Forrest and his channel DIY Waterworld was the first boat repair channel I ever watched. It's a riot that he takes his projects over to the Bahamas and back. Keep up the roadside boat shopping; I enjoy it!
Thank you so much my friend! Was just speaking to Forrest on the phone an hour ago and now reading your comment mentioning him! 🤣 thank you so much brother we appreciate you watching!🛥️🌊🤙
Can't wait to see all the upgrades and changes you guys will be doing to it. Great project boat and great boat just to get on the water quick in and out.
You guys are real troopers taking on these project boats and we the audience gain a course in boat repair. Love your videos and thank you so much for sharing...
Thank you so much mark! Unfortunately the floor is pretty fubar. Has to come out completely. But, it’s a small boat so shouldn’t be THAT bad. (Every time I say that it’s worse than I thought) 🤣
esta bien bueno ese flat bro, ahora a pasarlo la mano para tirarnos juntos, veras como te van a gustar los Flats ahora, mucho más fácil de tirar, usar y limpiar... Un abrazo bro 🌊
It's great to see Forest is alive and well! That is a sexy boat! I know you're thinking of repowering but the motor looks like it's mounted a little high, have you considered a jack plate to raise/lower it? It's a skinny water boat, so that explains some of the reason to mount it a little bit high, but as it sits you're giving up a lot of stability and power on your way to/from the skinny water.
Yes! Forrest is alive and thriving! He’s got projects coming up to share with everyone. The motor was mounted just to get her back to Miami. We’re taking it off so we can paint her and then mount her correctly. We’re both new to skinny water boats so we have to learn all of that info in regard to mounting heights and jack plates so thank you for sharing that! Thank you so much for commenting! 🤙
That hull design, especially the topside is very similar to a brand that was called Skinnywater. The rear deadrise is a little more than the Skinnywater, but everything else is close. Maybe Zebra bought the mold, or vice-versa. Cool little skiff you got there. Have fun with her.
Hmm never heard of skinny water before I’ll have to check it out! There’s almost no info on them anywhere! 3 posts online on forums and that’s it. All I know about them is they made a 16 and 18’ and the 16 had two caps, this one and a racing cap. And supposedly does 60+ with a 115 😳. Either way, it’ll be fun! Thanks for the comment! 🤙
Impeller on that motor is weak. Needs to be replaced. I have the same motor and even on the muffs it instantly pisses water with a strong stream. It’s also common to have degraded wires on it. It will start and run but once underway it will have issues. The motor side wires were not tinned for a few years on those so they degrade.
Well definitely go over it and replace all the basics like the impeller plugs and rebuilt the carbs. Hopefully the wires aren’t too bad. I’ll do an update on it though! Thanks for commenting! 🤙
Dude!!!! Please email us! We need info 😂 maybe we can share some info on what you got going on over there and we can share our experience! Our email is in our about page! 🙏🤙
DO NOT CUT THE SEA DECK!!! Remove the deck by cutting along the full length of the outside edge of the sea deck (along groves in padding) and remove the sea deck attached to the fiberglass skin. You should be able to save most of it unless the deck is just wood. If it is glass over wood and wood is rotted out the skin will come up pretty easily. Even cutting sections out will maybe save some of it. When redoing wood below deck you can epoxy the outer skin (using either block or water tanks to hold down glass panels in sections) back down to the new wood deck. Just a suggestion to TRY. If the glass deck does not come up easily then might have to rip up the Sea Deck. Nice project and will be WAY easier to tow, unload and reload at ramp. MUCH less to run fuel wise. Also SUGGEST pressure test the tank when decks removed. Remove and Block or plug off fill and vent put 3-4 lbs of air in tank and let sit for a day see if it loses pressure. Do NOT overpressure…..This will verify integrity of tank. KEEP OUT of SUN WHILE TESTING. Good luck, look forward to videos and progress with this boat.
Also get the fuel filter OUT OF THE battery switch and wiring area…..keeping it there in an enclosed hatch place will not be good. Better to move and mount it to the motor-well area so when changing filter all the gas and fumes will be on outside of boat and not in an enclosed area or space.
Thank you so much! That’s a great idea and at the very least we can TRY to save the sea deck. It’s just so nice, it’ll be a shame to ruin it. Good call on the tank too. We’ll have to pressure test it. Also, now that we can reconfigure alot of things we can move the fuel filter as you suggested. Thank you so much for the suggestions Capt.! 🤙
I noticed toward the end of the video, the motor was sitting high on the transom. The hooks looked to be about an inch off the transom. I couldn’t tell because the motor was tilted but how is the prop in relation to the bottom of the boat? My Checkmate has a 25” transom and I have a long shaft but my lower unit is about an inch too high. Have not tried it yet so don’t know about performance.
Hey Steve! Thanks for the comment! Youre right. We actually just put the motor on to get it home. I have to take it off so I can paint it. It’s on the third hole and it should be on the 2nd or first. Good eye! 🤙
@@perfectfitboating I’ve read that it should be OK running a little high. Time will tell. Hoping to get it in the water within the month. Really enjoy ya’ll’s videos. Really like that your wife shares your passion. Mine does not.
Darn Steve I’m sorry to hear that. I’m very lucky she loves it as much as I do and she’s even willing to get dirty fixing em up with me. I’ll test the height as it is and if I need to lower or raise it I’ll do it later. We appreciate you watching steve thanks so much! 🤙
That’s a good question. We’ll find out soon enough though! It’s all stainless but we know there’s different caliber of steel so. We’ll do an update on it once we start getting her in the water! 🤙
BIANCANI BOATWORKS was the company who used to build them under the Zebra Marine name out of Pompano Beach FL. Touch base with me, I’ve collected as much info and pics of others that I could which is few and far between
@@robertcurtis-n6j we have very little info on the boat! We know they were made in pompano and there’s a guy in Ft. Lauderdale that runs a charter off of one but there’s almost no pics anywhere. Send me your email if that’s ok!
OMG FORREST IS ALIVE - My brother in Christ, thank you for this piece of outstanding news! Because I already did read some disturbing rumors about Louis Sauzedde, and I swear to God, if anything bad had also befallen @DiYwateworld I WAS GONNA RIOT! VIOLENTLY!
Forrest and his channel DIY Waterworld was the first boat repair channel I ever watched. It's a riot that he takes his projects over to the Bahamas and back. Keep up the roadside boat shopping; I enjoy it!
Thank you so much my friend! Was just speaking to Forrest on the phone an hour ago and now reading your comment mentioning him! 🤣 thank you so much brother we appreciate you watching!🛥️🌊🤙
Can't wait to see all the upgrades and changes you guys will be doing to it. Great project boat and great boat just to get on the water quick in and out.
Thank you bro we can’t wait either!
You guys are real troopers taking on these project boats and we the audience gain a course in boat repair. Love your videos and thank you so much for sharing...
Thank you so much for that! We appreciate you watching and commenting! We’ll continue to put out our best for everyone to enjoy! 🤙
My brother, love the video! Congrats on your awesome little boat. It's going to be epic.
Thank you my man! We gotta take her out with the scout!!!!🤙
Good luck with the project! Hopefully, the floor isn't that bad. Enjoyed the video
Thank you so much mark! Unfortunately the floor is pretty fubar. Has to come out completely. But, it’s a small boat so shouldn’t be THAT bad. (Every time I say that it’s worse than I thought) 🤣
Love your passion for fixing boats. Great job 😊🎉 your partnership with Aliey is fun to watch. Cheers 🥂 to the next trip.
Thank you steva! ♥️
That is a great find!! im sure you will bring back all her glory!!!
Thank you buddy! We sure will! Have to get her back to new!🤙
Great little kicker with a lot of potential. Good luck on the project.
It really is a great little project! We’ll be working on it some more this week! 🤙
esta bien bueno ese flat bro, ahora a pasarlo la mano para tirarnos juntos, veras como te van a gustar los Flats ahora, mucho más fácil de tirar, usar y limpiar...
Un abrazo bro 🌊
Bro estamos súper embullado con el flats! Es súper fácil para todo. Asi podemos salir más. Tenemos que sacar a los dos y tirarnos pa la islita! 🤙
@@perfectfitboating Que Islita de que, te voy a llevar a lugares donde no podemos ir con los otros botes, vas ver lo vas a flipar!
@AlamarMiami let’s go! 🤙
It's great to see Forest is alive and well! That is a sexy boat! I know you're thinking of repowering but the motor looks like it's mounted a little high, have you considered a jack plate to raise/lower it? It's a skinny water boat, so that explains some of the reason to mount it a little bit high, but as it sits you're giving up a lot of stability and power on your way to/from the skinny water.
Yes! Forrest is alive and thriving! He’s got projects coming up to share with everyone.
The motor was mounted just to get her back to Miami. We’re taking it off so we can paint her and then mount her correctly. We’re both new to skinny water boats so we have to learn all of that info in regard to mounting heights and jack plates so thank you for sharing that! Thank you so much for commenting! 🤙
There is a marine salvage outlet in Sarasota that has center consoles of every size shape and description that mankind ever wanted.
Check it out.
We’re actually heading there next week for the Sarasota boat show! We’ll check that out as well! Thanks for the tip!🤙
The one side at the Wawa pump . I felt that struggle 😂
Ugh right?!? Every time dude 🤣thanks for commenting! 🤙
First channel I thought of when you mentioned another tuber was DIY. Good guy, good channel, good collab.
Forrest is a hell of a guy! Great friend! Thank you so much for watching brother! 🤙
That hull design, especially the topside is very similar to a brand that was called Skinnywater. The rear deadrise is a little more than the Skinnywater, but everything else is close. Maybe Zebra bought the mold, or vice-versa. Cool little skiff you got there. Have fun with her.
Hmm never heard of skinny water before I’ll have to check it out! There’s almost no info on them anywhere! 3 posts online on forums and that’s it. All I know about them is they made a 16 and 18’ and the 16 had two caps, this one and a racing cap. And supposedly does 60+ with a 115 😳. Either way, it’ll be fun! Thanks for the comment! 🤙
Impeller on that motor is weak. Needs to be replaced. I have the same motor and even on the muffs it instantly pisses water with a strong stream. It’s also common to have degraded wires on it. It will start and run but once underway it will have issues. The motor side wires were not tinned for a few years on those so they degrade.
Well definitely go over it and replace all the basics like the impeller plugs and rebuilt the carbs. Hopefully the wires aren’t too bad. I’ll do an update on it though! Thanks for commenting! 🤙
Following. I have the identical Zebra in which I’ve gutted but haven’t got any further.
Dude!!!! Please email us! We need info 😂 maybe we can share some info on what you got going on over there and we can share our experience! Our email is in our about page! 🙏🤙
DO NOT CUT THE SEA DECK!!! Remove the deck by cutting along the full length of the outside edge of the sea deck (along groves in padding) and remove the sea deck attached to the fiberglass skin. You should be able to save most of it unless the deck is just wood. If it is glass over wood and wood is rotted out the skin will come up pretty easily. Even cutting sections out will maybe save some of it. When redoing wood below deck you can epoxy the outer skin (using either block or water tanks to hold down glass panels in sections) back down to the new wood deck. Just a suggestion to TRY. If the glass deck does not come up easily then might have to rip up the Sea Deck.
Nice project and will be WAY easier to tow, unload and reload at ramp. MUCH less to run fuel wise.
Also SUGGEST pressure test the tank when decks removed. Remove and Block or plug off fill and vent put 3-4 lbs of air in tank and let sit for a day see if it loses pressure. Do NOT overpressure…..This will verify integrity of tank. KEEP OUT of SUN WHILE TESTING.
Good luck, look forward to videos and progress with this boat.
Also get the fuel filter OUT OF THE battery switch and wiring area…..keeping it there in an enclosed hatch place will not be good.
Better to move and mount it to the motor-well area so when changing filter all the gas and fumes will be on outside of boat and not in an enclosed area or space.
Thank you so much! That’s a great idea and at the very least we can TRY to save the sea deck. It’s just so nice, it’ll be a shame to ruin it. Good call on the tank too. We’ll have to pressure test it.
Also, now that we can reconfigure alot of things we can move the fuel filter as you suggested. Thank you so much for the suggestions Capt.! 🤙
Well. I could tell it's an awesome boat for the fact that it has a U.S. Army Veteran sticker on the front of the console. Hooah!!!!!!! 😁
Heck yeah! We appreciate and support all our service men and women!🤙
Very nice
Thank you so much! 🤙
I noticed toward the end of the video, the motor was sitting high on the transom. The hooks looked to be about an inch off the transom. I couldn’t tell because the motor was tilted but how is the prop in relation to the bottom of the boat? My Checkmate has a 25” transom and I have a long shaft but my lower unit is about an inch too high. Have not tried it yet so don’t know about performance.
Hey Steve! Thanks for the comment! Youre right. We actually just put the motor on to get it home. I have to take it off so I can paint it. It’s on the third hole and it should be on the 2nd or first. Good eye! 🤙
@@perfectfitboating I’ve read that it should be OK running a little high. Time will tell. Hoping to get it in the water within the month. Really enjoy ya’ll’s videos. Really like that your wife shares your passion. Mine does not.
Darn Steve I’m sorry to hear that. I’m very lucky she loves it as much as I do and she’s even willing to get dirty fixing em up with me.
I’ll test the height as it is and if I need to lower or raise it I’ll do it later.
We appreciate you watching steve thanks so much! 🤙
What’s the longevity of those straps constantly getting dunked in salt water?
That’s a good question. We’ll find out soon enough though! It’s all stainless but we know there’s different caliber of steel so. We’ll do an update on it once we start getting her in the water! 🤙
If you don’t mind me asking, what do you and your wife do for a living but if you do mind completely understand .
We’re both personal trainers, we own a meal prep company and I print apparel. Little bit of everything! 🤙
Well it shows you both look great ! Love the content you both are putting out .
@Masterbaiterfishing215 we really appreciate that brother thank you so much and thank you for your support! 🤙
BIANCANI BOATWORKS was the company who used to build them under the Zebra Marine name out of Pompano Beach FL. Touch base with me, I’ve collected as much info and pics of others that I could which is few and far between
@@robertcurtis-n6j we have very little info on the boat! We know they were made in pompano and there’s a guy in Ft. Lauderdale that runs a charter off of one but there’s almost no pics anywhere. Send me your email if that’s ok!
@@perfectfitboating yeah I have pics of his but he sold it some time back. I’ve talked with him.
@@perfectfitboating emails sent
Anchor rubbed hole im gas tank. 😅😅😅
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OMG FORREST IS ALIVE - My brother in Christ, thank you for this piece of outstanding news! Because I already did read some disturbing rumors about Louis Sauzedde, and I swear to God, if anything bad had also befallen @DiYwateworld I WAS GONNA RIOT! VIOLENTLY!
He’s alive and well my friend! 🤙