My Tsunami is finally finished(just about)
 

Well,after a long couple of years,I'M 99.9 percent done with the restoration of my 74 Tsunami.
I didn't expect,in the beginning,that it would be such a project.
I didn't go to the level of finish,that others on this site have done.Some of the restos done by members such as Strick, Bonefish,and others absolutely amaze me.

I've done a couple of lesser restorations and transoms before,but nothing like this.Funny how you look at a boat sitting in a field for years(like I did),and say to yourself,"it really doesn't need all that much work".Yeah right!.
All i have to do is replace the transom,fix a couple of soft spots in the deck,shoot it with some paint,etc etc.I sure found out quickly how wrong I was.
How did I! know that the deck,the engine beds,the hatches,and all the other cored stuff would be turned to peat moss?

I have to say for the most part,it was enjoyable,but trying to do all this stuff in the winter.in a tarped in enclosure,didn't make it easy.

So my thanks to all of you,who provided such good information,tips,and techniques.you were all a huge help.
Here's a few pictures to bore you with.
Still have to finish up the bottom paint,and put the boot top stripes on it,but its almost there.

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THE DAY I PIKED IT UP

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THE GOODIES I FOUND

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ALL THE JUNK THAT WAS IN THE CUDDY

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GRIMY BILGE AFTER I PULLED THE ENGINE

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CLEANED UP FOUND THE ROTTED ENGINE BEDS

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ALL THE PEAT MOSS REMOVED,READY FOR NEW TRANSOM & BEDS

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PULLING THE TANK

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ROTTED OR WET CORE IN FUEL TANK HATCH

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REPAIRED AND RE-CORED BAD SPOTS IN DECK AND FRONT COMPARTMENT

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DROPPING IN NEW TRANSOM

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TRANSOM BEDDED AND SECURED IN

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GLASSING IN TRANSOM

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NEW ENGINE BEDS

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TRANSOM,& ENG BEDS DONE AND GEL COATED

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FUEL TANK INSTALLED WITH NEW HOSES,AND GAUGE,ALSO BATTERY PLACEMENT

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TRANSOM CAP RECORED AND REGLASSED,I GOT RID OF THE BAIT WELLS.

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ENGINE WITH LOTS OF NEW STUFF,MANIFOLDS,WATER PUMP,CARB,WIRES,ETC.

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TEN LAYERS OF 1708 FOR WASH DOWN SEACOCK.

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ENGINE INSTALLED

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WIRING

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INSIDE

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PAINTING THE HULL

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Nice! :)

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Awesome Job!!!

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Nice job!!!!!

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Awesome job ! Love the look ! Where did you get the arch thats the first one I have seen that looks good on the Tsunami?

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Looks ready for another 35 years

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Thanks,all
Another 35 years? Hmm,let's see,I'm not so sure that I'll be able to steer when I'm ninety five years old.

As for the arch,it was made by Atlantic Towers.I went with them because I got a gift certificate for a good chunk of dough at Atlantic.
As it turned out,I'm very happy with it.It's built very well,and was a custom made unit for the Sceptre/Tsunamis.I didn't want to go with a fit all type product.

There are lots of good arch fabricators out there who do beautiful work.
One of the members on this site,(Pipe Dreams Marine)makes some awesome looking towers and archs.

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mine will hopefully look half that good when im done one day... if i could only stop fishing and start workin on it

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Looks awesome...I love the red. :cool:

What kicker bracket is that...and what steering arm to the kicker??? Does it just tilt up with a second helm???

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Bayouboy,
Thanks,The kicker bracket is made by Adventure Marine,
www.adventuremarine.net/product-catalogue/index.cfm?CategoryID=6&do=subcat
I wanted a stationary bracket,and this one was the best I found.It's made of 1/4" aluminum,and is incredibly strong.They were originally made for one of the Yamaha boat lines,by this company,and Yamaha gave them the permission to sell them.

The 8 hp kicker has power trim,and tilt,so I can tilt it out of the water with a push of the switch on the control box,when I'm under power with the out drive.

The steering connector rod is made by EZ Steer,
www.ezsteer.com/ and is connected to the drive and outboard with quick connects(like an air hose has).The rod is two pieces that slide in and out of each other.

It self adjusts,so when you raise the kicker,the rod expands,and when you lower the kicker the rod slides back to where it was.
It has spring loaded detents that are set at eighteen pounds before they slip,so that the rod stays the same length when you steer the kicker.

These are extremely common on boats on the great lakes that run kickers for Salmon trolling.

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I am sure there will be a lot less Salmon in the Great Lakes this year because of your Red Baron :D :D

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Wow! Nice work!

The motor looks beefy. What did you add/change/delete?

Why did you gel coat below decks? I think hermit used epoxy primer, but I think gel coat is cheaper, right?

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great job on your boat what type of fishing do you do

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John-

Beautiful job!!

Thanks for taking the time to post the links. Those are interesting seats where did you get them?

strick

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Thanks for all the kind words guys.

KENB,
the engine is a 350.I put new exhaust manifolds and risers on it along with a new water pump,plugs, wires,hoses etc.
It really didn't need all that,but i figured while it was out it was a good time to do it.
I also put a new intake along with a Edelbrock 600 cfm 4bbl marine carb on it.
It had a two barrel on it,as the guy blew up the previous block.He ordered the new engine,and threw all his old stuff on it.
I wanted a bit more power,and it was really under carbed(the previous eng was a 305.

Captainkass,
All my fishing is Great Lakes salmon trolling.I keep the boat at Olcott on lake Ontario.(about 15 miles from the mouth of the Niagara river.
It's mostly downrigger and wire diver fishing.
I'll post a picture of one of the salmon at the end of this post

Strick,
If you mean the frames,we bent them out of Aluminum tubing.I used alum.handrail fittings to attach them to the floor and sides.
I was going to use pedestal mounted seats,but we need all the room we can get for tackle boxes and other bulky stuff.
These frames let us slide a lot of stuff under them.

The seats themselves,are Tempress seats,(the $100.00 dollar ones)They really aren't the right seats for this boat,but money was getting tight,so they'll do for a while.They're actually very comfy,but they look a little weird mounted this way.

Captainkass,here's a pic of a few salmon we catch on the Great Lakes.

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Excellent job. Great looking arch, enclosure, and hull color. Those salmon look tastee! What a great set-up with the yami kicker

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Awesome work...!!!
-FRED

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I really like those 10 cup holders.... (I mean beer holders) :eek:

Real NICE JOB !!!

See ya, Ken

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WOW ! Been there, done that ! Each picture brought me back to my resto. I was itchy just thinking of the work you did.

The end result is fantastic. You made yourself a custom boat. Enjoy the h*ll out of it.

I was wondering, how did you mount the tubular seat frame to the the inner liner ? Is it bolted through the hull ?

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Thanks Al.
Yeah,you're right,I never want to see a Tyvek suit again.

The seat frames are mounted to the floor with ss screws into the deck,along with 5200 sealant.

The mounts to the sides were a bit difficult,especially the ones that are in the upper part of the liner.
The space between the liner and hull at that spot is only about 1/2".

We ended up using this tool that is kind of like a pop rivet gun,only it installs threaded inserts,that are only about 1/2" long.
A friend of mine is a mechanic at a chemical co,and he was able to borrow it.

We marked where we needed the holes and installed the inserts,and used 5/16"x3/4" stainless machine bolts to mount the flange.
They were just long enough to hold,but short enough to not touch the hull.
The rear tube is mounted to the pillar,so we could thru bolt those.

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thanks for the pics of your fish there great

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Thanks for reply on motor... any thoughts on gelcoat versus one part epoxy primer for under decks?

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I used Gelcoat because I'm familiar with it.I thought about going over it with the epoxy paint,after seeing it done by a couple of guys on this site,but seeing as it was waxed Gel-coat,I wasn't about to sand the whole bilge.

I do however,like the epoxy paint idea,not really sure which is better.

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Really nice John,

I like the way the riggers tie in to the arch.

King of Lake Ontario!

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What a beautiful transformation!
And I'm glad she knows how to fish too ...
very nice job.

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Thx for the clarification. She looks great ! I hope she treats you great - you deserve it. Happy fishing !