First restoration suggestions?

jfl14609

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Ok well this is my first boat restoration I have a 1987 bayliner capri I basically got for free. I got the motor running so i am going to be doing a full restore as I like projects and it will keep e out of trouble all winter. So the floor is shot I have approximately 70% of it removed I used a thermal imaging camera to check the transom and stringers are dry I plan to take core samples later to verify. my plan is to get all the bad wood out and replace with 3/4 pressure treated lumber. I am planning to use bondo to fill in any gaps in the plywood seams (not sure if this is a good idea or not but I know my carpentry kills there will be 1/2 in gaps haha) then use fiberglass cloth and resin over all the seams and just resin on the entire surface. does this sound right? Also do i resin just one surface of the plywood or borom what I read I should only do one as it will allow the wood to breath rather than trap water
 

TruckDrivingFool

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Re: First restoration suggestions?

Welcome to Iboats JFL!

My best recommendation to start is to do some reading(skimming), particularly Oops! and FriscoBoater's.

Frisco has lots of good videos on the work you'll have to do and Oops! has the know how of what needs to be done for working with fiberglass.
 

Trooper82

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Re: First restoration suggestions?

JFL, Pressure treated lumber is not recommended..it is wet with corrosive chemicals..not good...the idea is to completely seal all the wood you put in with fiberglasss/resin....resin by itself has no strength and will crack and flake away...need the glass to keep it together where you want it...

Post some pics...most here use photobucket or similar service...the sticky post at the top of this forum available here has alot of information on gglassing...pay particular attention to the safety section..fiberglass and the chemicals used with it need to be treated with respect. Like TDF says, take the time to do some reading...will be a great help to get you started...

and Welcome to iboats....you found the best place on the net to learn how to diy..with a lot of help from the folks here..

Check out the link in my sig...I started about a year ago and knew absolutely nada about this...have fun and be safe....
 

jfl14609

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Re: First restoration suggestions?

does anyone know of a pic of a 2.3 omc carb i am thinking I may be missing a linkage but not sure
 

jfl14609

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Re: First restoration suggestions?

Yeah i was looking at that last night but it doesnt really show what I am looking for. So i did some more cutting and gutting last night. it seems like the boat has a indentation from sitting on the trailer so long possibly a crack not sure yet need to figure out a way to lift the boat off the trailer to see oh and I hit the hull with the sawzall here comes another repair.
 
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