:38:05 AM »

Looking good Nate

« **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2011, 05:10:19 PM »

boat looks sick

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