'77 Howard GN 20'

[cj222]

Beautiful, how wide are those fenders if you don’t mind me asking?

Thank you. They are 10"

 

[Brokeboatin221]

Do you have a source for them or make them?

 

[cj222]

Do you have a source for them or make them?

My buddy hand makes them for me

 

[papabear639]

Set the boat back on the trailer tonight. View attachment 1443216 View attachment 1443217 View attachment 1443218 View attachment 1443219 View attachment 1443220 View attachment 1443221

HOLY SHIT what a transformation!

 

[cj222]

HOLY SHIT what a transformation!

Whole new attitude

 

[cj222]

Finished machining my rear step plates.

 

[Backlash]

Man this keeps getting more and more beautiful!! Amazing work!!!

 

[cj222]

Man this keeps getting more and more beautiful!! Amazing work!!!

Thanks bud

 

[cj222]

 

[cj222]

Fuel fillers and rub rail insert installed. What a pain that was installing the insert!

 

[cj222]

Had a random hole in the the dash that was too big to use so I made a plug for it. Something different I guess

 

[MOUZER]

that will work and looks good

 

[cj222]

that will work and looks good

Thanks bud

 

[cj222]

Had another idea in my head so I hit the old Lagun knee mill and started machining a billet 3 port water dump. Got halfway done with it tonight. Need to shape it now.

 

[cj222]

Finished product

 

[MOUZER]

Got the coupler on finally had to get bolts and a 5" keyway made ... thanks for your help ..

 

[cj222]

Got the coupler on finally had to get bolts and a 5" keyway made ... thanks for your help ..

Awesome! You're welcome bud

 

[Melloyellovector]

I like your style

 

[cj222]

I like your style View attachment 1447718

Bitchin

 

[cj222]

Drilled and fastened the water dump. Also started plumbing the water lines.

 

[papabear639]

Where do you source your lines and fittings? I'm planning to redo mine this winter.

 

[cj222]

Where do you source your lines and fittings? I'm planning to redo mine this winter.

I buy most of my fittings and hose from G&J Aircraft in Ontario. They are close to me. If they don't happen to have some of the items I need I'll order from Summit Racing.

 

[cj222]

Machined a "T" block that will fasten to my motor plate for the fuel lines that come from the tanks then goes to my mechanical fuel pump.

 

[cj222]

Added a little more detail to the front of the trailer.

 

[cj222]

Fuel lines and oil pressure line made.

 

[Gone_Flat]

Looks awesome nick , water test soon yea ???

 

[74 spectra20 v-drive]

looks terrific brother, super clean... when using the black braided line gents be very careful there are a few brands that get brittle super fast. I was wanting to do my Day Cruiser in all black and was talked out of it, at the time the good black braided lines were 2x to 3x the cost. I source all my stuff from Deering Indsutries, I have known Mitch since I was a kid, if you know him he can be polarizing for sure but the dude knows his stuff. He is the one that turned me off of the black line, actually ran into him at the Long Beach circle races and he grabbed me and took me to a boat that was on the trailer, beautiful wood decker just redone and all the black lines were hard as a rock... also you have to use Teflon for fuel anymore don't chance it.

 

[cj222]

Looks awesome nick , water test soon yea ???

Thank you! It is getting closer to that point

 

[cj222]

looks terrific brother, super clean... when using the black braided line gents be very careful there are a few brands that get brittle super fast. I was wanting to do my Day Cruiser in all black and was talked out of it, at the time the good black braided lines were 2x to 3x the cost. I source all my stuff from Deering Indsutries, I have known Mitch since I was a kid, if you know him he can be polarizing for sure but the dude knows his stuff. He is the one that turned me off of the black line, actually ran into him at the Long Beach circle races and he grabbed me and took me to a boat that was on the trailer, beautiful wood decker just redone and all the black lines were hard as a rock... also you have to use Teflon for fuel anymore don't chance it.

Thank you! I have had good luck so far with the last 3 boats I have had and running the black braided hose

 

[MOUZER]

i come on here every few days just to see whats new with your boat now the trailer u gotta stop your making the rest of r boats and trailers look bad......

 

[BamBam]

Thank you! I have had good luck so far with the last 3 boats I have had and running the black braided hose

I have had good luck with the black braided lines as well. I changed everything over on the sand car last year and have no issues. The boat will be next as the old SS lines age out.

 

[cj222]

Whipped up a battery tray

 

[lenmann]

Whipped up a battery tray View attachment 1450817 View attachment 1450818 View attachment 1450819 View attachment 1450820

Woah now, that came off of of that 'ol handcranker manual mill? I need to know more, cause I wanna do that kinna stuff just turning handles...

As always, beautiful work.

BTW, I am still grumbly with the Bedliner.

 

[cj222]

Woah now, that came off of of that 'ol handcranker manual mill? I need to know more, cause I wanna do that kinna stuff just turning handles...

As always, beautiful work.

BTW, I am still grumbly with the Bedliner.

Yes sir and Thank you!
Little bit of Dykem layout fluid, lots of measuring and scribing the layout, mill the slots, cut the pattern on the bandsaw, clean up the edges with a pneumatic chamfer tool and there ya go lol

As for the Bedliner, it was a cheap way for me to cover up the 47yrs of age in the floors where the clear flow coat was stress cracked and also where I cut out old wood seat supports and ground the fiberglass down. I like it. Had it in the last couple boats I built.

 

[@BigRedBryan13]

Your project is looking killer Nick.

 

[cj222]

Your project is looking killer Nick.

Thanks bud

 

[cj222]

Got my dash panel back from powdercoat.

 

[cj222]

Got the battery tucked in there and mounted

 

[cj222]

'77 Howard 20ft GN
Hasn't seen the water since '99
It's close to being finished

 

[cj222]

Mounted my bilge pump, pulled the water pump impeller and spark plugs so I could crankbthe motor over to make sure the oil pump would prime after changing the oil pan and pickup tube. Only took about 30 seconds of spinning the motor for it to build up pressure. I was concerned I might of had to pull the distributor and prime it that way. Everything is wired now also.

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Ready to pull apart and powder/plate?

 

[cj222]

Ready to pull apart and powder/plate?

Not anytime soon. Going to leave it bare

 

[MOUZER]

This build is just top notch can't wait to see it in the water

 

[Western Flyer]

Here's a level of quality and ingenuity that doesn't get matched too often.

 

[cj222]

This build is just top notch can't wait to see it in the water

Thank you!

 

[cj222]

Here's a level of quality and ingenuity that doesn't get matched too often.

Thank you

 

[cj222]

It's Alive!!
First fire up for the Howard in over 20 yrs.

 

[DUN]

That's a good feeling right there. Great job on this thing

 

[cj222]

That's a good feeling right there. Great job on this thing

Thank you! Yes it is

 

[cj222]

With some recent life changing health problems with my inlaws, things will be changing in my life. It sucks getting old but that is life. Anyhow with that being said, this boat being boat #2 , might be going up for sale.