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- I'll show you how to restore a badass race boat from start to finish, and share all the methods, tips, and tricks I learned along the way!
ALSO: Please check out my Sleekcraft SST Project, I am restoring it right now and am putting out regular updates: • Restoring a Race Boat ...
This is a 1978 Sleekcraft Aristocrat Twin Tunnel Hull, with a modified Mercruiser 260 i/o. I purchased this project boat for $1000 back in 2010, and spent a little under a year bringing it back to life, and relaunched it on June 13th, 2011.
I've now owned this boat for over 10 years, and I've created so many epic memories with friends, made a lot of new ones, and most importantly, I learned a lot of new things and gained new skills to help me tackle even crazier projects. In my opinion, restoring a boat like this is a LOT easier than tackling a project car; the steering is simple, there is no suspension, no rust, the wiring is as simple as you a basic hotrod, and the parts are cheap and plentiful. On top of that, there's generally no speed limits on the water (except for Big Cedar Lake, screw them), less law enforcement, girls are in bikinis, and everyone is in a good mood. LIFE IS GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE AN AWESOME BOAT!
Hopefully watching this will help convince people to tackle their own boat restorations; it's dirty work sometimes but it's not too complex or challenging, so please leave a message if you have any questions and I'll try to help.
If you liked this video or learned something, please check out some of my other videos and stay tuned for updates to the SST project!
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this mans spittinn “it was good from a far but far from good” words to remember
Nothing wrong with you Brother, The more Cool Boats the Better
I don't even have a boat and I enjoyed this video. Great work, dude!
Life is way better with a boat. Trust me.
@@ADDvanced I know right
As a former OMC/Volvo/MerCrusier mechanic and racer, great job! Those old 260 drives are bullet proof.
I've had it 10 years now and other than oil changes and plugs it's needed nothing.
That's a badass looking boat nothing today could come close to it hope you're enjoying it thanks for the videos
You know your right! Life is short why have a boring boat! Great video excellent work great stuff 👍
In HS,86, picked up a 14 foot 67 Elgin. Same design as his 1st boat there. Tossed a 45 on it. Loved that thing. So light, the 45 picked it up on plane in a heartbeat, did maybe 40.
Spent 2 summers with it.
Great times.
And great boat here. Things a beauty
I've watched your channel for years but never saw this history. Awesome thanks. And your wing gal with Awesome help. Good team!!
Just wanted to say thank you for doing what you do. When people post how they do things it really gives others confidence to do their own projects. I'm basically doing everything that you are doing to the SST. I've done absolutely nothing even remotely close to this before. So to you and your wife? I say thank you sir and madam! Maybe I'll see you out there on the lake someday in my 1977 crusader!
Thank you sir....boats are a definitely a part of a mans heart and soul !🚤🚤🚤
No doubt!
I've watching this video so many times to keep me motivated on my boat. Cheers!
You can do it!!! Start posting to offshoreonly on a regular basis or something.
Cool boat, love the lines. I myself have seen a couple of unique boats like yours sitting on peoples properties over the years and wondered if I should buy the thing, to restore, but Im too old now to get into a full resto. However I just bought a 88 formula 272sr1. Its more of a boat to appreciate the classic look and feel, and I have always wanted a big offshore style boat, so I will have lots of fun with this one... Who cares if there expensive to run, your living your life, and that's what we are here for... Enjoy it that's a cool boat.
Dude a formula sr1 is like my dream offshore boat. Love the gunship styling of the helm, the graphics, the interior. If I ever get a boat for big water I’m getting one. Jealous!!!!
Great video! I like the idea of the access doors to the floor to clean out debris. I ripped up many boat floors and found all the water channels completely clogged from being stored outside with no boat cover. Cheers from the Finger Lakes!
Thanks! Also works well for tossing aluminum cans out of the way, just remember to clear them out at the end of the day or it gets really gross.
Great job; I've loved working on my boats. My brother and I started out with a 15' Seaswirl and each have 38 footers now and a 66'. A great way to have fun, socialize and learn several crafts.
Heck yeah! 66?!?! What do you do on that, go bowling?
The ending gave me chills
Thanks!
I love those cushions
Such a sweet build and great story to go along with it
Thanks!
What a treasure, that’s a beautiful boat. You did a great job!
Thank you very much!
Amazing job .. major pride in ownership when you build it.
Built > Bought
Awesome rebuild! I love the old boats. I had a 1967 20ft. Traveler. So many good times in that boat. Sorry I sold it.
Sorry for your loss
Had a 1000 dollar boat fall in my lap last summer, 81 Glastron ssv 167. Me and my three sons have been slowly making improvements. Re made all the interior and fixed all the mechanical issues. We have had Dime-Boat Darrell on the water three times now and every time we find something else to improve as we go. Nothing like the memories already made with my family and this boat. Little over 2000k invested so far.
Awesome, very well done! That's a lot of work, but when you have a goal, it's a labor of love!! Excellent 🤙✌🍻🍻
Thanks! About to go out in a few minutes on this thing!
Love to look at your videos, just found them, lovely couple that help each other and have so fun together. I wish more people are like you two, hats off, love you ❤
Thank you! Love everyone, and get more people involved in boating! Cheers!
I don’t know you and I don’t know how this was recommended to me but I’m glad it was and I’m excited to see more. I’m subscribed!! Also you’re inspirational in my search for my next boat.
Thanks Andy! Ping me with any questions you have once you snag one!
@@ADDvanced I appreciate that. Thank you.
Best advice ever Just buy something awesome
This is the way
Love the budget build. I have four late 70's Glastron Carlson BBF jet boats. I love the classics.
That’s was well put together video wise and story wise, and a cool boat. Stay afloat 😂
I've been watching a bunch of these boat restoration videos and some of you people and your helpers (Including the people in this video) mechanical and restoration aptitudes are next level. Future Video, Race Boat Restoration Rebuild: Vortex Super Charger Upgrade. WeeeeeeeeeeeH
I'm doing build videos to show that anybody can do this stuff, check out my SST build, I'm putting out a video a week. It's all simple tasks, just a lot of them. Cheers!
Awesome work man, remember a bad day on the water is generally better than a good one on land!!! Thumbs up for AWESOME BOATS!
facts!
I LOVE my Sleekcraft Rebel.... they're amazing boats and run well....
Awesome! Join the sleekcraft boat owners group on FB as well, lots of cool stuff on there!
Love them cushions!
I was searching for a family boat and came across a jet boat a guy was selling during my search. Which lead me to searching on what it could be and found your video. Awesome project and awesome boat. So I like what you said. Why buy a boring boat. I am an old gear head nut and was looking at building my first hot rod. You have inspired me into thinking about building this boat instead of getting something else. This would be way too much fun. It has a V8 old school motor and a Bayjet drive. Just have to finish it. Similar to your project. Can't wait to see what you do next. Cheers.
Hot rod boat > hot rod car
- No speed limits
- Bikinis
- Everyone's having a good time
- No suspension work
- No rust repair
One thing tho, squirters are not efficient, way less efficient than a prop, so given two boats of equal size weight and shape, the prop will have a higher top speed and be more fuel efficient. They're still fun, just.... they clog with weeds really often, which is not super fun. Good luck either way!
Loved the, nice cushions, pun!!
Great video! Amazing work! That maybe a rare bird the aristocrats usually were jets i thought. Crazy how boats just attach to you. I have a 1980 mantra jet, that used to race against my Dad in the 80s...its means so much to me for some reason lol.
Aristocrats were available in jet, stern drive, outboard, and V drive configurations. They'd build whatever you wanted, lol.
Iv been wanting to get a boat 🛥 for years and this one is bad Ass !!!
No !!!! Thanks for sharing. Great video and enjoyed it. Great job
I may have an 87 Eliminator project and your video is pretty inspiring!
Just do a video introduction; I'd watch it! Love fast boats!
nice bot there
Awesome job, enjoy the good times on the lake! 👍
Thanks! You too!
Outstanding videos man! You got me motivated to work on mine now.
Sweet! Do some videos, I'll check them out for sure!
Unbelievable! So awesome
Twin tunnel is AKA Mod-V, I had the same hull back in the day with a 455 olds and a stock Berkley pump with a B impeller. Had so much fun in that boat!!
Yup! Check out some of my other vids; I go into more detail about modvp racing.
Also restoring an SST, should be much faster than my aristocrat!
@@ADDvanced my next jet boat was a Wriedt Custom shallow V, it was such a blast on the rivers in Pittsburgh, just got tired of replacing the Olds 445s. I bought the all from every junkyard in the area so when I ran out, there weren't anymore...haha...
As soon as I finish this Pilot house on my channel I think Im going to get a race boat to do, looks like a fun boat!
Hey thanks for this well spoken and informative video. I am very impressed. Nice work. Thing sounds awesome...
Thanks for the compliments, glad you enjoyed. I'm doing another build of an even faster one, new episode every Sunday.
Awesome job and video. Remember .... oldschool is mostly the best in life and easy to fix. Enjoy that beast ;-)
Old school things, yes. Old school point of views.... eh. World is way more complex than it used to be.
super cool build!! Beautiful work!
Thanks! I'm building another faster one, new vids every sunday. :)
Excellent works and great vid. One slick looking boat, I am a red everything type of guy!
Thanks for the words, man! Appreciate it.
Great job sounds and looks beautiful bro well done I love projects just keep em comin 😂
Thanks for your support! SST Episode 2 just dropped: th-cam.com/video/x4A4aKtD6yM/w-d-xo.html
Nice, very nice!
I came to your channel for the Civic, but am staying for the boat! ;)
Love that thing! Going to get the 86 out pretty soon here and do a back to back comparison between the 86 and the 90. They're both great cars.
@@ADDvanced Looking forward to it!
If this doesn’t motivate you then nothing will. Great job. Looks awesome. 🇺🇸
Thanks bruh! Just dropped an update to my SST Tunnelhull project, 1 minute ago! Check it out:
th-cam.com/video/x4A4aKtD6yM/w-d-xo.html
ADDvanced I’ve got a semi-V 1957 Arkansas Traveler that’a been sitting for about 3 years now. I just don’t have the remodeling capacity you have to get started on it. I wish you lived near Saltville Virginia. 🇺🇸
@@u.s.militia7682 Baby steps! Block out an hour or two each weekend, you'd be surprised what you can get done in a month.
Awesome video I did learn a lot thank you
One mans boring boat is another’s treasure. Bought a trailer for my boat and it came bundled with a free POS boat. A boring 1975, 19’ runabout with a 165 Merc I/O. Ripped out the interior, cleaned it up, tuned it up, replaced all the rubber parts on the motor. Installed 2 cheap seats and a $300 kicker and gave it to my father in law for his retirement. He loves his fishing boat. He could afford new if he wanted but that little boring boat is his treasure.
Awesome job! Sometimes they just need some love... .other times they need everything (check out my Blue SST build.... you'll probably like it)
Awesome story and experience.
Thanks! Learned a ton and had a lot of fun.
Great video! Killer boat!
Thanks! Glad you dug it!
Transom looks absolutly awsome
Thanks, it was a lot of work but worth it.
really enjoyed the video and like the build. Very well done. I'm teetering on the verge of buying a Sleekcraft Executive currently with plans of doing pretty much the same. I hope mine goes just half as well as yours.
Baby steps! You can do it! Just put in a certain day or two/week and you'll get it. Also get a whiteboard and list everything you need to do.
Totally understand. Did the same . Almost spent 30k on a boat until I running to a just pay my taxes and you can have the boat deal. Cleaned it up stuck a new engine in the ol'girl and its never let me down in 12 years.. it meant more to me after I rebuilt it.
I/O SBC Perfect floor plan too.
Good job, man. Really cool boat !👍
Thank you!
I take it your close to Madison, hope to see you out there. Look for an 80's checkmate, happy boating!
Left a few years ago, couldn't afford a house there. :\
checkmates are sweet boats
Awesome job 👏
Nice work!
Good stuff!! Enjoyed the hell out of this
Check out my SST video, I’m redoing another one as a video series w more detail
The boat is going to be mutch better than it was new..... old light boat racers are cool 👍
If you dig this one, check out the blue SST I am building:
th-cam.com/video/bOIHYqDHZPw/w-d-xo.html
Solid work my friend.
Gracias 🤙
A little history for your boat. In your video you keep referring to it as a “twin tunnel” when in fact it does have a name.
Back around the early eighties (80-81) the APBA sanctioned a class of boats called Mod VP which stands for modified V hull production. A handful of boat builders made these boats (Mod - VP) for this class, Sleekcraft, Eliminater, and Stoker to name a few. They were faster and much more stable then their V hull counterparts. Very cool boats and still popular today if you can manage to get your hands on one, rare boats. Great to see someone restoring these! Great video.
Check out my SST video (blue boat) :)
Heck ya man I’m sold
Very nice build and great advice
Thanks!
Building another one. Even faster. Scope it 🤙
Well made video! 👍 Awesome boat also. Nice work.
Thanks! I'm building another one, check out my other videos; episode one of the SST is out and an update is coming shortly. I'll go into way more detail on the repairs of the hull in this one, if you're interested.
i'm staying for the "boats!"
Boating is rad
Awesome job man! Thanks for the vid
You bet! Check out the SST build if you want to learn more, new vid every sunday
Dude your wife is beautiful and she helped you do a project like this? She’s a keeper.
lovely boat
Thanks! Stay tuned for updates on the blue SST Tunnel project, should be much faster than this boat. :)
One hell of a craftsman
Thanks! Not really tho, just sort of figuring it out as I go. I'm actually building a blue one right now, that will be way faster than this one. New videos every sunday, check them out, about to redo the entire transom/stringer with advanced composites, no wood whatsoever, lighter, MORE SPEED
What a great job!
Glad you dig it! I'm building something even faster now, scope it
th-cam.com/video/bOIHYqDHZPw/w-d-xo.html
Awesome build!
Thanks bro, check out the blue boat I'm working on now, it'll be way faster than this one
Awesome video. Gives me hope.
You got this!
Beautiful Boat! .... I love fast boats... Great Job on the restoration... ! .... Can't wait to see the other boat run .. it's an outboard correct?... I love outboard motors cause you can set them up as a surface drive just by adjusting the motor up...
Yeah, the SST is OB, and it has a hydraulic jack plate so we should be able to get that thing out of the water :)
Excellent video and awesome boat
Many thanks!
Sick boat man
Thanks man. I'm rebuilding another sleek tunnel, scope the other vids. This one will be even more detailed, showing the fiberglass process and whatnot.
Amazing job!
Thanks! Building another one right new, new episodes drop every Sunday. Thanks for the interest!
I'm with you on rebuilding & saving cash buy people are lazy these days which is goULLY Loaded Mercury Cougarod for peeps like you & me. I just picked up a 1968 XR7 GT390 Fully loaded from what everyone is telling me it's a rare model. Mercury Cougar from AZ with a solid body and as of two weeks ago it rollen down the road with the patina look. It is 1 of 486 GT390 4-Speed Cougars made
Nice, those are badass, I've wanted one ever since I saw Clooney drive one in "from Dusk til Dawn"
The seat cushions do look great
Very soft and comfortable!
Great video
Good work bud
Bro. Well done man
Thank you so much 😀
Dope build man!
Appreciate it man, if you dig fast boats you should check out the blue boat I'm building right now.... should be faster than this by a lot
Sweet boat man
Thanks! Stay tuned for updates on the blue SST Tunnel project, should be much faster than this boat. :)
nice job. learned a lot from you
Awesome. Might want to check out my blue boat, I redo the transom and stringer with all advanced composites, and discuss the different types of glass. Cheers!
Great video ‼️🙏
Thanks! Be sure to check out the blue boat build, way more detail.
wish to have that boat..nice work..
Thanks bro! Doing a blue one right now, should be way faster, new videos every sunday, check them out
Damn,you did good man,you did real good.....ima new sub to your chann because I find the content fascinating and thanks for the vids
Thanks and welcome! I promise I won't drag things out or hock mugs and T shirts. Well. They'd have be exceptionally cool.
Nice! 👍🏼
Hey maaan. New subscriber. Good job!!💪🏼🔥👍🏻
Thanks man! Hope you're digging the SST build
Great job man, if you see any project catamaran skaters/skiffs out there let me know please, I want to start a project
4 people in the boat and it was setting perfect in the water. Nice job man.
Great job! I am moving from PWC, current one 310hp, to boats. I am not much into carpentry, so I am very hesitant about redoing a floor or transoms. My goal within the next year is a late 90's Checkmate Convincor. It should be ideal for the river I always ride here in Florida.
You don't need to be a good carpenter for something like this; it's just hacking it to close to the right shape with a jigsaw, then using a belt sander until it fits decent. You make up for any gaps using resin and microballoons to make a thicker plastic putty. It's pretty hack imho. lol.
@@ADDvanced that is very encouraging which gives me an excuse to buy more tools. You made it look so easy while I would be moving along like a snail hahaha.
You saved yourself a lot of money and I am inspired 👍
@Mike Sutherland Sweet! Build something rad ✌️
I named my mud truck the danger zone! Nice boat
Does it have ants? Also you should check out this video, way more archer references: th-cam.com/video/iZ0c1xJgVL4/w-d-xo.html
Very cool . Sweet
Can confirm
Great Job 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
awesome video sweet boat
Thanks 🤙
Be sure to check out the SST series, I'm building something way faster...