1997 super sport nautique resto-mod

[s_kelley2000]

Dude that looks amazing. I am really jealous. I really like the added cupholders and the recessed speakers by the way!

Wow couldn't agree more. It all looks amazing. Love the added rear cup holders and recessed speakers too.

[orzech]

Thanks for all the compliments. Couple quick pics of some additional cup holders. Next thing to tackle is going to be the solid engine dividers, then probably replacing the ****ty mounts on my tower. Wake designs decided to cheap out and use a ball n socket style mounts that are just plain junk. So the plan is to chop off the bottom posts and install some heim joints to hopefully tighten up the tower. Ill get some before n after pics to better explain it

[Brichter14]

Engine dividers are a breeze, but good luck on that tower project. If i were you i would just try to find an fct tower tho. Just opinion

[orzech]

Id love a fct... not in the budget right now, most everything is more labor intensive. Ive been keeping my eye out for a fct for cheap though. Plus i still need to buy 3 new ballast bags and another jabsco.

[orzech]

Engine dividers are a breeze, but good luck on that tower project. If i were you i would just try to find an fct tower tho. Just opinion

What material did you use for your dividers?

[Brichter14]

I think i bought two 8' lenghts of composite deck boards from home depot. Cost like 30 bucks. Buy some dowel rods to stack them. Check like page 3 of my build.

[orzech]

not a bad idea, im going to see if I can get my hands on some thick plastic sheeting in black or white first.

[grkero]

not a bad idea, im going to see if I can get my hands on some thick plastic sheeting in black or white first.

I'm thinking 1/4" would probably be good. But I will say that I went to my local plastic place and paid about $100 for a 24"x48" piece of 1/2" starboard... Ouch.

[orzech]

yeah i just priced out some 9.25''x8'x3/4" PVC decking in white for $35 a board. So im going to see what i can put together.

[orzech]

Solid engine dividers are finished up. Went to Lowes and purchased some 9 1/4" x 3/4" x 8' PVC decking. Not the cheapest at $35 a piece but they work out great and will not rot. The install was pretty easy. The boards slide nice and tight into the existing brackets by the back seat. Then for the transom side i just used the existing "L" brackets at the bottom. For the top part i just used a simple aluminum bracket to join the upper and lower pieces together. All hardware is held on with nylon wing nuts which makes access to the motor very simple and easy. Don't mind the dirty boat, she is getting a major cleaning once everything is wrapped up.

Tower mounts are being welded as we speak. New heim joints are already installed on the tower. Very happy with how this is going and should definitely stiffen up the tower. Ill have a bunch of pics once I get everything all wrapped up with that.

[Brichter14]

Looks nice! Everything is looking great!

[orzech]

Platform all mocked up. Time to wrap it in some carbon fiber and then I will be placing some nautique logo sano in a custom design (still to be determined). I made the platform a little smaller (length and width) in hopes of having less of a chance off the it messing with the shape on the surf wave.

Also finished my mock up of my NSS made out of plywood. Time to order some aluminum and materials to finish it off.

[Brichter14]

That gel coat looks soooooooo gooooood. Platform is sweet too. Cant wait to see finished product.

[orzech]

Thanks a lot, the list is slowly getting smaller. Hoping to have everything finished up in the next month or so.

[axeman]

Carbon fiber platform with SeaDek laid on top and Nautique lettering in SeaDek would look pretty awesome. Carbon fiber platform alone would look awesome.