1989 Saltare - My god Spock, what have I done???

[Salty87]

fantastic project. a beast of a job...how many pieces to the upholsterer?

you're def setting the bar higher.

[sybrmike]

Too many to count, but at least if I look at the price per piece, it doesn't seem too bad. While they're working on the interior, I'm finishing up some remaining details - refinish remaining teak, complete the new glove box, etc., and doing some prework on the stereo.

Finished carpeting the amp rack last night - 1/2" treated ply coated with poly resin (I ran out of CPES), painted back, & carpeted front. The amp rack will go on the starboard side of the driver foot well and fasten to a flange I built into the new throttle panel and to the new bracing under the bow. Cut out the backs to aid cooling the cheap A/B amps. I hope to mount & prewire the amps, fuses, dist block, PAC LC-1, etc. this weekend.

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[jet]

Yes, Im poking the old bears, lol

signed: The Ex Skier

[Jetlink]

Yes, Im poking the old bears, lol

signed: The Ex Skier

Old bears? I bet I am younger than you and I am still glad to ski.

[Okie Boarder]

Cool idea with the amp rack.

[sybrmike]

Finished loading up & prewiring the amp rack. All that's left is connect the pos, neg, and speakers. Well, and mount the radio, build the sub box, mount the speakers, run the tower wires, etc, etc, etc. - but gave me something to do while they work on the interior foam & vinyl.

My eBay special Tsunami kit had a voltmeter, so figured why not mount it - kinda cool I guess. I made an angled mount for the PAC LC-1 (that will control the towers on the top amp) to point the knob towards the driver for easier adjustment. The bottom amp is a 6 channel - 1,2,3,&4 for the cabin speakers and 5&6 bridged for the sub. Yeah, they're cheap Pyle (pile of s%$#) amps, but for 100 bucks at a close out sale - what the hell... Have no idea how good it'll sound, but at least the kids will dig the little power level led's and think dad is cool. Since the speaker/power connections are down by the driver's feet, I'll probably make a bolt on plexiglass cover for that end so nothing unexpectedly exciting happens

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[wspeedin]

Nice sybr, very clean look. Keep at it, we want to see more pictures of this beast! What tower are you puttin on her?

[Sdc77]

Amazing interior upgrade ! Can't wait to see the final result

[sybrmike]

Thanks, Will. I've had a Titan II leaning up against the garage wall for a over a year just waiting to go on (soon??). Still too much in-and-out of the boat for a folded tower to be in the way.

Sdc- if only my interior had looked like yours... Hopefully the upholsterer can make it work like I envisioned - although they're already having to redo parts of the seat bottoms since they put the wrong color on the front edge

I finished plumbing the ballast vent hoses and fresh air ducts (single 4") last night. Now on to refinishing teak, new glovebox, and some more stereo and courtesy light wiring...

[Sdc77]

sybrmike, I was the first one surpised when the old owner uncover the boat, when I visited him the first time. We have no very hot summers here, so boats keeps in good condition if well covered.

What I really like is your seat behind the pilot, and the convertible back seat. A big sun bed is what is missing on direct drive boats.
I keep watching with big interrest