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Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
Time for a little update... I haven't been able to do much work, but I did get the rear deck off, and did a little cutting and cleaning. Here are a few pix:
Found a nice note from my neighbor one morning:
Here's how much access I usually have...
Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
And a few more photos...
Couch/ bunk:
Galley:
Sink in head:
Another pic of the hole compliments of the insurance adjuster:
The hole with my 'shipping protection' covering:
Thanks for reading, stay tuned!
Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
Well... better late than never I guess! This weekend wound up being a little less productive than I hoped, but I DID make a little progress. I got the rear bilge partially cleaned, mid bilge is clean and dry, sand 'tubes' are out (380# of sand!!)...
Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
Ok, so the good camera is MIA, so by the time I finally gave up finding it, it was getting pretty dark, took a couple pix with the iPhone, but they're not the greatest...
Here's a crappy 'overview' of the hole (and the fiberglass/ OSB I put in to...
Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
Thanks for the well-wishes CW, and the guys you listed are all 'hero material'!! I hope Oops chimes in, that would certainly boost my ego! As far as being out of your league, I doubt that for a number of reasons- first; it doesn't matter the size of...
Re: From broken to beautiful in 180 days...
ezmobee...
Thank you for the 'brain jumpstart'... I tend to get excited and type the same way I talk!!
Photos have been attached to the first post, more to come now that she's home and where I can go out and take them!!
Here is where she's...
The boat is a 1977 Carver Mariner 3396 33' Cabin Cruiser "Gemini II" (for now- name change at first launch). Here's the quick 'back story': Non-mechanically inclined boat owner purchased in April of 2010, used boat for the balance of the '10 season (upper mid west) and filed a marina "pull and...
Hello Gurus, experts and tinkerers! I'm finalizing the purchase details on a 1977 Carver Mariner 3396 with twin inboard Merc 233s and v-drives (Borg Warner), and will be undertaking the preparation for shipping myself. A couple of quick questions, all suggestions will be GREATLY appreciated...
