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  1. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild after fighting with the damn glass dust, i had a brilliant flash of insight...WASH IT OUT! i mean, hell, it's ALREADY rotten....what's a lil water gonna hurt, right? so, i plugged in the battery, put a catch pan under the drain hole, and used the bilge in the pan to...
  2. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild Well, my wife went back to work today (3 week vacation), and i decided it was a great day to call mom-in-law to watch the baby...so i can get outside and get to work! :D I got started bright and early (which is 9am when im off work), and managed to get the stringers...
  3. Zyen

    Project "MyLiner" / Deck, stringer, upholstery replacement, maybe more on a Bayliner

    Re: Project "MyLiner" / Deck, stringer, upholstery replacement, maybe more on a Bayli Re: Project "MyLiner" / Deck, stringer, upholstery replacement, maybe more on a Bayli i cant help with the tank, but i did find a similar "oops" in mine while surveying the bottom hull. after grinding i...
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    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild started building cradles and removing boat from trailer today. was so much easier than i had anticipated, too. first, build cradle for stern.... i figured it would be easy to lift the stern off the trailer to assist in removal. this pic also shows where the glass...
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    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild hello all. last weekend i realized just how much the bow was flexing while i was removing the rotten guts. based on that, i decided to remove the engine and build a cradle for the boat to hold it steady. the engine would have to be removed anyway to rebuild the mounts...
  6. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild More foam out today. only had about an hour, so i didnt get much done. only have a lil bit of foam left, and then the stringers come out. i think im gonna change both dash panels while im working on it, too. then, i found an original brochure, and realized most...
  7. Zyen

    '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

    Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy hey trooper. glad to see ya got the boat covered. if your grass is anything like mine, all that water will have it growing out of control in no time....but mine still grows in our 'winter'. yes, you will need 1708 for anything on the hull. you want the...
  8. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild got a lil bit more done yesterday afternoon in the bow. of course i have more rotten wood. :rolleyes: so, that concludes the deck removal. now comes the rest of the foam, and then the stringers, and then i'll be able to start cleaning the hull. somewhere in there...
  9. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    Re: 1984 Baretta rebuild and, like everyone else, i have some BIG help removing foam. :D after removing foam (for 3 days so far) i found why the bow has water and rotten wood.... this is the inside of the bow eye. not sealed whatsoever, and using carbon steel nuts! gotta love rust and...
  10. Zyen

    1984 Baretta rebuild (Splashed Aug 2024)

    hello all. after reading all the other resto/rebuilds, i finally have to post mine....well, what i have so far. for starters, after patching what i thought was a hole, and with a little prodding, i decided there's no way "it'll be ok for another season...". i mike said my boat was telling me...
  11. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: new pics. Re: new pics. by grinding out the inside, the 'dark spot' in the pic will be totally removed and become a hole. then, from the voids in the foam to the 'white line' (which is the original cut) will be mostly gone, also, as that is where the deck is. dont get me wrong....im no...
  12. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: new pics. Re: new pics. new repair. started grinding..... pulled back carpet to see what i had, and found this. in this pic, you can see where i was grinding. 100w work light from outside showing thru hull. the wood deck doesnt go all the way across. it stops were the cut is...
  13. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: new pics. Re: new pics. uneven decking around doghouse. turns out the uneven 'decking' is glass patch jobs...some have more glass than others.
  14. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    new pics. new pics. new engine bad glassing in fore storage (starboard) fuel tank fore bulkhead (aft of ski locker) rot in ski locker i know it's blurry. this was taken by sticking the camera in the hole and pointing up. this is the underside of my soft spot in the front.
  15. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? ground off the cloth today this time i put the csm on....tho it's hard to see in this pic, but the damn cloth shows up quite well. had a bit of time, and still good weather, so started looking around to see if there were any more spots that...
  16. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? more pics..... layup... finish sanding/smooth before gelcoat... didnt notice the light/dark spots till just now. cant really see them unless the light is hitting just right. the whole thing is smooth, so im thinking it's just reflections from...
  17. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? got it ground down today and added a few layers of csm. after grinding.....you can see i was a lil off on my line in the third pic after grinding patches cut
  18. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? Pics of PB filler. after curing, will sand down and add a layer of csm, then gelcoat. will post more pics as i get them. thanks to all for help and advice! allan
  19. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? **UPDATE** we had a nice day today, so i was able to get quite a bit done, and worked on the boat, too! :) did a bit of grinding around the damage, and found it was not breached. cleaned it up and applied the PB. it got dark and the temp dropped...
  20. Zyen

    I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole?

    Re: I'm a new boat owner.....Is this a hole? *UPDATE* had a few minutes earlier to look at suspected hole. i scraped it out a bit, and tried sticking a screwdriver thru it. inside seems solid...couldnt get screwdriver thru using light force. new pictures after scraping. seems i just need to...
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