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85 voyager new purchase .

Restoring your Hydrostream or just giving it a small makeover? What better place than to show off your project. Big or small.
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

Post: # 7188Post hydrostream76 »

go with a nice piece of marine plywood for the floor
i know it's expensive, but the floor gets a lot of water drips on it and regular ply wood will start seperating
here's a good example what a good sanding and clear coat will do.
http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=612
i think it looks beautiful
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

Post: # 7190Post 77viper »

I just ordered a sheet of 1/2" marine ply from menards it was like $59. They had it wrapped in 2 sheets of foam that I used for templates.
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

Post: # 7194Post Rut311969 »

Yes definitely well be useing marine ply .Haven"t decided on carpet or not tho thought about a epoxy floor with a design and just alittle fine sand in it but probly well be carpet gray and red seats again I think .
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

Post: # 8161Post Rut311969 »

Bumpity bump look slow around here so here we go . :lol: Bought a 05 225 ficht motor for the Voyager has new power head .Guy I got it from said he ran it hot affter fishing in some type of water plant that got in intake and robbed top 2 cylinders of water so they overheated and didnt set off warning light as other 4 were cooling and senser is supposedly in bottum cylinder. So new warrenty power head and bye bye . He was only 29 and I remember how I was at 29 so I"m hopeing it was just him being lazy and not checking for good discharge stream from motor and thats why it burned down as he said this was second time he did this and it was the same thing both times. The mechanic told him you could cut larger hole in sceens so they dont plug but it would void warrenty I well be checking more frequently then previuos owner . Any input is welcome . Also bought some sweet seats from Veada well post pics when they get here .Best price I could find and you get to choose 3 colors for a custom seat . :up:
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

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Well I got the seats for the Voyager today and Im going to try and post some pics . I had previosly pulled it to the shop and have redneck blow dryer going in it now well post a pic of dryer .Needless to say I well be working on getting floor back in the rest of interior is being sewn up now so this should go fast watch for pics . :up:
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The first pic is my 2 yr old checking out the seats for her boat open bow family truckster Aka Voyager. The second is redneck blow dryer notice black pipe it is hooked to wood stove .Needless to say affter 1 night of hot air there is usely no moister left anywhere. Well be sanding and preping to put floor back in over next couple of days .Stay tuned . Oh yeah thanks for making it easyer for me to upload pics Hippie .
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

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Those seats look killer!

I like redneck :up: it just works.
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

Post: # 8798Post Hippie459MN »

Redneck = Actual planning and craftsmanship to make something work. :up:

I really like the seats too. On a side note, My son is going to be 2 years old in about 4 months and he is already picking up the girls at the church daycare. I busted him holding hands with a girl already so if they ever meet we better keep em in check.
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^^ Mini-Me. :up:

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Post: # 8800Post Rut311969 »

Seats are Veada and they offer you 3 colors in your seat prices are fair and product is nice .They have about 15 -20 styles.
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Re: 85 voyager new purchase .

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Where did you order the seats from again?
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