restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
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- photonfanatic
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Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Can't wait till the end! He's probably thinking the same thing lol
But every time I look at this thread, I'm wondering if there could ever be any money to be made. Just buying old ones that are run down, and doing a resto job on them, like the one he's doing.
You guys think there is any money to be made?
But every time I look at this thread, I'm wondering if there could ever be any money to be made. Just buying old ones that are run down, and doing a resto job on them, like the one he's doing.
You guys think there is any money to be made?
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Honestly no I don't think so for for the most part....take my build...I paid $3000 for boat and trailer, now I've put about $2000 so far and still need to purchase seats,bases,bait pumps,bimini etc...so I could have about $6500 in it maybe more ? Not including labor which is many many hours ....
I've gone through this restoring Honda CBXs and 750f...by the time you add 150 to 200 hours labor....well you get the picture...lol
Bottom line I do this kind of stuff for the satisfaction of bringing something back from a mess to better than new..
That said this is my first boat...pontoon or otherwise..
I've gone through this restoring Honda CBXs and 750f...by the time you add 150 to 200 hours labor....well you get the picture...lol
Bottom line I do this kind of stuff for the satisfaction of bringing something back from a mess to better than new..
That said this is my first boat...pontoon or otherwise..
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Had a little time to work on the boat...applied the burgundy stripes though they look more red than burgundy but it looks ok..went with two burgundy instead of one burgundy and one tan...the tan just didn't go with the back ground color..
If I was to do it again I would spray the stripes on...received the new seat bases so that's next to install...slowly but surely
If I was to do it again I would spray the stripes on...received the new seat bases so that's next to install...slowly but surely
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
- curtiscapk
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Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Beautiful!
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Really looks good!
1995 beachcomber conversion to tritoon with Honda 135 ,
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God Bless America
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Almost there
Installed seat bases...console seat...which I forgot to take a picture of and was going to use industrial Velcro for the console door then I came up with what I think is a better plan...magnets !
And I installed the new SS cleats that "curtiscapk" sent me Free of charge ...thank very much !
Installed seat bases...console seat...which I forgot to take a picture of and was going to use industrial Velcro for the console door then I came up with what I think is a better plan...magnets !
And I installed the new SS cleats that "curtiscapk" sent me Free of charge ...thank very much !
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
- curtiscapk
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Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
That looks Awesome! The cleats look great as well! Thank James at pontoonstuff for those!
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Thanks ! And BIG thanks to James at Pontoonstuff.com I've just placed another order....Fast shipping at great prices !curtiscapk wrote:That looks Awesome! The cleats look great as well! Thank James at pontoonstuff for those!
Notice some oil leaking from just above the prop so drained the oil ...grayish looking ..not good.. pulled the prop and shaft .so ordered a oring...hopefully that will do it
Also replaced a rotting bunker board...so few more items off the list...
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Well down to the detail stuff...ordered cooler stays...and the don't fit my igloo coolers...so I came up with this..had left over 1/2inch plastic...Going to bolt to deck and have SS eye hook for the bungee cord...
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Nice work!
2015 Bennington 24 SSXR triple tube with Yamaha 150
1988 Intec Island Cruiser
1988 Intec Island Cruiser
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Lt. Dan wrote:Nice work!
Thanks ! Almost ready to do the under skinning ....coming up with alternatives to mount my trolling motor up at the bow...don't want it cluttered ...Will post pictures of what I finally come up with ....
Was hoping to get it in the water by Thanksgiving but I want to wait until I get the under skinning finished
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Ok a little update...she's 99 % done just waiting for the upholstery girl to finish my seat for the swing back then ready for the water !... think I started this around July....seems longer...really happy the way it came out..we want to use it for awhile then will add a table and more seats ??? Just not sure about placement....
I have a hopefully small problem..when I set the boat back on the trailer the bunk on one side of pontoon doesn't cradle the toon right..I did replace a rotten bunk on that side but made sure it was lined up as before...it's like the width of the pontoons shrank ? Tried to show it in the pictures .... I'm hoping once I get the trailer unloaded and then loaded back up with the boat things fall back into place
I have a hopefully small problem..when I set the boat back on the trailer the bunk on one side of pontoon doesn't cradle the toon right..I did replace a rotten bunk on that side but made sure it was lined up as before...it's like the width of the pontoons shrank ? Tried to show it in the pictures .... I'm hoping once I get the trailer unloaded and then loaded back up with the boat things fall back into place
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
WOW! Great job! That decking vinyl looks really good!
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2015 Yamaha F150LA [/b]
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Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Do you work for UPS?
...Kidding...
...Kidding...
2016 20 foot Sylvan RPT (V Pontoons)
Yamaha Vmax SHO 115HP
80 Pound Thrust RipTide Trolling Motor
Humminbird Helix 7 Side Imaging
Yamaha Vmax SHO 115HP
80 Pound Thrust RipTide Trolling Motor
Humminbird Helix 7 Side Imaging
Re: restoration of 1990 Sweetwater
Finally got the boat in the water and she floats !!!!
Had a nice couple of hours in the water had no problems engine ran flawlessly the underskining helped tremendously in the smoothness of the ride but only gain about one mile-per-hour ...but was well worth doing that part of the project..
Will use the boat on the water for a while before we decide what and where to place more furniture and/or tables ..overall I'm very happy with the project and want to thank everybody here for their input and for helping when I had dumb questions ....also still have to locate the trolling motor on bow I'm working on an idea for that as I do not want the motor laying on the floor ....I want to mount it a upright permanent position ...
Had a nice couple of hours in the water had no problems engine ran flawlessly the underskining helped tremendously in the smoothness of the ride but only gain about one mile-per-hour ...but was well worth doing that part of the project..
Will use the boat on the water for a while before we decide what and where to place more furniture and/or tables ..overall I'm very happy with the project and want to thank everybody here for their input and for helping when I had dumb questions ....also still have to locate the trolling motor on bow I'm working on an idea for that as I do not want the motor laying on the floor ....I want to mount it a upright permanent position ...
1990 20' Sweetwater
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida
1994 55 Suzuki 2 stroke
GPS 20 mph two people
Central Florida