1974 23 CC - project

[wtenglish]

Looking good! I hope your enjoying frosty adult beverages as you pace the yard!!

[strick]

That looks really sharp and I bet you are frothing and chomping at the bit as you cant wait to get it in the water! I like how you used square washers instead of round washers. They will be much stronger that way however I would have went with SS instead of aluminum. I usually have a welding shop punch some out for me and they can make the holes dead center for you

On the ice box drains I dont know what to say...did you make some new ice boxes in the stern? maybe post some pictures of the set up. There is nothing wrong with putting it on the boot stripe if you are worried about looks then just center it in the boot stripe if possible. For the transducer I ran the cable up thru the holes I had to drill for the trim tabs and used a cable cam to secure. Maybe you could make a small hole in the swim platform for the cable and then go thru the transom? what kind of trim tabs are you going to use? The Volvo's are really sharp.



strick

[thehermit]

ahh yes... many frothy adult beverages cause my drill to wander

I left my stock ice boxes but glassed in the drain whole while the cap was off. I think I can locate the thru hull right above the boot stripe on the port side to serve both boxes. I am gonna give it a go. I bailed on the brass drains back then only to avoid 2 holes in the transom. Note to self...dont re-engineer something that wasnt broken.

I am going with the QL tabs at some point. SO my options for the cable are drill thru the swim platform flange Underneath but above water line)and hide the cable hole under there...or get it into the bracket somehow and run it up with the rest of the rigging.

Thanks for the kudos...after this weekend I will be splashing no matter what for a test run

[Bigshrimpin]

Nice Work!! I love the colored bracket . . . I'm dying to see a action photo.

[ian_upton]

Wow! that name is perfect.

Of all the boats that I have owned, only 1 has been named. A small 14 foot skiff named "Navicula" which is Latin for 'small boat'.

I have a skyblue Bertram 25 that we have been struggling to find a good fit. This fits perfectly! It's a shame that I did not think of this on my own...

Ian.

[thehermit]

Thanks! I doubt I am the first to use it

Well....the ice box drains went back in the way they came out! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] They work nicely. The rigging is done the steering is bled and she fired right up in the yard I ran the ducer thru the swim platform via a cable clam (ala strick) and in thru the transom where I can see it and well above the water line. If I had a reg for her I be splashing tommorow...My next project is the pay the tax man and put some numbers on her....I'm done ...for now

[jobu]

All I can say is Awesome...nice job!

[thehermit]

Gang,

I was speaking with a friend recently and I was reminded of the need to provide a brief update to this thread. The project has been wrapped up for a while. There had been some serious ups and downs related all to engine trouble...but fist some before after shots:
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The boat came out great and I am very happy with it. The problem for me has been the engine. After a series of test runs...testing motor heights, props...and everything else...I killed the engine . The 225 Johnson was /is fuel starved. Initially I was doing all of this testing (in july mostly) and before I figured out what was causing the check engine light....I ate a piston....stuck ring:


Enter Bigshrimpin who basically talked me through replacing a whole damn piston and ring set...well it worked. Compression and motor are back. Tim deserves a lot of credit for all of his help. He put up with a lot of dumb phone calls and questions...thanks Tim.

Bad news is the problem still bugs the motor. Surge @ WOT. Running lean. I have a few more parts to throw at it (fuel lines/vac switch) this weekend but if it dosnt work its shrinkwrap till next season and then off to a mechanic. New parts include: VRO pump/lines/clamps/bulb/Carb rebuild/link-sync/Vac switch…you name it…its new.

The boat has had glimpses of brilliance and I look forward to getting it straight. The bracket it great…the ride is quiet…comfortable…and fast. So much so that I sold my 20SF and am now a 1 SeaCraft owner. Mostly my "in the water time" has been spent cursing the engine, floating, and standing on the bracket with tools. I did manage a pic some time ago:



On the list for next Spring are Volvo QL tabs, Capt Chuck HDS, and some hardware for the ipod. T-top is a maybe. Also lots of loose ends to tie up and fish rigging stuff.

[Blackfin26]

Looking great...Passed you runnning around Chatham with boat on the trailer one day...The engine issues explain that! Hiliner's a-l-m-o-s-t ready...Get the motor fixed...Cod just starting to bite.

[strick]

Nothing worse then engine trouble... especially after all that work. The swim platform makes a great work surface but I'd rather use it for swimming.

After I redid my 23sf the Yamaha 250 carb engine started giving me trouble...I took it to several mechanics and none of them could fix it so sold it to one of our members as a parts motor...then bought a Suzuki 250 4 stroke which made me happy again.

strick