'86 Sunsport Facelift

[Graeme]

Check the other thread...moving to Trenton this summer...can't wait to get back...boated the Trent-Severn in the Supra last year for 8 days. I miss the waterways and lakes!

[Okie Boarder]

Looking good! That did look like quite a tight fit in the bow area...wow!

[wiatowski]

Well I'm almost done! Just have some cleaning to do, replaced the fuel filler and fuel lines today. Have new rubber mat on the swim platform too! Front is completely back together, have to wire in the new radio, amp and sub. Finish installing second bilge pump, and put my decals on..... they should be done today or tomorrow. Hoping to be on the water and in the air next week. On a sad note when putting my gas tank back in I noticed that the stringers are getting "punky"... am hoping to stave off a stringer job for at least a couple of seasons before I have to do engine and stringer rebuild.... hoping for 3 but will probably only get 2. What should I be looking for before doing them? just when it's bad by the engine mounts?

Pictures to come soon.

[TitanTn]

Well I'm almost done! Just have some cleaning to do, replaced the fuel filler and fuel lines today. Have new rubber mat on the swim platform too! Front is completely back together, have to wire in the new radio, amp and sub. Finish installing second bilge pump, and put my decals on..... they should be done today or tomorrow. Hoping to be on the water and in the air next week. On a sad note when putting my gas tank back in I noticed that the stringers are getting "punky"... am hoping to stave off a stringer job for at least a couple of seasons before I have to do engine and stringer rebuild.... hoping for 3 but will probably only get 2. What should I be looking for before doing them? just when it's bad by the engine mounts?

Pictures to come soon.

Gotta prove it with pics! Sounds like some great progress though.

You should be able to delay the stringer job until the motor mount area goes bad. You just hope that it goes bad in a way you'll notice before damage occurs. I can't remember if it was Cadunkle or Wotan on this board that had a motor sink into a rotten motor mount, the driveline became seriously out-of-line, created a hole where the prop shaft goes through the boat and his boat partially sunk. Just be sure to keep a watchful eye on the engine mounts.

[DAFF]

Keep her dry inside and you will get 3 more years at least. When the stringers go bad near the engine you will know !!!! I doubt you will be able to resist some engine work before then anyhow. Drive it this summer and enjoy the surf. Wish I could be there to see your first set behind the boat..... I'm thinkin' permasmile!!!

[wiatowski]

just a teaser... got home today and started putting on the decals. had to finish with the gel-coat repair.. if the rain holds out hoping to have it finished tomorrow.

[Hematoma]

I feel your pain with the tower install, I would not do another EVER, that and getting the wiring in the tubes for the tower speakers. I'll go without speakers before I ever do that again. Total PITA. Boats looking nice I dig the red.

[wiatowski]

Well aside from a bit of cleaning up.... I'm done. Decals put on, new radio amp and Sub installed, and mirror.... sorry not in the pics. Thanks again to Mike and Clint for the measurements. Should be on the water tomorrow.... lets hope.
Boat Porn...

[wiatowski]

More!

[wiatowski]