What's Happening at Silver Cove Marine?

[NautiqueJeff]

While the engine is out, we went ahead and pulled the fuel tank for cleaning, and pulled all the carpet for replacement as well. All fuel lines are also being replaced.

[SilentSeven]

Man...carpet job. That's a lot of work - I did one years ago on my Mastercraft. Turned out great and really transformed the boat but I had to earn it!

What sort of process are you using to prep the surface? I remember getting the old glue off as being a real task.

IIR correctly...these boats had pretty thick (oz weight) from the factory. Are you able to replicate the OE carpet? If you don't mind me asking, who's your preferred carpet source?

[NautiqueJeff]

We were using 18oz carpet, but we have switched to a higher quality 24oz carpet now, which we'll be installing for the first time tomorrow on the Body Glove boat. We're doing two complete carpet jobs right now.

Different boats need different amounts of prep work. The 2005 carpet came out leaving very little glue residue, which is great. Other boats have required scraping followed by acetone cleaning and lots of vacuuming.

We use a local carpet company here in Mooresville for our marine carpet.

[SilentSeven]

Other boats have required scraping followed by acetone cleaning and lots of vacuuming.

Ah yes. This was what I dealt with on my vintage Mastercraft. Not fun.

Are you able to get a color match with your supplier? When I did my old boat, I just did the flooring as the sides were in OK condition even though the carpet colors were not a perfect match.

IIR the factory carpet is 40oz (at least that's what the 2004 brochure says) - I'll be curious what you think of the 24oz.

Do you also redo the molded bases? I think the factory must have had some tricks to get the carpet to fit tightly...the forward passenger seat and aft seat bases are full of miserable curves. Looks pretty but not sure how you get the new carpet to fit tightly.

[NautiqueJeff]

We do. Those pieces usually go on pretty easily and look good. I'll post some pictures when they're finished.

[NautiqueJeff]

Test run of the freshly-rebuilt Excalibur 330 that's going into our 2005 Ski Nautique 196:

[NautiqueJeff]

The windshield for our 2005 Ski Nautique 196 has been powder coated metal flake silver (same color as the factory paint) and reassembled, and is ready to be mounted onto the deck. Should look pretty nice!

[NautiqueJeff]

These were taken during a test ride of our 2007 Super Air Nautique 210. This one will be for sale soon!

[NautiqueJeff]

Our client's 1986 Ski Nautique 2001 has a brand new custom cover!

[NautiqueJeff]

Our client's 1996 Ski Nautique Body Glove Edition got a new bimini top installed today.

[NautiqueJeff]

We refinished the throttle mechanism on our client's 1986 Ski Nautique.

Here's the AFTER:


Here's the BEFORE:

[NautiqueJeff]

The engine for our 1997 Ski Nautique is all assembled now, with new GT40P heads, new Quick Fuel carburetor, new distributor, new spark plugs, new exhaust riser gaskets (and freshly-painted risers, too), new belts, etc. We took it outside and ran it on the hose today to set the timing, and it sounds great! We've got a new flame arrestor with the proper port for the fuel pump vent line on order, and then it'll be time for a lake test. Looking forward to getting it on the water in the next few days, and then it'll be time for a good bilge cleaning, and upholstery installation!

[NautiqueJeff]

The rebuilt engine is sitting in our 2005 Ski Nautique 196 now. Nothing is hooked up yet, but it will be soon!

[NautiqueJeff]

Most of the upholstery is installed in our client's 1986 Ski Nautique. We haven't installed the front pieces yet due to ongoing stereo work, but the rest is there.

[SilentSeven]

Huh....isn't that curious. On my 2004 Excalibur the oil filter unit is mounted on the rear of the engine. Didn't realize PCM mounted the filter in different spots....