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12-02-2016, 06:44 PM
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Official 1974 Tsnuami Build/Rebuild/or...?
Hey Guys, So making this my official thread vs posting over and over. Here's where i am at.... Purchased this boat in Fort Lauderdale and towed back to Idaho... Where it now lives... I wanted to Update this and make it as nice as my Formula 233 i did last year. So The question is... Do i just strip it and start from Scratch or Live with it for now... and worry when things become a problem....
1974 Seacraft Tsnami - Nicks Creative Marine did the transom glass work installed the Armstrong bracket and wired to the Tune of about $11,500 for the previous owner 2 years ago. I am not throwing them under the bus but the work... I will let the pictures tell the story... So my question is... Do i Just strip everything down now... and fix it right, or live with it for 2 or 3 years until it presents bigger problems... In the meantime consider this the primary build thread for this boat... Here she is coming home to Idaho.... 
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#2
12-02-2016, 06:47 PM
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Problem Areas and Pictures
The engine can come up at least 2 inches if not 3. Right now the Bracket is mounted almost on top of the Drain Plug Hole... and it needs fixed. The epoxy patch on the right side is backing out... i am sure its water logged...
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#3
12-02-2016, 06:54 PM
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Here are the other Areas of Issue... and I plan on taking out the cnter console and moving everything back up to the front of the Boat... Its cold weather here 6 months of the Year... So yes we need a windshield. My Plan was to re-wire as needed doing that... but the more i look the more the wiring is a Joke... any and all thoughts appreciated... and or Ideas...
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#4
12-02-2016, 06:57 PM
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This is where the Notch in the Transom Was closed by Nicks Creative Marine and its already Cracked.... and on the Inside its Cracked and looks like its starting to Delaminate on the Repair...
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12-02-2016, 07:00 PM
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Inside the Transom....
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#6
12-02-2016, 07:06 PM
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Getting Bead Blasted with Glass....
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#7
12-02-2016, 07:19 PM
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Got the Boot stripe, Boat numbers and Seacraft Sticker Removed today... and yes it's a ton of fun when its 25 degrees outside.... All you Florida boys just keep enjoying your weather in the 80's. Sheeshh.......
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#8
12-02-2016, 07:38 PM
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Good read finished with a Great Comment!!!
I've got two, actually three projects presently. I have no good advice for you. Just be familiar with the pronunciation and definition of the word "Procrastination". May as well add "Budget" to the list. I'd use it but that's just me. Oh,yeah, mine are just about trailer queens. Cheers!
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#9
12-02-2016, 07:55 PM
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If there is any water in the transom you will see the cracks very soon with the Idaho winters. It was 8 degrees here last night so I definitely get that part. One of the deciding factors might be if you have a good (semi-warm) place to do the work should you decide to, or get forced, into re-doing it.
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#10
12-04-2016, 12:31 PM
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DF300 ZUKE ISSUES.... YEA More Problems!
Have exact 320 hours on he Suzuki DF300. Manage to run it for a whole 18 mins here at home before getting a 4-2 Code and it would not start. Have spent the last few Days... Working on the Engine since there are no Dealers close to me for the Zuke.
I know a lot of guys here love this motor but jesus... with no way to bypass the shift control to start and then needing the software to re-flash is quickly becoming a pain in the Ass. On a good Note Mike at Outboard Specialties on the other side of the country has been a huge help. The new software should be here this week and then perhaps the boat will run again... So Far this Boat is been a TOTAL POS to start... Feeling like i bought a LEMON instead of a Good Craft that just needed a cosmetic Face lift. Turning into a Major Project Fast....
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