PDA

View Full Version : 1990 Nordic 23 Venture



Nordic Bear
04-23-2014, 10:56 PM
38918389193892038921

Eli
05-28-2014, 09:20 PM
38918389193892038921

Are these the before pictures?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:28 PM
41177They are,,, I got rid of that huge compass,,, and filled the holes... the cup holder was already there I just had to wire it up...I made a template of the dash top, and transfered it to the vinyl carbon fiber wrap, and just stuck it on....4117541176. :0)....

Eli
05-28-2014, 09:31 PM
41177They are,,, I got rid of that huge compass,,, and filled the holes... the cup holder was already there I just had to wire it up...I made a template of the dash top, and transfered it to the vinyl carbon fiber wrap, and just stuck it on....4117541176. :0)....

Looks very nice. I like the black on yellow contrast.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:31 PM
Last weekend was the engine compartment LED's..... :0)....4117841179

Eli
05-28-2014, 09:33 PM
Last weekend was the engine compartment LED's..... :0)....4117841179

You put lights in the engine compartment! That's cool. Are there LEDs in the exterior?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:34 PM
Looks very nice. I like the black on yellow contrast.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Thanks Eli... I've put alot of time into this boat in the short time I've had it,,, (picked it up in March.) Just need to get to the lake !!!! LOL.... :0)...

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:35 PM
You put lights in the engine compartment! That's cool. Are there LEDs in the exterior?


Sent from my Bat Cave

LOL.... not yet... :0)...

Eli
05-28-2014, 09:36 PM
LOL.... not yet... :0)...

Oh yea! Can't wait to see those bad boys! When does that project start?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:39 PM
Oh yea! Can't wait to see those bad boys! When does that project start?


Sent from my Bat Cave

I've got cabin and cuddy lights waiting on the bench for this weekend after work... maybe in a few weeks I'll get around to some transom lights... :0)....

Eli
05-28-2014, 09:43 PM
I've got cabin and cuddy lights waiting on the bench for this weekend after work... maybe in a few weeks I'll get around to some transom lights... :0)....

I had to google cuddy lights lol. Would you mind taking before and after pics? I'd like to see the transformation.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 09:49 PM
I had to google cuddy lights lol. Would you mind taking before and after pics? I'd like to see the transformation.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Absolutely! !!!.... if you go to my youtube (theres a video link in my signature).... I posted a little video of the engine lights working on the hatch switch.... and a couple of my best friend around the farm.... :0)....

Eli
05-28-2014, 10:03 PM
Absolutely! !!!.... if you go to my youtube (theres a video link in my signature).... I posted a little video of the engine lights working on the hatch switch.... and a couple of my best friend around the farm.... :0)....

I only found the boat video "first start up" I'm obviously missing something.

BTW your best friend is so cute I want jump on top of him and ride him. ;)


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 10:07 PM
I only found the boat video "first start up" I'm obviously missing something.

BTW your best friend is so cute I want jump on top of him and ride him. ;)


Sent from my Bat Cave

Ya',,, LOL,,,, that's Mino,,,, he has an International fan club... :0).... here's the hatch lights video.... http://youtu.be/EpuCcGo4dAg

Eli
05-28-2014, 10:10 PM
Ya',,, LOL,,,, that's Mino,,,, he has an International fan club... :0).... here's the hatch lights video.... http://youtu.be/EpuCcGo4dAg

Pretty cool hatch lights. You should enter your boat in the June Hotboat of the month contest. It's pretty cool.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
05-28-2014, 10:13 PM
Pretty cool hatch lights. You should enter your boat in the June Hotboat of the month contest. It's pretty cool.


Sent from my Bat Cave

LOL,,,,, Thank you!!!... I'll give it some thought!!!!.... :0)....

Nordic Bear
06-01-2014, 09:40 PM
So after a semi fast 70mph shake down run (sorry no video of that,,, :0/...) it was a slow easy cruise back up the lake.... boat ran perfect,,, it was a great day!!!http://youtu.be/lMWWlXcXzXU
4144741448

Eli
06-02-2014, 04:32 AM
So after a semi fast 70mph shake down run (sorry no video of that,,, :0/...) it was a slow easy cruise back up the lake.... boat ran perfect,,, it was a great day!!!http://youtu.be/lMWWlXcXzXU
4144741448

Nice looking lake. I take it Mino stayed home. ;)


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-02-2014, 05:54 AM
Nice looking lake. I take it Mino stayed home. ;)


Sent from my Bat Cave
Ya',,, he had a hangover... lol.... :0)...

riverrunner1984
06-02-2014, 11:11 AM
Sweet set up! :thumbup: What size engine do you have in there to get you to 70+

Nordic Bear
06-02-2014, 12:27 PM
Sweet set up! :thumbup: What size engine do you have in there to get you to 70+
It's a Scotten racing buildt 454. Nordic sent it to them when the original owner took it back for upgrades in 2004...I got all the paperwork when I bought the boat in March,,,, the build sheet is crazy....

Eli
06-02-2014, 01:24 PM
It's a Scotten racing buildt 454. Nordic sent it to them when the original owner took it back for upgrades in 2004...I got all the paperwork when I bought the boat in March,,,, the build sheet is crazy....

Let's see the build sheet.


Sent from my Bat Cave

riverrunner1984
06-02-2014, 01:30 PM
Let's see the build sheet.


Sent from my Bat Cave

I agree. I have a 454 I want to build up!

Nordic Bear
06-02-2014, 03:35 PM
Let's see the build sheet.


Sent from my Bat Cave
I will see if I can scan them and make a PDF... it's several pages long... :0)...
Here is a link to the original ad on popyachts that I purchased it from...

http://www.popyachts.com/Boat/25139/For-Sale/California/Nordic/23-Venture.html?Redirect

Nordic Bear
06-02-2014, 07:23 PM
This was the day I picked it up in Napa, Ca. on March 15th.... (thanks to my buddy Fred for helping me go get it!!!)

41483

HB Vic
06-02-2014, 07:29 PM
Nice boat. Happiest day of a boaters life, picking up their boat. I won't mention the second happiest day :D

Nordic Bear
06-02-2014, 07:39 PM
Nice boat. Happiest day of a boaters life, picking up their boat. I won't mention the second happiest day :D
LOL,,,, I don't know,,,, I had been pretty miserable since getting rid of the black boat... :0)....

Eli
06-06-2014, 09:37 PM
This was the day I picked it up in Napa, Ca. on March 15th.... (thanks to my buddy Fred for helping me go get it!!!)

41483

That's a great pic! How did I miss it?

What's the black boat?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-07-2014, 12:50 AM
That's a great pic! How did I miss it?

What's the black boat?


Sent from my Bat Cave

LOL... my last boat was black... :0)...

4164141642

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 06:17 PM
Bow vinyl turned out,,,, ok.... I can live with it for now but their plotter was a little off... :0)... (might have it professionally installed next time too,,, I HATE putting this crap on!!!)

41736
41737
41738

Eli
06-08-2014, 06:51 PM
Bow vinyl turned out,,,, ok.... I can live with it for now but their plotter was a little off... :0)... (might have it professionally installed next time too,,, I HATE putting this crap on!!!)

41736
41737
41738

Looks good. Do you have a pic of the entire front with the vinyl?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 07:09 PM
Looks good. Do you have a pic of the entire front with the vinyl?


Sent from my Bat Cave

This is the best I have for now ,,, the lighting sucks in the barn... :0)...41739

Eli
06-08-2014, 07:28 PM
This is the best I have for now ,,, the lighting sucks in the barn... :0)...41739

Thank you!

It looks great!


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 07:32 PM
Thank you!

It looks great!


Sent from my Bat Cave

Thank you Eli!!.. :0).... it seems like every boat I've had, I've had to put something on it,,, lol.... the little black boat was the WORST!! :0)....

Eli
06-08-2014, 07:56 PM
Thank you Eli!!.. :0).... it seems like every boat I've had, I've had to put something on it,,, lol.... the little black boat was the WORST!! :0)....

I think you should refer to it ass the bad ass black boat. Lol


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 08:31 PM
I think you should refer to it ass the bad ass black boat. Lol


Sent from my Bat Cave

It was alot of fun,,, I bought it as a neglected beat up ski boat,,, and spent 18 months building it... new paint, interior, motor and drive... it was a hand full at,,,,, 52mph,,, LMBO.... I WISH I had more pictures of it... :0)....

Eli
06-08-2014, 08:33 PM
It was alot of fun,,, I bought it as a neglected beat up ski boat,,, and spent 18 months building it... new paint, interior, motor and drive... it was a hand full at,,,,, 52mph,,, LMBO.... I WISH I had more pictures of it... :0)....

When did you sell it?


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 08:39 PM
When did you sell it?


Sent from my Bat Cave
It met it's demise back in 2001 when a huge tree fell on it and crushed it... and I hadn't had a boat since I bought the yellow boat in March... I LOVE being on, in or under the water!!!.... :0)...

Eli
06-08-2014, 08:52 PM
It met it's demise back in 2001 when a huge tree fell on it and crushed it... and I hadn't had a boat since I bought the yellow boat in March... I LOVE being on, in or under the water!!!.... :0)...

It was crushed by a tree? That's awful! I'm glad you got a new boat. I love the water too. I'm happy on a floaty as long as it's on the water and fish aren't jump around me lol


Sent from my Bat Cave

Nordic Bear
06-08-2014, 08:56 PM
it was crushed by a tree? That's awful! I'm glad you got a new boat. I love the water too. I'm happy on a floaty as long as it's on the water and fish aren't jump around me lol


sent from my bat cave

lmbo,,,,,, hilarious!!!!... :0)....

Cassaundra
03-28-2019, 06:01 AM
I've got cabin and cuddy lights waiting on the bench for this weekend after work... maybe in a few weeks I'll get around to some transom lights.