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FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:06 PM
Here is my 1986 Formula 206. I bought it in September of 2007 from a marina in Connecticut. It had no trailer and I was told it needed head gaskets. The guy that owned it got behind on his storage fees and they put a lien on it. He in turn just mailed them the title. I sent them my offer and they took it. I bought a trailer and headed from Columbus Ohio to Connecticut to pick it up. I got it back here and took it straight to have the gaskets replaced and have it looked through. Come to find out, the head gaskets were not bad, but the block was cracked making the oil and water mix. At this point we decided to build up a proper stroker for it.

That's where it all started. I was just going to do the engine and leave it be, but ended up restoring the whole boat from the interior, electronics, engine, outdrive, to the trailer. All of it is new, except the trailer, which was basically rebuilt.

Ill start my pics from the time I picked it up in Connecticut all the way through the restoration to the first splash this past Febuary. It now does have the Formula birds and Formula letters for the stock locations, I just have not got them put on yet.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Picture001.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Picture002.jpg
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http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Picture004.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Picture005.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Picture007.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:07 PM
A few of the old engine...Believe it or not - this thing actually ran pretty well for having 2 broken push rods!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/BadEng6.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/BadEng5.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/BadEng4.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/BadEng1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/BadEng8.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/100_0293.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:08 PM
The new engine. It now also has new manifold and risers. The pipes were not high enough and I was worried about water coming back into the engine.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/Pan1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/100_0314.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Engine%20Build/100_0314.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:08 PM
Stripping her down....

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/DWNSID.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/Deck.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/FADBRD.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/RTHULL.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/INSID.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Stripped/STRPDECK.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:09 PM
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/100_0839.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/100_0840.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:09 PM
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1344.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1346.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1349.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1352.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1353.jpg
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http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Paint/DSCN1355.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:10 PM
You can see the old interior in the pics up top. This is the new interior. Formula named the open bow version of this the 206ls Spider. I went with this theme and named it the Widow Maker. It has black widow spiders embroidered all over the interior and a large one spread out over the sun pad. I also fought with the Ohio BMV for weeks to get approval for the license plate WDOW MKR. They thought it was referring to me killing someone. I finally had to take my boat to be inspected to show that it was referring to the spiders. I finally won!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/0917082108.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/CPTNSeat.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/0428081837a.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/SideRail1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/SideRail2.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/Sundeck.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Interior/1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1526.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:11 PM
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1521.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1522.jpg
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http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1531.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:14 PM
Most recent....


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1573.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1570.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1565.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1566.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 02:20 PM
Well, that's it so far. I had a engine failure this past year from a bad head that let water in the stroker and messed up some things. It probably could have been saved, but I decided this time to go all out with the best of everything. I'm also going to drop compression down some for future plans of adding some boost.

I already have the engine out and am going to paint and do some other work to the bilge while I have it out.

In the future, I will do something with the bottom paint. I still have not made up my mind on that. I do beach the boat quite a bit here in the little lake I use and did not want it painted black to match as it would look horrible after a few beachings. I also did not want to go with white because I think it just ruined the look of the boat. Hence why it still has the paint on it.

Any suggestions? :bigear:

Airpacker
11-04-2009, 03:34 PM
Get a taller garage door :)



























Nice job. Looks good.

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 03:49 PM
Get a taller garage door :)

Nice job. Looks good.

HAHA...thanks. I wish it would fit in there. I can get it backed in and about half of it fits in there. I'm able to make it work for doing any engine work but that's about it.

C_Spray
11-04-2009, 03:59 PM
Wow! I didn't think that the graphics looked stock, but I didn't realize that you'd already done a complete restoration/makeover of the boat. Nicely done; I love the silver/black combination. How's the second-generation bilge work coming along?

FormulaMatt
11-04-2009, 04:15 PM
Wow! I didn't think that the graphics looked stock, but I didn't realize that you'd already done a complete restoration/makeover of the boat. Nicely done; I love the silver/black combination. How's the second-generation bilge work coming along?

I can tell you are a silver owner also. Most people call mine black and grey and it annoys the hell out of me. Small thing to get annoyed over, but still....

I have the engine out. I'm planning on cleaning it and prepping it this weekend.

old377guy
11-04-2009, 04:46 PM
good job; sure brings back memories of my brothers 202? Formula that we completely re-did. that hull was a great ride.

Perlmudder
11-04-2009, 05:36 PM
nice job! looks killer! how fast was it before the engine died?

C_Spray
11-05-2009, 09:00 AM
C'mon Matt - We need those empty bilge/stripped engine photos...

FormulaMatt
11-05-2009, 10:14 AM
Have not been able to work on the bilge yet, but here is a few shots of the stripped engine. The assembled pic is from when it was together. It is all apart now getting all freshened up. I'm also going to go with a forged bottom end this time and lower my compression. I want to eventually add a little boost. :reddevil:

Any suggestions on pistons? The block was as fresh as it gets and is a standard bore right now. I will probably go 30 over this time, if needed.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/Stroker.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/0818091256a.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/0818091301.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/0818091253.jpg

FormulaMatt
11-05-2009, 10:22 AM
On a side note, does anyone know the difference between becoming a supporter and a contributor? The description of the membership is the same but the price is different. :confused:

C_Spray
12-01-2009, 08:58 AM
Time for more updates.....

Ted
12-01-2009, 09:20 AM
Absolutely time for more updates. Looks like you have done some great work so far. You might want to put your piston question into the tech section so some of our tech guys can help out. The different payment levels are there for people that asked to contribute more, we are looking into changing the structure soon but no one will lose any privileges, in fact most will gain some:)
Keep posting your progress, that's a great boat.

FormulaMatt
12-17-2009, 10:25 AM
Sorry everyone for the lack of updates, for some reason it did not tell me there was any replies. hmmm.

Anyway, being in Ohio it has now become too cold to do anything else for the time being. :toetap05:

The engine bay is cleaned and prepped for paint, although, I'm sure I will need to prep again in the spring. I did manage to get some wiring mess cleaned up and my trailer completed. It now has fresh paint, lights, boards, etc. I will get busy in the spring. I will have the engine ready to drop in before its nice enough to go out though. No more missed boating for me!


Here are a few (crappy) pics to show the trailers progress.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1913.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1914.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1918.jpg

FormulaMatt
03-27-2010, 11:10 PM
I finally got some time (and cooperative weather) to work on the Formula. I am getting the bilge ready for paint. Today I got it all washed down and did a general assessment of how its going to go. Basically, it's going to be a ***** to do. But, it needs it so I will suck it up.

First to be worked on was the hatch. I got the hatch off and separated it from the sun pad. I got it all stripped of the hardware and sanded it down just enough to rough it up some. The product I am using is call Bilgekote by Interlux. This stuff is pretty easy to work with. I picked it because it is known for being VERY easy to work with, extremely durable, and can be applied virtually by any means you can think of. I rolled it on. I had read it lays down extremely well and boy did it. It looks like it was sprayed on. It covered great. I will probably go back and do one more coat, but I could easily get by with just one.

After that I started working on the bilge itself and did not get too far before dark came. More to come on this later.

Here are some pics. I know, not very exciting. But hey, it's progress.

The hatch on the boat. Obviously an old picture as that engine is long gone.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/DSCN1570.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P3270043.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P3270047.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P3270048.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P3270049.jpg

old377guy
03-28-2010, 01:17 PM
I'm very impressed, that trailer really makes the package pop. I think that you should go with black bottom paint separated from the hull paint with dual platinum stripes - 3/4 inch lower with a 1/2 (APPROX.) separation then the 1/4 inch stripe above. You can always easily retouch bottom paint with a brush; I used to do it occasionally on my old 377 with black bottom paint as I would regularly beach the boat in gravelly sand. You've picked a great color scheme - black and platinum - as any color you may accent with will work beautifully. The old 202 that my brother and I redid was red with black bottom paint and looked good but not as good as your 206. Keep us posted. - Jeff

C_Spray
03-29-2010, 01:24 PM
Glad to see that you're back at it. The winter's are tough when you can't boat AND you can't work on the boat!

FormulaMatt
04-06-2010, 09:21 PM
I'm very impressed, that trailer really makes the package pop. I think that you should go with black bottom paint separated from the hull paint with dual platinum stripes - 3/4 inch lower with a 1/2 (APPROX.) separation then the 1/4 inch stripe above. You can always easily retouch bottom paint with a brush; I used to do it occasionally on my old 377 with black bottom paint as I would regularly beach the boat in gravelly sand. You've picked a great color scheme - black and platinum - as any color you may accent with will work beautifully. The old 202 that my brother and I redid was red with black bottom paint and looked good but not as good as your 206. Keep us posted. - Jeff

Thanks for the suggestions. You are dead on for the same reason I left my bottom paint on. I am always beaching this thing and black paint would have been all jacked up after that. I didn't go for a white bottom because I think it would have ruined the look of the boat. I may lose a few MPH, but it's obviously not going the direction of a major racer.

FormulaMatt
04-06-2010, 09:22 PM
I am pulling everything off of the walls instead of trying to trim and cut in around this stuff. I love this paint. It lays down perfectly flat and looks like it was sprayed on. It looks like it will be extremely durable and super easy to clean up.

I have one side done. I just need to remount everything and start on the other side. It's all a huge mess. I am cleaning up the wiring while I am in there and putting it all in wire loom.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4050001.jpg

FormulaMatt
04-06-2010, 09:22 PM
Here is the next side. You can see how much work there really is.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4050004.jpg

FormulaMatt
04-06-2010, 09:23 PM
I am still trying to decide what to do with the actual bilge where the engine goes. It is kinda black now, but I'm not sure if I want to keep it black or make it gray too.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4050006.jpg

FULL FORCE
04-07-2010, 11:52 PM
Go gray all over and then just keep it clean, it will look good!

C_Spray
04-09-2010, 07:46 AM
You're doing it the right way. Get everything out of the way, fill the holes, and start putting it back from scratch. It's twice the work, but yields ten times better results. Stay after it: the head-scratching work starts when you start putting the wiring and plumbing back in.

FormulaMatt
04-09-2010, 12:41 PM
Yeah, it sucks because I want to be done but I really want it done the right way. I will get through it. I just can't wait until the new stroker is done and in here and I can actually enjoy it. I will always be tinkering with it and upgrading, but I want these major upgrades done.

old377guy
04-09-2010, 02:39 PM
yeah, gray in the actual engine compartment - brighter and easier to work on. Keep up the great work and keep us posted. - Jeff

FormulaMatt
04-13-2010, 10:14 PM
Some more work done. Don't mind the wiring mess. All of it is being cleaned up/replaced as I go. I am also putting it all in new wire loom.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4100010.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4100011.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4100012.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4100014.jpg

FormulaMatt
04-13-2010, 10:15 PM
Here is a close up of some of the routing. It still is a little congested on this side, but it is way better than it was and at least looks more organized I think.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4100015.jpg

FormulaMatt
04-13-2010, 10:16 PM
Last one for today. I needed to get out of the bilge for a while, so I wired up the rest of my lights. Yes, I am obsessed with LED lighting on trailers and yes, my blackberry's camera sucks.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/Bilge%20Work/P4110020.jpg

old377guy
04-15-2010, 02:53 PM
great!

C_Spray
04-16-2010, 02:46 PM
Steady progress - That's the key. Keep up the good work. You'll be amazed by the before-and-after pictures once you get it finished!

Let me know if you need any sleeving and/or aluminum P-clips. I have a lot left over from my project, in a lots of sizes. The sleeving is even the flame-resistant stuff. Whatever I have is yours at my cost, plus postage.

FormulaMatt
06-15-2010, 09:13 AM
Slowly but surely.....

(sorry, my blackberrys camera sucks)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00082.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00083.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00085.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00086.jpg

old377guy
06-15-2010, 02:42 PM
most excellent!

FormulaMatt
06-25-2010, 09:00 AM
Been a while since any updates....here are some. I will be on the water by next week testing.

I have it a little more together now, I was just too tired to take any more.

You also have to deal with my Black Berry's crappy camera.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG_3261.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00093.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00094.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00095.jpg

Bobcat
06-25-2010, 02:38 PM
Is that blue thing in the top pic for light speed ?:leaving:

Buoy
06-25-2010, 08:16 PM
Looks good!

C_Spray
06-29-2010, 03:36 PM
I'll bet that you're glad that you used a light-colored paint throughout the bilge now, aren't you? Glad to see that you're almost finished. Keep us posted.

FormulaMatt
01-16-2011, 03:53 AM
I don't think I ever got around to posting pics of the final product. These were from the first test run and from my blackberry, so excuse the bad pic quality. It ran great last year. Blew up my out drive at the end, but have another on and ready to go for the spring. Lots of prop testing needed.

Only stuff planned for this year is cosmetic, interior lighting, new cover, and lots of gas!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00111.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00110.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/New%20Stroker/IMG00109.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/Formula%20Boat/IMG00114.jpg

old377guy
01-16-2011, 03:49 PM
good to see that you followed through - congratulations.

Bobcat
01-16-2011, 11:25 PM
:iagree:

andres0060932
10-20-2014, 10:07 PM
i have the same boat and same year but its missing the starter i went to auto zone but it does not wor at least the one they have can u tell me what number or year i should tell them to get the starter

fund razor
10-20-2014, 10:20 PM
Autozone won't have your starter.
Be careful with older boats, as they are often no longer "stock" and you have to fit new parts to what is there now.
You need a marine grade, USCG certified ignition protected starter in a boat. Guessing you have a smallblock and a bottom mount starter. You need to know the flywheel size.
It's going to be either 12.75" or 14"
Also guessing that being a single, you are right-hand rotation.

You'll use something like this common small block marine starter:
http://www.michiganmotorz.com/bottom-mount-marine-starter-flywheel-stern-drive-engines-p-88.html

fund razor
12-17-2014, 07:11 AM
Poor fella musta used the Autozone starter.

RIP. :(

Ratickle
12-18-2014, 12:59 AM
:eek:.....................:rofl: