Delight Schiada project

[1homeblown]

Hello All,
Figured I would tell my story like the Checkered Schiada...awesome find by the way. I grew up with my parents taking us to the Parker strip like so many others. Stayed at Buckskin, Echo and finally ended up with a place at the Marina Village 30 years ago this year. Anyways, back in the mid to late 70's, my dad bought a 1972 Schiada. He ended up putting a blown 426 Hemi into it and had it for a 5 to 10 years and then eventually sold it to get a "family friendly" boat. In December of 2007, Steve Harper (Thanks Steve!!) called my Pop up and said that he thought that he had my Dads old boat in his driveway. Not a week later, I bought it. I will be posting some pics of it back when my Dad had it and in it's current state...stripped. I am in the middle of restoring it to its luster. It's a slow project as I am learning as I go about fiberglass and what steps to take and when to take them. I am also in contact with Lee Spindler and he's guiding me along the way (Thanks Lee). I'll post more pics as I progress. New floors, paint and a blown BBC. I can't afford the Hemi...dammit..:grumble: It's been a pain in the ass!!! But it will be well worth it.

Steve

 

[Wheeler]

Very cool! :thumbsup

Where in Marina Village do you live?

 

[RiverDave]

Very cool! Looking forward to seeing the progress! Are you going to do period correct hardware? Or will you be using newer style hardware?

RD

 

[1homeblown]

My parents have owned a place in Marina Village Annex for 30 years now. It's off of Palo Verde. Are you in Marina Village as well?
Steve

Very cool! :thumbsup

Where in Marina Village do you live?

 

[1homeblown]

Hello RiverDave,
I have kept all of the original hardware and I'll be using as much of it as I can salvage. It's going to retain it's Hallcraft steering and strut as well as the polished Hallcraft V-drive. It'll have a dry-sumped, blown BBC with a 2 speed powerglide. I'm going to keep the old gauges in it as well as the Jones tach. As for as the rest of the aluminum hardware...all new rails and motor-mounts and such. I can't wait to get the fiberglass laid down so I can start installing everything. arty2:

Steve

Very cool! Looking forward to seeing the progress! Are you going to do period correct hardware? Or will you be using newer style hardware?

RD

 

[RyanPartridge]

Awsome boat!:thumbsup

I'm loving the oldschool Schiadas popping up!

 

[stevel]

steves dad jim invited me to go to the river for the first time 25 years ago, I was 17. I will never forget my fist ride in this boat it accelerated very hard and I can remember seeing the tach at 7200. Well like i said 25 year and 6 boats and a house in marine village north for 19 years. I tell jim that first trip to the river turned out to be very expensive.

 

[Wheeler]

My parents have owned a place in Marina Village Annex for 30 years now. It's off of Palo Verde. Are you in Marina Village as well?
Steve

Yes I am in Marina Village, I want to party with you guy's, you seem to have more fun at the annex! arty:

Here are a couple of pix for you, if you want them in a larger format let me know.

 

[1homeblown]

Wheeler,
Sounds fun...we'll party it up next time we head down!! :champagne: Those pictures are really cool. Thanks!!:thumbsup

 

[1homeblown]

Thanks for the compliment. Can't wait to have it finished. I'm sure we'll see each other at one of the many regattas if we don't see each other at the river first. Your boat has a great story behind it. :thumbsup

Steve

Awsome boat!:thumbsup

I'm loving the oldschool Schiadas popping up!

 

[stevel]

steve d if you spent as much time working on the boat as you do on the computer you mignt have that think finished.

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

Congrats on picking up your families old boat !!, we did a resto on a 1971 Schiada flatty and finished it last August, one of the things we did was install a 2 two speed powerglide, it works awesome !!!, Prime Marine did all the fabbing for us and me and my dad did all the final installs.
Billy B did the paint work, he could probably duplicate your original paint if you wanted.
Also if you need to see pics of the two speed setup let me know.
Scott

 

[1homeblown]

Hi Scott,
I've chatted with you over on the PB site about your boat. It's really a beauty. I'd love to see how you set your powerglide up. Is it a shorty? If you can send some pictures my way, that'd be great. My email is [email protected].
Thanks again,
Steve

Congrats on picking up your families old boat !!, we did a resto on a 1971 Schiada flatty and finished it last August, one of the things we did was install a 2 two speed powerglide, it works awesome !!!, Prime Marine did all the fabbing for us and me and my dad did all the final installs.
Billy B did the paint work, he could probably duplicate your original paint if you wanted.
Also if you need to see pics of the two speed setup let me know.
Scott

 

[1homeblown]

Hey...Steve L,

I was getting paid when I sent those!! Good times!! Slow Sunday morning.

steve d if you spent as much time working on the boat as you do on the computer you mignt have that think finished.

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

Steve,

It is a shorty and I'll shoot you some pics.

Scott

 

[skidriver]

Hi everyone...I think I was the 2nd owner of the Schiada flat and my son Steve (1homeblown) is the 6th or 7th. I saw this boat once a week for 6 or 8 months, never making the 50 foot walk to look at it, outside a heat treating business, uncovered in the weather. I finally walked over to it and noticed it was a Schiada. Went over to the office and inquired about it and found it belonged to the owner of that business. It had no engine, had been rigged but no cav plates, Hallcraft v-drive was there but hardly anything else. To my surprise, the owner had everthing wrapped up in boxes including a brand new in the crate LS-7 long block. I bought the whole works for $5000.00. At the same time I had an old Hallett that had a 440 wedge chysler that I had just taken out and installed a 426 tunnel ram hemi. Well, I pulled the 426 out of the Hallett, installed the LS7, and installed the 426 in the Schiada and added the blower.
That Schiada is the fastest boat I have ever been in and also the most unpredictable. It would never do the same thing twice, but if it took a good set, it was a rocket in it's time. If my son would have passed on buying that boat back, I would have.
Stevel commented on that ride at 7200 rpm, I remember that ride like I just hopped out of the boat. That was the fastest ride I've ever been on and I'll never forget it. Good times!!

 

[RyanPartridge]

Thanks for the compliment. Can't wait to have it finished. I'm sure we'll see each other at one of the many regattas if we don't see each other at the river first. Your boat has a great story behind it. :thumbsup

Steve

Bigtime! I'll be out on the river alot. And I'm looking forward to my first regatta. :thumbsup

 

[stevel]

That looks like your dimarco in the background of the first picture steve posted. It sure does not seem like 25 year that we rode in that boat.

 

[RiverDave]

Steve,

It is a shorty and I'll shoot you some pics.

Scott

Hi everyone...I think I was the 2nd owner of the Schiada flat and my son Steve (1homeblown) is the 6th or 7th. I saw this boat once a week for 6 or 8 months, never making the 50 foot walk to look at it, outside a heat treating business, uncovered in the weather. I finally walked over to it and noticed it was a Schiada. Went over to the office and inquired about it and found it belonged to the owner of that business. It had no engine, had been rigged but no cav plates, Hallcraft v-drive was there but hardly anything else. To my surprise, the owner had everthing wrapped up in boxes including a brand new in the crate LS-7 long block. I bought the whole works for $5000.00. At the same time I had an old Hallett that had a 440 wedge chysler that I had just taken out and installed a 426 tunnel ram hemi. Well, I pulled the 426 out of the Hallett, installed the LS7, and installed the 426 in the Schiada and added the blower.
That Schiada is the fastest boat I have ever been in and also the most unpredictable. It would never do the same thing twice, but if it took a good set, it was a rocket in it's time. If my son would have passed on buying that boat back, I would have.
Stevel commented on that ride at 7200 rpm, I remember that ride like I just hopped out of the boat. That was the fastest ride I've ever been on and I'll never forget it. Good times!!

Great story!! With all the knowleadge they have now on v-drives I'm sure it'll be more predictable this time around.

RD

 

[1homeblown]

I hope so. Steve Harper gave me a lot of good information regarding motor placement and such. i'm hoping to get some information and compare notes with Luvrschiadas placement with a powerglide. either way its gonna be a hoot!!

Steve

arty2:

Great story!! With all the knowleadge they have now on v-drives I'm sure it'll be more predictable this time around.

RD

 

[Mondorally]

If you need a trans shop I just had Californa Performance Transmissions in HB get my powerglide running. Long story short they figured out why I didn't have reverse (old style cases don't like to be turned into shorties without some mods it turns out).

Side note - CPT is Art Carr's company. Yes, that Art Carr! The Art Carr company you see today had nothing to do with him He sold it 10+ years ago (in a deal gone bad but I'll let him explain it if you go see him).

Anyways, super cool old guy with great stories. Worked with Leonard Schiada in the 70's on the adapter to bypass the torque converter. Has built tons of boat trannies.....

-Justin

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

The real Art Carr tranny (T400)that was installed in my (parents previously) 1981 Schiada is still performing flawlessly !!! It is all original as built in 1981, just proper maintenance.

Steve, did you get the emails on the p.g. tranny I sent?

Justin, how you doin?

Scott

 

[Mondorally]

The real Art Carr tranny (T400)that was installed in my (parents previously) 1981 Schiada is still performing flawlessly !!! It is all original as built in 1981, just proper maintenance.

Steve, did you get the emails on the p.g. tranny I sent?

Justin, how you doin?

Scott

Doin' well, thanks! Should have the boats back on the water shortly. How are you doing? See you in Septemeber??


Art Carr sure knows his stuff. Nice to know he's right downt he street.

I have a polished Art Carr powerglide (needs to be converted to a shorty and rebuilt) if you know anyone interested.

 

[1homeblown]

Scott,
I never received the pictures. Did you send them to my email? What is your email address? I can send something to you and then just reply with the pictures?

Thanks,
Steve D

The real Art Carr tranny (T400)that was installed in my (parents previously) 1981 Schiada is still performing flawlessly !!! It is all original as built in 1981, just proper maintenance.

Steve, did you get the emails on the p.g. tranny I sent?

Justin, how you doin?

Scott

 

[RiverDave]

Don't worry about the email! Post em here!

RD

 

[1homeblown]

I started filling the holes in the stringers and block sanding the floors. So laaaaaaame!! Gettin my ass :smackbum:!!!

I'm also touching up where the old fiberglass gass tanks were glassed to the floor and sides. Drivers side is further along then the passenger side. Passenger side where the tank was is lookin a little rough.

 

[AFUEL7067]

I drove this boat quite a few times when it had the Chrysler in it around 1988 thru 1990 it was actually in pretty good shape back then , it liked to bounce it took alot of down to settle her down . The owner lived in Gardena at that time .

 

[1homeblown]

I drove this boat quite a few times when it had the Chrysler in it around 1988 thru 1990 it was actually in pretty good shape back then , it liked to bounce it took alot of down to settle her down . The owner lived in Gardena at that time .

AFUEL7067,
Thanks for chiming in:thumbsup. I'm trying to gather all of the history on the boat as I can including pictures. Let me know if you have any more information on the boat. Where it's been, pictures, who owned it, who it was sold to, stories the works. Anymore information you could provide would be appreciated. :thumbsup:thumbsup

Steve

 

[RiverDave]

Nice job on keeping us up to date on the project!

RD

 

[AFUEL7067]

Is your dad Jim Delight ? was or is he a snap on guy? The guy who owned it when I drove it was Dan Oliver .

 

[1homeblown]

Is your dad Jim Delight ? was or is he a snap on guy? The guy who owned it when I drove it was Dan Oliver .

Yup!! That's my Pop!! He told me a story that Dan had the blower re-stripped not long after he had bought it and it really woke the boat up:thumbsup!! Are you still in contact with Dan Oliver? I'm really trying to get some more pictures of it if I can. And thanks for the information!!

Thanks,

Steve

 

[1homeblown]

Well, the boat is at Schiada right now!! I'm so stoked. Can't wait to see it!! As soon as I get it, I'll post some more pictures. I put a bunch of pictures of it when I was a kid in a album under my profile if anyone cares to take a peek of it with the HEMI in it!!

 

[RyanPartridge]

I'm so stoked on this boat. Those photos you have in your profile are rad. I love seeing pics from the 70's of flatbottoms towed by vans and driven by dudes with beards.

I can't wait to see this boat running again!:thumbsup

 

[1homeblown]

Filled the holes in the dash and 1 fuel fill. It has soooo many holes to fill. I think I counted 16 total. All of the holes in the dash. The holes on the deck from the tach. The fuel fills. the fuel vent. Three pick-ups in the floor. Four holes in the transom...I know there are some i'm forgetting about. It's on its way tho and I can't wait to get it back...:thumbsup

 

[stevel]

Looks good steve d. Are you putting that old school tach back in? I heard you are going the river yhe weekend of the ski race.

 

[1homeblown]

Looks good steve d. Are you putting that old school tach back in? I heard you are going the river yhe weekend of the ski race.

Hey Steve,
Going to leave the tach out. Just haven't decided to get rid of it quite yet. Yes we'll be at the river the weekend of the ski-races. Should be a good time...bringin the whole jackass crew!!

Steve

 

[1homeblown]

Got almost all of the holes filled in now. Bulkhead is cut out and mocked up. Stress cracks are cut out and fixed too. Exciting to see the progress

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

BillyB would like another Schiada flatty to paint !!!!!!!!

 

[1homeblown]

I'd love for Billy to paint it. I really can't look that far ahead due to the almighty dollar yet but he's on the top of the list. Scott,
If I could get my paint to look anything like yours...it'd be worth the wait. Your boat is bitchin. :thumbsup

 

[stevel]

Looking good steve. Is the bulkhead going to be solid or will the center be cut out. Post some pictures of the floor boards.

 

[1homeblown]

Looking good steve. Is the bulkhead going to be solid or will the center be cut out. Post some pictures of the floor boards.

Don't know about whether or not I should do an access door yet. Any input is appreciated on that. The next update I put up will hopefully contain pics of the finished floor. It should happen pretty soon...I hope.

 

[stevel]

There is no harm in having a hole in it. it would be a bitch to replace the bow eye with no hole. I have had to that on two of my boats.

 

[1homeblown]

Yeah. That's the only reason I could come up with for one as well...and maybe to throw a couple of diesel inner-tubes up there for some bouyancy.
I'll ask Lee about it tomorrow.

 

[stevel]

Innertubes? Sounds like you think it may take on water. That is what the big bilge pump is for. Are you running a splash shield?
steve

 

[1homeblown]

Innertubes? Sounds like you think it may take on water. That is what the big bilge pump is for. Are you running a splash shield?
steve

I don't want to run a splash shield but you never know. I'm riding the fence on that one. As far as taking on water is concerned, I am a Delight...water will find its way in inevitably!! I'd rather run the inner-tubes under the deck than putting that expanding foam junk under there. Maybe a little redneck but effective yet easy to get out.

 

[stevel]

Looks much better with no splash shield. the inner tubes are not a bad idea. You can even take them out and pull the boys around with them. My old cracker box had nylon bags filled with packing foam pices in them to help if it ever stated to sink.
steve

 

[skidriver]

If the bow is sealed, then there is no need for anything in there, redneck or not. I like the idea of sealing it. But if it isn't airtight, then the hole should certainly be there. Just my 2 cents.

 

[RiverDave]

I'd put the hole in, but I wouldn't put anything up there..

Just my .02

 

[1homeblown]

Thanks for all of the input everyone. I spoke with Lee and there will be an access hole in the bulkead. #1 Access to the bow-eye. #2 It will allow the guys at Schiada to get some fiberglass reinforcement behind on the backside of the bulkhead.

Once it's finished, I can get the Old Man to fab up an aluminum plate to seal up the opening. Don't hollar at me Pop!!

I'm so impatient with this crap...I want it back so i can feel like I'm doing something with it!! I know Lee and his crew are doing a great job with it so I'll just bite my tongue and shut the hell up :blah:. I'm hoping that on it's return to glory voyage, I'll be able to cruise to RDP's place to get a shirt!!

 

[stevel]

If the old man is making the plate tell him i said to measure twice. you know how he is if things do not go good.