1971 Schiada Flatty

Another project. Solid little boat, needs some love though....have a 390 that will hopefully be going in it.

Your wife is going to kill you lol

That's a cool ass looking boat. Good luck with the project

The 390 fell through - who has a good donor motor for this project? Or I was thinking a stroked 460 Ford - let me know what you got....please.

Seam is filled, floors will get a mahogany veneer. Base coat will be white with a a medium gray and blue pin in the same basic layout it has now. Looking for a marine 460 Ford donor if anyone has one....also need a cable and chain steering setup if anyone has one laying around.

Don't have a 460 but I have a 468 BBC long block...

Very cool! Another Schiada flatty!

Nice work Community! Any updates??

And while we have you, what secret combination did you guys use for the seam?

Henry

Backlash said:

Nice work Community! Any updates??

And while we have you, what secret combination did you guys use for the seam?

Henry

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the glass was all done by Stu at Tracer Marine in Corona.

Good choice Community. Keep the pics coming to help motivate the rest of us!

Henry

Bought a short block today and put her on a new to her dolly trailer at Tracer Marine. New floors etc to be done by 9/15/ then a rough rig. Short block is a 460 that will get the 557 stroker kit for a mild build that will run on pump gas. Pics to follow when I can upload.....

Dolly needs some love too and will be painted the same color of the cap. Some shiny new wheels and tires as well. These are great looking boats IMO....

Looking good - dolly will be painted by Friday....

Boat looks awesome on the dolly trailer :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Are you doing the floors right now too or pre-rigging it 1st?

Deangang said:

Boat looks awesome on the dolly trailer :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Are you doing the floors right now too or pre-rigging it 1st?

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He will do the floors then pre-rig. Leaving v-drive where it was so basically need to setup cable/pulley steering and engine rails then back for paint.

dude i have a bitchen stroked out big block ford (think its a 557 or577?) that is just dyin to be in that boat.

its in my monster truck thing that im putting a diesel conversion. its got like 500 miles on it.

pm me if you wanna talk about it

Going in today....

Looks great! I am building a Schiada Flat Bottom Right Now as well!

jhbender said:

Looks great! I am building a Schiada Flat Bottom Right Now as well!

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Pictures?

Community said:

Pictures?

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Very cool. Dont have any updated pictures of it. Last time i saw it, it was ready for primer. If you look back through my thread, you can see the latest. Hopefully soon tho!

New tank braces and black gel going in......getting closer...it came with some very nice stainless tanks that will be getting a polish job.

Nice !!!! looking good!!!

All done - next stop is paint this week - hopefully back to me on Monday.

Boat is lookin sweet ! Who's going to paint it and what color or colors are you going with?

Darren

Deangang said:

Boat is lookin sweet ! Who's going to paint it and what color or colors are you going with?

Darren

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I am using a guy that painted my 10 & 20. It will be a white base, a metallic pearl (2014 HD FLHX color) and a baby blue pin between colors in the same general layout it is now. Allegedly it will be done by Monday.....

Boat and buckets are painted....sold the dolly I bought for it so now I need to track down a trailer....

For sale as well/usual....

It is looking great!

Community said:

Boat and buckets are painted....sold the dolly I bought for it so now I need to track down a trailer....

For sale as well/usual....

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