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78 vking resto

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78 vking resto

Post: # 2084Post ScreaminVking78 »

Here are a few of my 1978 Vking, Boat has been recored =, has a boxed transom, and will be painted all wight. Power will come from a 2.4 liter modvp short shaft. hope it will run into the high 90's.

some of the work i did

boxing the transom
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Replacing deck supports and front core and floor

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ready for primer

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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2085Post ScreaminVking78 »

I will post more i just need my other comp.
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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2093Post Hippie459MN »

Looking great. What did you do for filling in the splashwell? I am going to glas mine over as well, Just not sure how to go about it just yet. How did you do the deck supports also? You cut them from a template or just wing it? Mine have been cut out and tring to decide if I am going to put em back in.

Would love to see more pics of the splashwell job.
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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2118Post ScreaminVking78 »

Hippie, For the splash well I made a panel out of one layer of mat, 2 layers woven and another layer of mat. Then glassed it in to the boat i also added bulkheads in the back, The Deck supports were made using the same lay up then cut out using the ones i cut out.
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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2207Post ScreaminVking78 »

when i first got it. I only paid $100.00

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Re: 78 vking resto

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the core rip out

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After some grinding

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Re: 78 vking resto

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front core missed pics of the back

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Splash well

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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2211Post ScreaminVking78 »

more splash well

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Re: 78 vking resto

Post: # 2212Post ScreaminVking78 »

After gel coating the bottom

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prepped for first coat of primer

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