1984 sea ray rebuild (new pics & question)

[Ninjafied]

i picked up this boat last spring used it for the whole season as is but this year i decide to replace the seats and carpet.
hers a couple of before pics.



hope that worked

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

once i removed the seats and started to pull the carpet i found i was going to be in for more work



now as you can imagine the further i go the more rotten wood i find.
well i might aswell get this over with time to tear it all up

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

the stringers were rotted, the foam water soaked.
so far i've got most the major removal done but with limited time and crap weather its taking longer than i hoped
heres a couple more pics of how far i gotten




i hope to have the rest out this weekend. more to follow

 

[bluewavecaptain]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Look on the bright side. Now you'll have peace of mind in a job well done. I always have trouble trusting someone else's work. New wood, glass, and upholstery, you'll get another 20 years out of her.

 

[jkust]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Thats a nice looking boat for the 80's. Will be great when you are finished.

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

got most of the big stuff out between rain showers today, have lots of grinding to do now.
have to add pictures later.
next step is get out the fuel tank out but it's 80 L and full.
i've got an old fuel pump to try and remove the fuel, hope it works

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

so the weather here has been horrible ice storm on friday rain every otherday.
had a little break in weather today so i got after removing the fuel tank.
using a fuel pump and battery worked great.
i pulled up the rest of the bottom and got a nice surprise of water and foam under the tank.


i tell ya this demoing of the boat creates a lot of waste

thats a 4' x 8' trailer .

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

on a slight side note i broke 1 of the vent louvers.


does anyone know of a canadian source for these?
i want to avoid ebay, i've been burned to many times on cross border stuff.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Boat Salvage yards, Craigslist, or Ebay. That's about the only place you'll find it.

 

[Nickypoo]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Did you see these?

louver in Boat Parts & Accessories For Your Boat - iboats


You did the right thing by digging further. And I agree, that's a nice looking boat.





Edit: As a matter of fact, these look identical to what you have there. Not a bad price either. Detmar Low Profile Louvered Vent 725 - iboats

 

[csray]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Nice to see someone else doing the same as me. I also have a 84 searay seville that im totally restoring. I pulled out the motor and and have the floor cut out from the transom to the back of the bow. Should I run the stringers the full length or tie into where there is no rot? I was thinking about just joining it up to the existing stringers right below the dash area. I'm new to the forum and I'm not sure if this is considered high jacking your thread, sorry if it is.

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

nickypoo, nice find i ordered 2 this morning. there exactly what i was looking for.

csray, it's your call but if you look at the front pics of my boat you can see that the front of the stringers were not glassed in very well.
you might want to start your own thread and post pictures, theres lots of help to be had on this site.

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

there is nothing like a great neighbor, mine shows up this morning with grinder in hand ready to work.
cheep labor aswell, he works for beer and pancakes.
not sure what everyones chose is on grinding discs but i can now highly recommend the fiber discs from diablo.
using a 36 grit today made short work of grinding. probabaly another half day of grinding then the rebuild can begin.
new pics up soon.

 

[Panoguy]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

I am SO going to be watching this thread - I'm also starting what I thought was going to be cosmetic changes to my 1984 Seville, which is turning-into a full-out rebuild, just like yours!

OH -

Could I borrow your neighbor??

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

why does work always get in the way of working on my boat, the first nice day all spring here and i get stuck working 16 hours.
well atleast today in the rain i had some time to start the orngional project, the upholstry.
here a bit of what i had to start with



i think this will be the hardest to recreate, it sits up in back over the engine and back seats.

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

look what i found in the bow cushion

no idea what kind of mushroom that is

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

and here's a few more side pieces i got tore apart



luckly enough i recieved my samples of material today so the wife and i can pick new colours for the boat

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

Re: 1984 sea ray upholsty turned rebuild

i think it about time to get some of the materials im gonna need.
3/4 ply for stringers and floor, 1/2 ply for seats 1/4 ply for side trim upholstry.
what i dont know is how much polyerster resin and fiberglass im gonna need, i plan on laying a couple layers on the hull before the stringers which will be glassed in and also the deck will be fiberglass.
any help on estimating the fiberglass and polyester resin will be great.

thanks

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1984 sea ray rebuild (new pics & question)

Uhmm, does the hull seem to be particulary flimsy? Are you NOT going to be putting the 2 part Pourable foam back in? It's impossible to give an exact "Quote" of everything you'll need but this list will get you "Started" and from there, after you've done some "Glassin" you should have a good idea of what you'll need to "Finish"

Here's the Starting List.

• 
  PPE
  
  Respirator (Full Face Preferred $100) if not then double filtered 1/2 face and Goggles with vents taped over.
  Latex Gloves (1 Box)
  Leather Gloves 1 Pair
  Full cover Hooded Tyvek suit. Rubber Band or Tape the Wrists and Ankles
  Talcum Powder (coat yourself TOTALLY with talcum powder prior to every grinding Session. USE A LOT)
  
  Equipment
  
  Prybars, Hammers, chisels, Putty Knives
  Flat tipped shovel to remove foam, Old Carpenters Saw (The Old Fox Hole Army Surplus Shovels work well)
  Circular Saw
  Sawzall
  Dremel Tool
  Router
  Drill
  Random Orbit Sander
  Rasps, Files
  4 1/2" Grinder with Backup Pad and 24 grit resin coated sanding discs
  Masking Tape
  Shop Vac for dust control or Dust Collector if you're fortunate enough to have one. It's good to create a Plastic Tent over the boat to contain the dust. There WILL be a LOT of it....A LOT!!!!
  
  Product
  
  3 sheets 3/4" Arauco Ext. Grade Plywood
  1-2 sheets of 1/2" for Seats
  1 sheet for Side Panels
  
  15 Gallons 435 Polyester Resin
  10 qts Cabosil
  1 lbs 1/4" chopped strand fibers
  25 yds 1.5 oz CSM
  15 yds 1708 Biaxial Cloth
  dozen 1 qt plastic mixing buckets
  1/2" x 5" Fiberglass "Bubble" roller
  Dozen Stir Sticks
  2 dozen Short nap 6" nylon roller covers and trays
  2 dozen 3" Chip Brushes
  
  ​
  
  
  
  

 

[Ninjafied]

Re: 1984 sea ray rebuild (new pics & question)

wow that is quite a list what have i gotten myself into?

thanks very much