Jeff's 1998 Ski Nautique Restoration

[NautiqueJeff]

Will do! Yeah, I agree that the SeaDek on the engine cover base does look better now that it is in the boat.

[Teddy57]

I have really enjoyed following this thread. The boat looks awesome and while I was one who thought the engine base should be black I think the white SeaDek on the engine cover is the better choice. Hard to know until you see it in place. Thanks for sharing the adventure.

[NautiqueJeff]

Well, the water test went well this afternoon!

1998 Ski Nautique - Water Test from PlanetNautique on Vimeo.

[Teddy57]

Looks and sounds great. Just need for you to get a ski behind it.

[NautiqueJeff]

I wanted to today, but my wife won't drive it until it has a dashboard with gauges, etc. I pulled my kid on the kneeboard and he loved it!


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[enzo thecat]

Its gorgeous. Conrats. I've really enjoyed this thread. I'm going to miss checking in for updates. But on the other hand, I'm happy to see it done. I'll never forget my first thoughts when you posted those pictures in the beginning.

[NautiqueJeff]

It still isn't quite done. The dash is still at Nautique being worked on, the engine lid still needs the cup holders installed or filled in, it needs a steering wheel, and the trailer needs to be redone or replaced.

It is getting close though...


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[CHassmann]

Sweet! I think the Seadek color is great. I wouldn't go with black.

[NautiqueJeff]

Yep, I agree. I cancelled the order for the black replacement pieces today.

[t.franscioni]

Jeff,

curious us if you had to fine tune the timing, tweak any of the rigging like the throttle/shifter cables, steering cable, rudder trim tab, after tearing it all apart and putting it back together? Enjoyed that video, motor sounds healthy.

[t.franscioni]

To clarify....."After running it" did you find that you need to make any of the above adjustments.

[NautiqueJeff]

Well, timing was adjusted by PCM at their factory when they freshened up the engine. They also put in new plugs, cap, rotor, wires, water pump & impeller, alternator, etc. when they did their work.

Throttle, shift and steering cables are all new. They were all adjusted on land before the water test, and worked fine today. Rudder was never out, and it doesn't have a trim tab because they didn't use them in 1998.

Everything seemed pretty good! Some carb tuning may still be beneficial though.

[CincinnatiCC]

Boat looks fantastic! Great job with this - really impressive what you've done with it.

[NautiqueJeff]

No new pictures, but I did replace the Steering Wheel Tilt Mechanism today. That got rid of the remaining slop in the wheel. It feels brand new now. I still have the old steering wheel on there, but I hope Nautique will be sending a new one over when they send back my dash. If they don't, I'll have to buy a new one. The current steering wheel is by far the worst part on this boat now!

I also replaced the entire Teleflex Throttle Control Mechanism today. Now it feels brand new too.

I am putting it back in the water for some additional testing tomorrow.

[zoah]

How bad was it replacing the throttle control mechanism?

What problems were you hanging with the mechanism? Stiff and binding as you tried to throttle it?


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