Author Topic: 1980 CVZ 18 restoration (Read 26452 times)

Chippy · « **Reply #80 on:** August 30, 2018, 06:23:54 PM »

Thank you for the pics. That black one with the steel spokes is what we had on our original CVZ I would definitely go for one of them if I find one.

Chippy · « **Reply #81 on:** May 04, 2019, 06:24:31 PM »

Hello folks I have not been here awhile hope everyone is doing well. I hope to start posting again with spring here and finishing up a little more of the boat. Today I worked on putting the hood back together complete with the awesome badges I received after being helped were to get them by members here. I also modified a billet ski pylon cover to make it a little more finished looking. I am working on the partitions between the motor and storage areas with aluminum and removable panels for maintenance.

Scott in nh · « **Reply #82 on:** May 06, 2019, 09:24:21 AM »

Looks great! Keep going!

I'm re-energized to work on mine too and trying to have it wet by the 4th of July!

What is left to do on yours?

dorelse · « **Reply #83 on:** May 06, 2019, 09:26:39 AM »

looks great! love the Emerald Mist color!

Chippy · « **Reply #84 on:** May 08, 2019, 10:09:10 AM »

Clean up the hull from the rub rail down clean up the bars and re install. working on the partitions between the motor and storage as I did not put float boxes back in. It’s gonna be done by last 2 weeks of July this year. There’s always more to do, I want to change out all the old gauges to new I’ll just wrap the existing wood grain panel in a brushed aluminum or something as the wood grain looking out of place now.

Chippy · « **Reply #85 on:** June 04, 2019, 07:55:23 PM »

Small changes to the original design reinforcement added (aluminum 90) at back of boat for new SS piano hinges so sun pads open from the interior of boat rather than back. I think the original opening made people lean on the hood more often than not trying to get in there.

Chippy · « **Reply #86 on:** June 04, 2019, 07:57:13 PM »

Chippy · « **Reply #87 on:** June 04, 2019, 07:58:12 PM »

Hood up

dorelse · « **Reply #88 on:** June 05, 2019, 08:19:20 AM »

looks great!

Chippy · « **Reply #89 on:** June 22, 2019, 05:49:26 PM »

Finally had the boat out on the water today runs real good. I think this leaky trim pump needs changed out? Are new ones available or do I send this one to someone who can make them like new? As you can see my sun pads are strong, you can see how I made an aluminum frame that comes apart without tools it’s just held together with bolts and wing nuts with a black plastic center filler which comes out without tools as well for ease on maintenance. The whole back of the boat including the back seat is all removable without tools.
The sun pad divider frame clamps onto 90 degree tabs I made bolted into that piece of 1/4” aluminum that covers the floor of the back of the boat. That piece of aluminum sits on top of the boats motor mounts with the engine mounts sitting on that. It sandwiches the plate which extended to the outside of boat giving me a flat floor for mounting options like the divider frame. The trim pump I just put on a piece of wood for ease of moving it around to refill periodically but wanna mount permanently soon.

Jason · « **Reply #90 on:** June 22, 2019, 08:27:42 PM »

There is not much to the trim pumps. Just o-rings. I’d pull it out, take it apart, clean it out real good, put in new check valves and seals.

I like the way you did the back seat. I’ve been wanting to do something similar with the CV23.

Beautiful pictures by the way! Thanks for sharing:

Chippy · « **Reply #91 on:** June 23, 2019, 10:21:16 AM »

Thanks for that info, it’s pretty unsightly but works, once I get it shaped up I will fab up a panel to hide it at the back there and storage compartment will be clean. Polishing hand rails up to go back on in the next couple of days.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #92 on:** June 23, 2019, 01:37:36 PM »

Looks kind of cool without the railings !

Scott in nh · « **Reply #93 on:** June 24, 2019, 08:22:57 AM »

looks great! Congrats!

Chippy · « **Reply #94 on:** June 24, 2019, 11:26:11 PM »

Hmm. Put cleats were rail mounted rather than rail back. Food for thought.

dorelse · « **Reply #95 on:** June 25, 2019, 11:54:45 AM »

Personally, I like the rails...gives some curves and accentuates the lines of the boat. But hey, its your boat!! If you like them off, leave them off!

Hyperacme · « **Reply #96 on:** June 25, 2019, 12:47:07 PM »

If there nothing to grab when your docking .. First thing people will grab is windshield !

Chippy · « **Reply #97 on:** July 03, 2019, 09:17:48 PM »

Took to heart the grabbing of the windshields as well as don’t mind the rails. Off to the Gel coat guy we go. He’s going to change out the rubrail and finish the hull. Next pic it should look like 1980 again.

Chippy · « **Reply #98 on:** July 08, 2019, 10:05:51 PM »

Gel coat work started.

Chippy · « **Reply #99 on:** July 08, 2019, 10:07:20 PM »

Also my apologies I don’t know why my pics always get turned sideways when I post here.