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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Installed some vinyl today.....the boat is starting to come together.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    A few measurements, a little CAD, a few minutes on the router and I have new side panels. They fit like a glove....I am really happy with the style.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Stock dash vs custom. I removed the old cable steering system and replaced it with a SeaStar NFB system. For nostalgia sake, I retained the original steering wheel and center hub. The dash will be painted white, the inserts will be Teal to match the seats and boat paint.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Stock seat base vs custom. The custom base provides a lower seat height...it feels much better than up high.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Sure, what kind of details you looking for? The dash was designed in Fusion360, made from 1/2" MDO and cut on a CNC router.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    One step closer to the finish line, I completed the seat bases and custom dash. I test fit the dash and found it only needs a few tweaks....the overall fit is excellent. The pocketed part of the dash will have an okoume inlay the rest of the dash will be painted. I was going to use a SS...
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    My 2nd Maracaibo had the original floor and seat bases so I was finally able to see how the factory assembled these boats. Turns out the original floors are only 1/4" thick....kind of lame. I like my floors much better they are a 1/2" and solid as a rock. You can see the seat base were...
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Ok, these Maracaibo's are like potato chips.....you cant just have one. It was a good price so I bought another one. They are really cool little boats....I couldn't pass on the deal. My plan is to restore it since I have the Cad files needed to replace all the wood parts.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Next up is the dash.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    I put a seat in the boat just to see how it looks. Due to the narrow hull looks like I will need to design custom seat bases to get them to fit correctly. I really like the Teal color....it feels old school. We purchase the same Teal vinyl from the seat manufacture for the side panels and...
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Finished the floor installation today, also created the side panel template.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Mules...funny.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Thanks, I appreciate the support.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    After a little Nautolex installation practice on some scrap material I moved forward and applied Nautolex on the floor panels. For a rookie I think they turned out pretty good. I installed both rear floor panels with rivets. The floor laid in real nice....the floor curved up the edges just...
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    I am not absolutely certain but given the marks on the inside of the hull it looks like the factory only used two stringers underneath the floor panels. I have looked hi and low for photos that might give some clues....there is not much on the old interwebs. I walked on the floor boards during...
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    The original TeeNee trailer fenders and aftermarket wheels are bland....just not exciting. I found/purchased an original set of TeeNee wheels w/hubcaps and fenders from a local guy, these should make the trailer pop when all painted up.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    I gave the hull good buffing to remove years of oxide buildup before starting the floor installation and reassembly process.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Finally moving forward again...work keeps getting in the way of my project. After making a bunch of measurements, and a few adjustments, I cut a card board template to test the fit of front floor of the boat. Now that all looks good, I can cut the MDO with reasonable certainty it will fit.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Now I am making headway.....the floor lays in really nice.
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    Restoration project - 1965 AlumaCraft Maracaibo

    Remaking the floor boards. I originally used CDX ply I got from my local lumber yard but found it had some serious delamination problems....basically junk ply. I returned the remaining sheets and exchanged it for MDO plywood. The MDO is much higher quality and it was only $10 more per sheet.
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