2001 Sport Nautique Project Boat

[NautiqueJeff]

Got the side graphics on tonight.

They'll look better after I get the pinstripe on. There is gold metal flake pinstripe that goes on the edges of the red on both sides.

[brit_hunsicker]

Are you scratching the SeaDek idea on the new dash?


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[NautiqueJeff]

Yeah. The template I made didn't fit. It would have looked funny anyway once I saw what it was going to look like.

[NautiqueJeff]

Did some work on the dash this afternoon. Moved some of the panels over and cleaned everything up.

I have only received one of the new gauges (voltmeter), but the others should be here soon.

The new dash and gauges look just a little better than the old!


OLD:



NEW:

[GMLIII]

I like the manual RPM and MPH gauges. The digital ones I had on my SN started to flake out towards the end of ownership.

[NautiqueJeff]

Yeah, those are the standard replacements that Nautique supplies for the failing digital gauges. The issue is that they don't send replacements for the four smaller gauges, so you're left with little gauges that don't match the big ones. Mine are all going to match.

[NautiqueJeff]

Got the other matching gauges in the mail today, so I installed them this evening and wired everything up.

Here is the new dash with the new matching gauges.





Lights all tested and functional.




On my dashboards, I always try to improve on the factory wiring. I always remove the non-marine spade connectors that the factory used, and install marine-grade ring terminals with heat shrink where possible. This is normally possible everywhere EXCEPT for the light connections on the gauges. Here's the wiring all cleaned up.







This dash is ready to go back in the boat now!

[t.franscioni]

Looks good. Jealous of that NOS dash pod! What a great find.

[GMLIII]

Jeff are you going to install Perfect Pass or just leave dash with Nautique logo ?

[NautiqueJeff]

This boat is being built to be sold, so I will not be installing PerfectPass unless the purchaser wants it. If that is the case, I will gladly install it.

[NautiqueJeff]

I broke the warning plate when I was trying to remove it from the old dash to install it on the new dash. Luckily, Nautique Parts had one.

[NautiqueJeff]

Put the dash back in the boat today. Very happy with it!




Fired it up real quick to check gauge functionality, and everything looks good! Almost 13 volts at low, brief idle.
That looks WAY better than the 18+ the old gauge showed.

[homer12]

Looks great man!


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[NautiqueJeff]

Haven't touched this boat for a few days because I have been working on the '99 SNOB. Got back on it tonight and did a little pin striping. Still have to do the bottom edge. Your arms really get tired doing this work.

[NautiqueJeff]

Well, I made the [PAINFUL] decision to pull the gas tank today.

This will give me lots of space to see if I can fix the ballast system. Hopefully now I can get the ballast tanks out and replace any necessary hoses, and that should fix the ballast system. All of the pumps work, but you can't get to the hoses on the bottom of the tanks (the hoses that are cracked) without pulling the gas tank and removing the ballast tanks.

I can also clean everything up better now, which will be nice.

While it is out, I'll go ahead and install the new steering cable and lube the rudder.

Pulling the gas tank was not fun (it took me about two hours, and I have done several before), but it will allow me to fix things properly, so it was the right thing to do. Luckily it was almost empty!