74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Well,I'm finally closing in on the finish of my 1974 23 Tsunami.

****I have to thank many of you guys on this site for your help and knowledge to get me this far.****

It's will be two years this December.Every single thing has either been replaced, re glassed, re wired, or rebuilt
It has been a massive undertaking,although it was only weekends,and not many of those in the new england winter.

All the electronics such as the Fishfinder,Gps,Vhf, Radar,etc.,are all new,as are the 8hp Yammie kicker,and Scotty riggers.

Everything from the rubrail up,and inside,was painted with a two part urethane,made by Epifanes(Similar to Imron).

The deck floor,and engine box were covered with a non skid surface by rolling on a thickened coat of sand color gel coat.

Remaining work to be done,is to mount the outdrive,install the seating, the radar arch,paint the hull,and install the electronics,and have the canvas work and ising glass windows done .
Will definitely be out fishing with it in the spring.Oh yeah,also have to build the cabin doors.

Here's a few pictures,only showing what it looked like the day i got it,and what it looks like now.
When i finish it completely,I'll bore everyone with the whole tear down and rebuild project with pictures.

Thanks for looking


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*********The Day I Picked It Up**********


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**************Ready To Tow It Home*************

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*********What I Found When I Opened The Hatch.*********

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****Finished Inside Looking From Cuddy Towards The Stern***

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****Looking From Stern To Front & showing controls******

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************New Steering,Gauges,& Shift**********

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**************Close Up Of Non Skid***************

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***********Arch***********

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*********The New Radar Arch & Rocket Launcher********

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Looking very nice. By the number of rod holders and such, I would say you are serious about fishing. :)

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

By the number of drink holders, I would say you are serious about partying http://floridasportsman.com/art/drunk.gif
Nice Job! John

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Yep,
I'm a pretty serious fisherman.The boat will have four downriggers,and several other rod holders(14-18 total) on it,when its done.
We fish the Great Lakes for Salmon,and normally troll six to eight rods,with another six or eight at the ready,in unused holders.

I actually live much much closer to the salt than the lakes,and i envy some of the fish you guys catch,especially you florida guys.
I'd love to fish the ocean,if it didn't have that one nasty ingredient in the water.(salt).

If i kept the boat near home,I'd make a few trips to the salt,but seeing as i leave it 400 miles from home,it won't be happening soon.
It's kind of nice having a Seacraft on the Great lakes,because with the exception of a few guys,most people know nothing about them.

When i bought this boat They all thought i was crazy,it sat in a field for six years,and most of the guys never heard of a Seacraft Tsunami,so i got the boat and trailer for 1,000 bucks.
It was like the US buying Alaska for cheap,everyone thought Seward was nuts,boy were they wrong.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Thanks guys,Chuck,I was wondering what people would think of those cup holders.
We use them for all the small rigging crap,like the Planer board,and Downrigger releases,Drop weights,Hook rigs,Teminal tackle,Cell phones,and you name it.They really work great for all that kind of stuff.

And thanks again chuck for the info on wet sanding and buffing out the paint.I tried a small section,and it looks spectacular.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

waiting for the pics and info on rebuild i have the exact same set-up. raise the floors?

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Dilligaf,
Believe it or not,i decided to keep the same original red hull color,because of your boat.I liked the way it looked in your previous posts.
I didn't raise the deck floor,as almost all of it was very solid.The exception was a small section under the seat,and i recored that only.

BTW, what do you get for speed out of yours?and what size prop are you running? Is yours taking a lot of water thru the scuppers?
Thanks

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

i have the same some spot under passenger seat. also got one at the front of the boat above anchor locker in bow. yeah i like the red but the guy did a crappy painted job over the original red see if i cant get it back. i have the 350mpi w/alpha1 17x19p i beleive. i cruise 3200rpms at 27mph. wot like 4900rpm 38mph. i never run fast tho 3200rpms is perfect. good gas mileage too believe it or not. scuppers take in some water if you stand in the back. i just hate wet feet so i leave plugs in. all the fishing i do is anchored. if your moveing no issues at all.when i do the floros im gonna raise it a couple inches and go out the back with the scuppers. might be able to go out the back now it will be close to the water line

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Holy Crap ! You did a lot of work. Great job. You must be proud ! It's amazing when you do a little work at a time, over time - it slowly gets done.

What did you do to re-do the floor ? I have the original floor too - there is one small delam'd part (8"x8"), it needs a little epoxy injected under it. But, ny non-skid is tired ! I'd like to keep the original pattern and re-shoot it w/ something... What'd you use ?

Great job.

BTW: I run a 350 MAG MPI w/ Bravo 3 - at 3200 RPM, I'm going 30 mph, at WOT, 4600 RPM, I go 45 mph...

For an i/o, I love the drive and motor. However, the i/o has turned out to be a lot more maintenance than any outboard I've ever owned ! Barnacle scraping and electrolysis vigilance.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Wow what a deal some guys have all the luck running into something like that. That boat wouldn't have sat around that long over here on the cape for that much money. I like the color i have a red 73 tsunami that i brought back from the dead. It looks like it went to a good home nice work :)

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

It looks great, I do notice the Red gel coat sure holds up better up north - Fl sun just kills it

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Great re-hab! Love the arch. Good luck with her.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pi
 

thanks all,for the encouraging words,and also to all of you for so much good info and tips on the how to's of Seacraft restoration.
I'm very happy with my progress so far,but it still pales in comparison to some of the amazing work that I've seen by many on this site.
I could only wish to achieve the amazing work done by guys like Strick,and Bonefish.

Abl,as for the bad spots in the deck floor,I cut the top skin out,and removed the rotted core,and replaced it with marine plywood,and glassed over it with some 1708 and 12oz mat.
I made the decision to not keep the original deck pattern.It would have just required too much labor to have it look good,so I ended up grinding down the raised pattern of the original deck to a flush finish.

I did the tan non skid with a coat of unwaxed gelcoat tinted to the tan color,and thickened with cabosil to a consistency of ketchup.
I rolled it with a 3/8"nap roller,which left a very nice stippled non skid.

Followed it up with a second coat of "waxed gel coat mixed the same way.
At first it was a bit too aggressive,so i took a dry foam roller,and just rolled it over the wet finish with no pressure.It made for a perfect non skid.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pi
 

Thx for the info. I want to figure out how to gelcoat it all while keeping the original design. I figure there must be procees - just haven't thought of it yet.

I'll be adding sand or Griptex to the gelcoat...

Keep up the great work !

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pi
 

Abl,Originally,I was going to gel the whole thing with an off white gel coat,then mask off all the 1/2"grooves between the original non skid strips,and either roll a coat or two of thickened gel or a gel with an additive on those strips.
Then peel off the masking in between,that would have kept the factory original look.
I also thought about doing it as above,only with the two part urethane and Griptex.
In the end,after i had to recore a few areas in the deck,it would have been much more work to get it perfect.I just felt that this would be the best for my use.
With salmon blood and slime on the floor,i wanted something that i could just scrub and hose down,without having to worry about it looking perfect all the time.

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Hi John

“FANTASTIC”

I remember looking at your boat when you first got it and thinking the old owner must have used the boat as a garbage bin. Well you did a lot move than put lipstick on a pig. This old gal got a face lift some liposuction and a breast augmentation done + spent a year in the spa. Again

“FANTASTIC”


Fellow-Ship :D


Just for the Grins

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Nice :cool: and nice work!

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

What I find interesting is that my 21 was found in Green Bay on Lake Michigan and the previous owner fished the hell out of it. There must of been 6 down rigger set ups on it. The Seacrafts must like that steep chop and short wave length that builds up on that open water. :D

Re: 74 Tsunami Project ,It's getting there with pics.
 

Nice work.
I would love to see a pic of the arch installed on your boat if possible,going to have one made too.Thanks