1997 Super Sport - Red/Black AIR - Work in Progress ---Lots of Photos

[mgs917]

Looks sick!! Wish I had the knowhow to fix mine up. I like the paint on the speakers it is unique and looks cool.

[Brichter14]

I bot a faria depth finder with air and water temp. Delmage any tips for the install?

[Brichter14]

1997 Super Sport - Red/Black AIR - Work in Progress ---Lots of Photos

Got the depth finder installed.





I also installed a hood pin switch to operate some LEDs i bought to light up the engine compartment. It basically disrupts the ground when it is pushed down and enables the ground when it is let go. Lights are on the way from china.





Im catching up to delmage. Oh and i got some chromax for christmas but that will have to wait for warmer temps.

[s_kelley2000]

Nice touch with the hood pin! Did you boat not come with lights in the v-drive lockers? Mine has "RV lights" in each locker that come on with the other courtesy lights. I assumed this was factory but maybe not. Your boat sure is coming along nice.

[Brichter14]

All the courtesy lights in the boat are red. Im not sure if it came from the factory like that or what but they arent very bright. I wanted it a bit brighter and not have to hit a switch everytime.

Thanks for checkin in!

[delmage171]

Hey man! Boat is coming along awesome! I spent many many hours in my shop last winter doing all my projects!

This year she has been sleeping for a few months now...

The only things I would like to do this winter are upgrade my rear and centre bags to 750s and a 580LB sac, as well as build an enclosed box around my sub on my kickplate!

[Brichter14]

I am a high school teacher and i have been on break for the last 2 weeks and have been bored. Since i do not like the poly/stain on my platform (too slick and chips off) i decided to sand down the top.

I plan on keeping the bottom and sides of it poly/stained black and doing teak oil on the top.

[Brichter14]

Hey man! Boat is coming along awesome! I spent many many hours in my shop last winter doing all my projects!

This year she has been sleeping for a few months now...

The only things I would like to do this winter are upgrade my rear and centre bags to 750s and a 580LB sac, as well as build an enclosed box around my sub on my kickplate!

lol one of the few things i got a step on you on. Let me know if you have any questions! Make sure your engine dividers go up past the exhaust manifolds because when those 750s are full they take up some room!

[Brichter14]

Hey delmage what type of teak oil did you use on your platform and how is it holding up?

[Brichter14]

So the leds came in today and i installed them in the vdrive storage.




I also decided to install another hood pin switch to the observer storage seat. I always come off the lake after dark and i think this is going to help tremendously for finding crap. When you lift the observer seat up it turns on the 40 LED light in the cargo area and also turns on another 40 LED light above the driver kickpanel.

[s_kelley2000]

Those LEDs look great and I love the hood pin switch idea. Do you have a link for where you got those? One thing to think about is if there is any potential for spark with the hood pin switch in the engine hatch? I don't know the answer but would hate you for you to find out the hard way so just something to think about. Hopefully that is not an issue because that is super convenient.

What grit did you use to sand your platform and did you do it by hand or what did you use? I don't have any poly/stain on mine but I don't think the previous owner ever oiled it so it got pretty weathered. I have used the Star Brite 3 step process multiple times and it looks great for about a month to 6 weeks before it deteriorates and starts to turn gray and black again. I am thinking if I give it a light sanding that it will take the cleaning products and stain better and hopefully at least last the season.

[Brichter14]

This is what they are. http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-HOOD-DOOR...item338898f4ea

since the switch just connects the ground circuit i dont think there is any chance of a spark.


As for the platform i sanded it all by hand with a block and i used a dremel with a fine sanding tip for the creases. Oh and i sanded with 80 grit.

[Brichter14]

Got bored again so i got my heat gun out and applied my transom chromax my wife got me for xmas. Came out great!

[s_kelley2000]

Wow there is the perfect amount of space for that there. When I re-did my transom graphics I didn't think there was enough room for that graphic there so I didn't consider it and went with the Nautique Super Sport bubble letters across the top. Have you decided on your side graphics yet?

[Brichter14]

Ya im gonna do this for the side decal



With this on the back








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