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  1. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    A couple questions: 1. Should I coat the aluminum gas tank with a protective paint? The boat will be used in saltwater. If so, are there any paints/coatings that won't break the bank? 2. Is there any reason not to add storage hatches under some hollow spots in the cabin? Under the steps is...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I decided to take a few days off of work, so after catching a bunch of sheepshead at the coast, back to working on the boat! With some warm afternoons, I finished fairing the hull. For the white gelcoat match, I found an old thread here that suggested Bayliner used only brown for their...
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    The Torque Test Channel on YouTube tests some lights, and the lumen claims are often crazy exaggerated, especially on Amazon
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Yeah I'm going after several things at once trying to make sure the weather can't shut me down! I got lucky with the transom, a few holes were drilled in it previously, but they were all properly sealed so no rot in my test holes. I haven't test drilled engine mounts yet though, I'll do that...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Once the shower pan is out, I'll have good access to the rest of the rotted bulkhead, deck and small stringer (the two small stringers dead-end at the bulkhead). I'll replace the wood with what the factory had and a little heavier glass layup because we all love to overkill here lol
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Once the cold front shut down any glassing, I disassembled the galley and part of the head to remove the last of the carpet. I then finally started some actual gutting. Bayliner at least sealed off the deck and bulkheads separately from the galley and other wood, so the rot isn't too...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Some progress was made last week. I spent a day scrubbing down the entire Hull, which revealed several patches that have poorly matching gelcoat. I sanded all those spots down and chased down spider cracking plus some cracking small patches with a dremel. I failed at my first attempt at gelcoat...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Just read through your Trophy thread Mick, great work! How does your boat handle chop? Also, I'm probably going to take a page out of your book and use as much PVC for non-structural parts as possible, especially in the head (worst constructed part of my boat IMO). What thickness of PVC board...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Lol glad it's not just me. I have to vacuum water out of the bow all the time even with proper weep holes to the bilge.
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Looks identical to my pulpit that has lots of stress cracks. I'm glad we have such similar boats so I can piggyback on occasion!
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I forgot to take a pic, but while finishing paint stripping yesterday, I found a 4 foot section of repair that was done poorly (long spider cracking underneath on the white gelcoat). It was a painted-over repair and the stripper took it right off. Also, some spots appear to have had some sort of...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I started using Klean-strip paint & varnish stripper yesterday, and it's working okay. It makes some paint bubble up within an hour; it's taking a few coats of stripper, but it'll save a lot of sanding. The oven cleaner seemed too harsh; it dripped and left yellow streaks on the white gelcoat...
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    Polishing or paint

    I just did a section of my gelcoat up to 1500 wet before switching to compound. It looks like a mirror with no swirls using a random orbital sander and a rotary polisher. Using a foam interface pad on the sander helped too.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I've been doing more fishing than working on the boat lately, but I did finish the fore hatch. I used a 1/4" Taco marine hatch gasket under the lid and sealed everything except the glass with 4200. I also wanted to see why the PO painted ugly green on the side of the boat, so I removed some of...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    It was tricky making that part because I'm replicating what is cast or extruded normally, but paying $1K for a nice hatch seemed crazy. And that is a good point on the windows, I was more worried about weatherproofing and didn't think that far ahead honestly. I wonder if blue tape will be...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I finally had a few days at home to work on the boat last weekend. I cleaned out the rotten fore hatch wood with a dyna-file, then stuffed it with new strip of 3/4" ply and PB. I found a great local glass supplier, but they only sell 10 pound bags of cabosil, so I bought a quart of pre-made PB...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Work has sent me all over the place the past month, but I've worked on some parts in the parking lot as time/weather allows. I got some free stainless steel drops at work. It's 304 SS, and while I'd prefer 316, I'll take free material any day. First step, stick welded the beveled topside with...
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    New member, old boat question.

    I bet that nice bilge was a molded part that was glued in or it took a LOT of sanding.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I got a couple days of boat work in this weekend. After shop-vaccing the engine bay and cabin, I started ripping out all the carpet, but will need a second hand for finishing that job due to hardware requiring a backer screwdriver on deck. Next, by hand/foot, started removing the rotten wood in...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Thank you for that sir, I have a can of the zinc chromate primer ordered now. I'll stick to rattle cans, as I'm abhorrent at painting. This project is gonna hurt my wallet, already paid $300 just for new thru-hulls. Boating and fishing are just so addictive though...
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