1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

[oceansbreeze]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD that is pretty spiffy, picture says a thousand words.... I should try it on my old boat. I had sold it to a friend before I ever even got a chance to do the polishing... but I have access to it daily, and can use it too when I want. Was a good deal. I had suggested the comet and de-oxidizing to him this spring .... but it still looked the same when he was done...

The boat is now on a trailer awaiting a new floor, so its a good time to try, and if it works, I'm sure he'll do the Vaseline deal in the spring too....

 

[lrcustom]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD,
29th day over 100. Today 104. they promise a change late this week so we will see. I am doing bow seating stuff and trim pieces. Stuff that I can do inside. so I am making progress. I also work late on Friday into Saturday morning when it's cooler. That's in the dark under lights and neighbors sleeping so it's slow but it is forward motion.

LR

 

[lrcustom]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD,
Not tryin to start another argument on this issue as this got real heated on the other thread but, my test with the petroleum Jelly..... I did 2 spots, one I let it sit for just a couple of days and washed it. Very good result in getting color back. The other one I let sit 1 week and washed it. Same results. I think the PJ has merit in dealing with the removal of the oxidation. Both test spots when I wiped off the Jelly left red on my rag. Lots of it. The area of the boat that I sanded and polished in a traditional manner looked good at first then the oxidation showed again turning it pink. The PJ test spots have not returned to the pink. So I think that as an agent to remove oxidation and restore some color is very good. Now I plan on buffing with polishing compond and waxing and I expect it to look great.
So this is my story of the PJ. It works! Just remeber that after the treating, wash the area with soap and water to remove any PJ residue and polish.

Just passing this on to you for your digestion - Please no one highjack this thread and start arguing this issue we had enough last week.

LR

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

LR,

I got a bunch of red on my rag just from the small area I did also. It is funny how that stuff works. It is even funnier that people (including me) drive around for years with faded chalky boats when there is such a simple solution. It may not be the optimum method, but it sure beats leaving the old faded, chalky finish.

I will probably do my whole boat this weekend and let it sit a few days before wiping, buffing, and waxing. The temperatures have dropped to the high 70s, so I hope it doesn't truly need to "bake" on like some say.

SD

 

[lrcustom]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD,
I don't think that it needs to bake but the sun helps it penitrate a bit. PJ contains a little mineral spirits and I think thats the real work horse here. PJ getts thinner in the sun but I do not think it needs to bake. I rubbed my test areas in a bit and let it sit and it works. I like it just hope the whole boat responds as good as the test areas.

1 week thats all I have ever had left to do on mine now for 9 months Lots and Lots of laughs - I am on the floor in pain its so dang funny.

Enjoy - we will be on the water soon.

LR

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Well, I am finally ready to install the carpet. I hope to get to that this weekend. Everything is glassed and then painted with Rustoleum. Only about a week away from completion....ha ha...

 

[gozierdt]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

GREAT thread, you've really done a super job of keeping after the work and showing all us lurkers how good a job like this can come out. Hope you get to use the boat still this year, and that the engine/outdrive don't give you any trouble- you deserve a couple of years (at least) of trouble-free boating.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

GREAT thread, you've really done a super job of keeping after the work and showing all us lurkers how good a job like this can come out. Hope you get to use the boat still this year, and that the engine/outdrive don't give you any trouble- you deserve a couple of years (at least) of trouble-free boating.

Thanks Gene. With a little luck I just may get a trip or 2 this year.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Well, I finally made a little progress for the 1st time in weeks. I kind of lost my motivation once I missed the summer season.

I am just about done with the carpet -- just a few small touch-ups left. As with everything, I used a bit more than I had planned. Luckily I got this stuff real cheap at home depot. I used 4 6'X8' rolls of HD outdoor carpet ($15 each) and 2 tubs of HD outdoor carpet glue ($12 each). It wasn't too bad, but it took way longer than the "couple of hours for the entire boat" that I read about in other threads.

Here are some pics of the completed (just about) carpet job. Now on to trying to make the upholstery look passable.

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Couple more pics....

 

[lrcustom]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD,
Nicely done. I am glad to see you are still at it. I too have missed this season but just stay motivated so you are completely done for next spring. thats my plan. I have the time to do it well with no deadline to beat.

Keep up the good work it looks fantastic.

LR

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Thanks LR. I will keep at it. I am hoping to get it on the water in a few weeks. I am almost done, and I am finally admitting that I am more than a week away. Anyway, I would like to have it out a few times before summer to make sure I work out all the kinks. That way it is ready for day 1 of the summer season. How is yours coming along? Seems like many of us have slowed down a bit now that summer is over.
SD

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

SD, your really moving along with your project. Looks really good. Hopefully you hit the water soon as you deserve a trip around the lake.

sail on.....tink

 

[encieno]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Looks great, you've totally got me motivated now to start on an old 88 Baretta that me and a friend has. The interior is flat out shot, and that vasoline deal looks great! I have a similar issue, the boat 'was' red and looks horrible right now, as it's oxidized as hell and almost pink. Tempted to go get the boat Today and clean the garage out! Good winter projects coming up, haha.

 

[SDSeville]

Got to test my glass work without leaving the side yard!!

Got to test my glass work without leaving the side yard!!

I haven't done any work for a few months except for some flood work I had to perform.

One of our nastier storms (nasty for us in Southern California) ripped my 4 year old cover in half and dumped water in the boat way faster than the drain hole could handle (especially since it was half clogged with crap from the restore). I am not sure how high the water got inside the boat before the rain stopped, but I am sure my glass work was seriously tested. I replaced the torn up cover with a thick Harbor Freight tarp and put a big fan inside for a week straight. Sure am glad I removed the original foam.

I will probably get back to work on it in a few weeks. I would like to have her finished in time to get on the water by March or April at the latest.

 

[SDSeville]

DIY Seat Cover

DIY Seat Cover

80 degree weather and a weekend at Mission Bay and San Diego Harbor got me motivated to get the boat back on the water ASAP. I had to have a new transmission put in my daughter's car last month, so my restoration budget took a big hit. I decided to try to recover the seats myself and see if I can get at least one season out of them before replacing or having them professionally reupholstered.

I considered using vinyl, but it looked like more than my abilities could handle. Since we have always put towels on our seats (even perfect ones) when using any of our boats, I decided to cover these with terrycloth. I had trouble finding terrycloth at the local fabric stores, so I just bought some over-sized towels at a local discount store. I used some vinyl tape to cover the big tears and then just stretched the cloth and stapled it with SS staples. I have finished one lounge so far. Here are a couple pictures of it next to the other seat to show before and after. Be sure to scroll over to see the entire picture.

 

[lrcustom]

Re: DIY Seat Cover

Re: DIY Seat Cover

SD,
That is just cool. Great use of the brain I think. Sometimes we just have to be creative to get things done and that my friend was a fine idea. later you still have the seat if you want to change it or if the terry cloth does nut work out. It probably will as most of us put towels on our seats as a matter of routine every time we are in the boat.

Nice Job

Later
LR

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

Re: DIY Seat Cover

Re: DIY Seat Cover

I really like that idea of the seat coverings. may have to borrow that idea. good work

sail on.....tink

 

[Bondo]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

OK, just about ready for the wood --

Ayuh,... Have you addressed the rotten Transom yet,..??

 

[SDSeville]

Re: 1986 Sea Ray Seville Restoration

Hi Bondo,

I have not addressed the transom yet. My plan was to do the stringers (not attached to transom) and deck first and see if I can't get a season out of it before tackling the transom. If it looks like all else is OK (mostly the Merc 470) then I will do the transom with Seacast next winter. I still have 2 kids in youth sports almost every weekend, so a season for me means about 7 day trips to the bay, lagoon, or lake and and one 4 day trip to Lake Mohave. I am hoping that I can make it through a light season OK since a majority of the transom seems OK (I know it has continued to slowly rot since I bought it) and there are no signs of stress or cracking.

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that worst case is that I start getting some flex and my ruin the coupler, which would be easy to replace once the outdrive and engine have been removed to do the transom?

SD