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88 Vision Restore

Restoring your Hydrostream or just giving it a small makeover? What better place than to show off your project. Big or small.
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88 Vision Restore

Post: # 20992Post idvette »

So I've been off the water for 2 summers now, blew a lower unit, found rotten wood, felt like I was too deep in repairs to salvage her, but couldn't give it up. I've lived in 4 different places in 3 different cities over the last 2 years, got remarried, and most recently adopted another rescue dog, so my priorities have been as far from boating as it gets lol.... I've been out getting rides with friends, which has been great, but that's not the same as having mine back. I made a deal with a local boat restorer and fellow fast boater to get mine rebuilt and back on the water. Stripped it down to the stringers and core, and she's still in very good shape. He's doing a small repair around the drain hole, glassing the stringers in properly (they were dry, hardly any glass on them) then new floor. Plan to be centre steer single seat for this year, just to get back on the water, then look into an interior for next year, possibly even a race hatch.

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Post: # 20993Post locoeddy »

Good luck..
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Post: # 20997Post Hippie459MN »

Looking good bud! Glad to hear your back at it. Hopefully mine will be on the water finally this year, if not close to it! :up:
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Post: # 20999Post idvette »

Some more progress over the weekend :)

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Post: # 21000Post Hippie459MN »

Dang! Looks awesome. :up:

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Post: # 21002Post idvette »

Thanks Hip, I just got back from the shop, looks very good in person. Just nailing down seat placement, still need to fix the bow eye that has nearly pulled out, and that's nearly it for the hull for this year. Gotta turn my attention to the motor and rigging soon. As you can see, plans have changed a little. It's not going to be centre steer this year, easier to get on the water if I leave it for now. Bought 2 seats instead of one, they just look that good beside each other lol.... If I decide to go centre next year, I have another seat to mount in tandem :)

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Post: # 21011Post YDOC462 »

LIKE THE NEW SEATS

you'll sit nice and low in those :up:
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Post: # 21012Post idvette »

Yup, really like sitting behind the windshield, not above it!

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More progress :)
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Post: # 23298Post idvette »

And just like that a few years go by lol... Well I'm back at it again. Bought a bridgeport cowl, tore the motor down, ordered all my gaskets and new reeds. Cleaned, wet sanded and painted the mid and cowl, ready for re-assembly and rigging. Going to mount the mid and powerhead tomorrow, should motivate me to finish it! Will be filling in the dash and going centre steer before I hit the water. Might not be pretty this year, but we have a race in 2 weeks I hope to be ready for!

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