MY RIVIERA CRUISER
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:12 pm
So the new to me boat is here, and the first delivery from pontoon stuff has shipped
the rebuild is going to start a little slow mainly because she is in decent shape and does not need to be demolished right away. will be going through her top to bottom after the season
1997 24 foot riviera cruiser, still trying to figure out exactly which model she started out as. Tenesee trailer to match.
1. newly rebuilt rochester carb, tuned for colorado altitude, should be here in a few days
2. going through all the electrical cause i keep finding crap like this:
3. new switches (on their way)
4. new steering wheel ( on its way)
5. new paneling and graphics
6. repairing the fencing, hinges, pinch guards, gate stops (on their way)
7. new 20 ft bimini
8. new prop (on its way)
9. new navigation lighting
10. new carpeting (after the season) the carpet is actually new, but i can tell that there is delamination in the decking underneath, so deck and carpet after the season
11. replacing all the bolts (on their way)
12. underskinning has some missing or misplaced screws
13. polishing the toons
14. all new seating, the seats are in good shape, but they were salvaged from a different boat and they do not fit and they prevent one gate from being usable, this may or may not be a this season thing.
15. PO was a bit sloppy in his keeping a boat so there is some missing hardware here and there, that just wont do at all, i am pretty sure the boat will last longer with the proper hardware installed.
16. PO told me the blower works fine, HMMM hard to do when it has been removed, she is an I/O so the new blower just arrived also.
she is big, but i managed to get her into the shop for repairs. makes getting in to the electrical a lot easier and will make the off season carpet job way easier.
the rebuild is going to start a little slow mainly because she is in decent shape and does not need to be demolished right away. will be going through her top to bottom after the season
1997 24 foot riviera cruiser, still trying to figure out exactly which model she started out as. Tenesee trailer to match.
1. newly rebuilt rochester carb, tuned for colorado altitude, should be here in a few days
2. going through all the electrical cause i keep finding crap like this:
3. new switches (on their way)
4. new steering wheel ( on its way)
5. new paneling and graphics
6. repairing the fencing, hinges, pinch guards, gate stops (on their way)
7. new 20 ft bimini
8. new prop (on its way)
9. new navigation lighting
10. new carpeting (after the season) the carpet is actually new, but i can tell that there is delamination in the decking underneath, so deck and carpet after the season
11. replacing all the bolts (on their way)
12. underskinning has some missing or misplaced screws
13. polishing the toons
14. all new seating, the seats are in good shape, but they were salvaged from a different boat and they do not fit and they prevent one gate from being usable, this may or may not be a this season thing.
15. PO was a bit sloppy in his keeping a boat so there is some missing hardware here and there, that just wont do at all, i am pretty sure the boat will last longer with the proper hardware installed.
16. PO told me the blower works fine, HMMM hard to do when it has been removed, she is an I/O so the new blower just arrived also.
she is big, but i managed to get her into the shop for repairs. makes getting in to the electrical a lot easier and will make the off season carpet job way easier.