idvette wrote:/\delaminate, not desalinate

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hahahaha! Android autocorrect fail. Fixed.

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/\delaminate, not desalinate

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Nice looking Ventura! I saved one from the junkyard last year. I spent the whole winter restoring it. I have a thread on this site in the restorations. Check it out.

As it has been said. Check the core to make sure it's good. Most likely it won't be. With a bad core the bottom of the boat can delaminate and sink. Not good. Just do some research and see what we're talking about.

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Dan, I got your message, but I'm about 150 miles away and wouldn't be able to see the boat any time soon. However, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when folks like YDOC or you save a Stream in TX .

Transomstand has a beautiful Ventura, surely one of the nicest in existence. Maybe he'll comment too.

Reviving a Stream can be a big undertaking. Yours may not need much to get it afloat, but it'll take some time & money to make it nice. A bigger concern, though, is safety. The core, transom and any other piece of wood in the boat has a good chance of being rotten. You mentioned that you noticed cracks in the transom, hence you should expect to need a total rebuild.

Also, from the pictures, I see that your steering (circa 1970) is unsafe for any kind of speed boat. It's just scary.

I'm not trying to discourage you, (save a Stream and your my hero ), but it is going to need a lot of work.

welcome to the forum... I am pretty new myself. However, in the process of retiring my hydrostream. Looking to sell it. Great find with yours!

Welcome to the forum xl428. I am currently recoring a Ventura II. It has a rating plate on the dash. Some of the older ones didn't have it stamped on the transom as the other boats did. Before that, there was no plate at all. Before you get too involved in this boat, make sure and read a few of the recore threads on here. It will almost certainly have black mushy spots if not the whole core. I would seriously consider a complete core restore. Also, yes, that is a jackplate for moving the engine up and/or down on the transom. It will not help tilt the engine for travailing. Get a transom saver at the local marina for the ride. That holds the engine up and takes the pressure of the transom while driving. It is best if you can get the engine locked in the up position for the trip. Transom tie downs go from the back eye bolts on the boat to the trailer, similar to your rope, but have ratchets. Set one up on each side to hold the boat to the trailer in the back.
Hope that helps,
Bill

Welcome... Nice rig you're getting.

Transom tie downs...buy some! In the pics I see they have a small tie down strap running through the the transom eyes. A pair of Walmart transom ties will be 100 times better.

When you open the screw mentioned above, and lift the motor manually, (it will be heavy), I would would use a 2 x4 placed in the tilt bracket, then tie the the lower unit to the trailer. This will keep the stress of bouncing down the road off of that little clip it normally rests on.

Don't forget to check the winch and strap in the front, and to be legal you will need trailer lights.

Best of luck.

xl428 wrote: Just to be sure, I'm looking at the boat from the rear, on the flat section, near the top, and to the right of the engine, which is driver's-side. Better I ask now, where are, and what are, the transom tie downs?

thats where i assume it would be located. i was just referring to the transom "u bolts/eyes" whatever theyre called.

xl428 wrote: Just to be sure, I'm looking at the boat from the rear, on the flat section, near the top, and to the right of the engine, which is driver's-side. Better I ask now, where are, and what are, the transom tie downs?

thats where i assume it would be located. i was just referring to the transom "u bolts/eyes" whatever theyre called.

You guys are GREAT! Thanks for taking the time to help me. I looked it over more carefully tonight and couldn't locate the HIN. Apparently the transom has had some work done and the outside of it ( facing engine) is of a rough texture, kind of like a bed-liner. It certainly isn't smooth gel-coat, in any event. I can see cracks on both sides at the top, so I suspect someone in their unconsciousness either glassed over the HIN. Just to be sure, I'm looking at the boat from the rear, on the flat section, near the top, and to the right of the engine, which is driver's-side. Better I ask now, where are, and what are, the transom tie downs? I have no idea if this is the stock setup, since I've realized that the transom has been reworked and it has a Powerplate attached. Varmit1, I assume the location of that screw is relevant whether this has the powerplate, or not. It shouldl still pivot up and out of the way, regardless of whether its attached to the transom or the powerplate, right? Thanks again, Gents!