Bayliner Capri unintentional restoration project

[jmmacky]

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I've also started to rebuild the inside - I have a new design for this which is completely different to the original. I cut the pieces of ply to shape and glassed them with CSM on both sides. In the photos they have been put in place using PB and I will tab them in with CSM in the next few days. Ideally I really need to finish the rear compartments and sand/polish the exterior by the end of next weekend as the boat is then going back on the trailer and booked in with a local boat guy to fit the engine for me while I'm away with work. I don't have any engine knowledge/experience so I have paid him to completely strip and refurb the outboard. Fortunately there were no major issues with it which was a pretty big relief. I'm pretty excited at the prospect of seeing the engine back on there!

 

[Alwhite00]

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Looks great so far, nice work

LK

 

[Woodonglass]

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Soooo... What exactly were the temps when you were painting???? If they were too cold then you can pretty much count on the paint cracking and pealing in the near future.

 

[jmmacky]

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The spray tent was heated so it was up to the minimum temp on the data sheet of 15 degrees centigrade. But the substrate may not have been up to the same temp as the environment when I was doing a couple of the base coats. If it is going to get any cracks there isn't much I can do about it now anyway I guess so I'll just have to hope it doesn't...but I would be gutted after all the effort I've put in to it. Thanks for your input.

 

[Woodonglass]

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How long was the tent heated to 15 C? Hopefully for about 4 hrs to let the paint cure. If the temps got below freezing within a week of the Paint job then you are prolly gunna have issues.

 

[jmmacky]

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Most of the time the tent was kept heated day and night following application but there was a couple of times power was lost, but this would have been more than 4 hours after application. Hopefully it will be ok - this is the first time I've done anything like this so its a pretty steep learning curve. Besides there isn't much I can do about it now anyway if the paint does become defective. If I ever do get problems with the paint finish I will write it up here so anyone else might think twice about spraying in winter!

 

[Woodonglass]

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Not trying to "Beat You Up" about this!!! Hope you understand I'm just trying to help you and others understand what needs to occur when painting in Cold Climates. I sincerely hope your paint works out great and you have no issues. You might be able to remove some of the overspray areas using a Clay Bar.
Mothers Clay Bar California Gold Paint Saving Kit 07240

or using "Wet Water" and a razor blade scraper. What paint product did you use?

 

[jmmacky]

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No I appreciate the input from others such as yourself...I would never have gotten as far as I have without the great help and advice available on iboats. I was planning to wet sand the entire boat from 1000 grit upwards get rid of any sags/drips and then polishing - I thought this would get rid of the overspray in the process? Do you think I'd be better using this paint saving kit instead? (Although I've bought the sanding/polishing supplies already!)

 

[Woodonglass]

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Sanding will work. Just be careful not to sand thru the paint. The claybar will not adversely effect the paint. I worked great on my boat. Again, what kind of paint did you use?

 

[jmmacky]

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Thanks Wood. It is a 2-part polyurethane paint made by Epifanes. I'll be careful to take off as little as possible with the sanding.

 

[jmmacky]

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The entire boat has now been wet sanded from 1000 grit, 1200, 1500 to 2000 grit and then given a polish. I'm pretty pleased with the way it looks and was massively happy when I finished the polishing and finally finished the painting stage of this build! I was hoping that the paint runs in the yellow would sand out and leave a smooth finish after polishing. Unfortunately, when I tried to sand the runs down I went through the surrounding paint before the runs so gave up on that idea and just sanded them a bit. So if you examine the paintwork they are quite easy to see in the yellow but I've spent enough time and money on the paintwork for now. I can always come back in the future and re-spray the yellow. I don't think anyone will really notice but it frustrates me that it isn't perfect!

I had a mate helping this weekend so actually have a picture with me in it for once.

Here is the boat being pulled out into the open air with her new paint job and on the refurbished trailer!

I didn't get a chance to take any photos but we got the boat back on the trailer by lifting from the bow eye and stern bolts on ratchet straps to some big beams in the barn. We then pushed the trailer in underneath and lowered it onto the trailer with man-power and jockey wheel lifting. You might be thinking it would have been a lot easier to pull it back on the trailer with the winch but there wasn't room in the barn to get the trailer lined up in front of the boat.

 

[jmmacky]

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I finished off the rear compartments that the battery etc will fit in this weekend. The holes I left for drainage and wiring (can be seen a few posts back) I lined with drainage pipe cut and twisted to size. I sealed these in place with PB and then both rear compartments got a covering with gelcoat for extra protection and to make them look nice. I also installed a small transom plug in the back of these compartments above the bilge so that if any water does get in there I can just unscrew the plug and let it out. I've put a third transom plug in the bulkhead behind the fuel tank so that I can periodically unscrew this and make sure no water has made it's way into the fuel tank compartment somehow.

I have to go away for work now for 2 weeks so no boat building/updates unfortunately. But the guy who has refurbished the engine for me is going to install it on the transom in this time so the next update will hopefully be a good one!

 

[saginawbayboater]

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Nice work JM!!!

 

[jmmacky]

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Nice work JM!!!

Thanks Sag, appreciate the support!

 

[jmmacky]

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I'm back from work again now...hopefully for a few weeks of boatbuilding! Haven't been able to get much done on the boat recently but I have done some work to the garage at home on weekends when I've been able to get home to widen the doorway. Upshot of this is that I now have the boat undercover at home which is great as I don't have to rely on other people's kindness for space etc anymore (although a number of people have been very generous in allowing me to work on the boat in their sheds). It wasn't a big project but my first shot at building work!

One slight hiccup was that the front of the boat and the trailer sticks out the front of the garage more than I had anticipated now that it has the outboard back on so I had to cut the door I had just built in half and make a box section which latches on to accommodate this!

Anyway, sorry for the non-boat specific related post. Building to start again now...

 

[jmmacky]

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As I said, she now has the outboard back on. It's pretty exciting to see it with an engine on again and I really want to get this project finished as quickly as possible now so I can get it splashed in the Spring sun!

 

[LorenHaus]

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I'm quite impressed with your restoration.....you don't see too many 20-somethings going out and putting the time and effort into a full-tilt restoration! EXCELLENT job!!!!!

Also, on a side note, I LOVE the yellow..... I have a thing for yellow myself......

 

[Woodonglass]

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Very Innovative work on the Garage!!!! Looking forward to seeing her splashed.

 

[Triangleboater]

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Subscribed! You look like young folk like myself, 27 here, I am also attempting a complete rebuild. Except my project is on a 15ft skiff
Good luck!

 

[jmmacky]

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I'm quite impressed with your restoration.....you don't see too many 20-somethings going out and putting the time and effort into a full-tilt restoration! EXCELLENT job!!!!!

Also, on a side note, I LOVE the yellow..... I have a thing for yellow myself......

Thanks LH. TBH I didn't realise how big the project would be before I started! Having said that I don't regret doing it and hopefully it will all be worthwhile in a couple of months!