my 1992 century 4500clx restoration lots of pics

[dragtuners]

hello every one my name is Manny i live in Miami Florida and this is my first time owning a boat i got the bug from a friend who for the first time took me out on his and from then on i felt in love any way i was able to get a 1992 century 4500 clx cuddy cabin from a friend who had the boat in the back yard for about 2 1/2 years with out doing nothing to is lol i got no idea but i will start working on it one of the main things is the boat was in the back yard for so long now i just find out it have termites and the engine looks in really bad shape i will be posting pic really soon any help count here are some pics of how i got the boat

 

[dragtuners]

1992 century 4500clx restoration

1992 century 4500clx restoration

BTW i am looking to get any info on this boat if some can point me in a good direction on where can i get info on this boat anything count i don't even know how to turn it on lol i guess i have lots to learn

thanks

 

[corzen]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Good lord dude! You have a huge amount of work to do here and if this your first boat and you don't know much about boats then sorry to tell you but you are taking a too much!

You have years of work and a fair amount of money ahead of you to the get thing ready for the water so unless you are willing to put in the time and effort save yourself the frustration.

I don't mean to rain on your parade just wanted to give you fair warning. I have been restoring a 1974 20 foot Double Eagle Cuddy Cabin for the last five years and I know what it is about.

Best of luck. If your not willing to take on the project just buy a smailler boat that is ready to use now that won't cost too much and if you really like then consider get something that need work and fixing it up.

 

[thundercat 9]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Well, first of all, info is virtually non existent. The first thing to check is the floor. On mine I had to replace the port side stringer(form the bulkhead back to the motor) I also had to replace a head on the motor, which is really no big deal. Overall it is a very stable boat. Mine has the 260hp 350cid and it pushes the boat along @ 40mph with a full tank of gas and a 19" pitch prop. I will post pics of my resto when I find them.

Good luck

 

[superpop]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

I would read all of the recent posts on transom and stringer replacement. The first thing you are going to have to do is rip it all apart to find any rot or infestations, then put it all back together right. The motor and drive also have to be gone through to make sure there are no problems there. Just from the pictures, it looks like you are bringing that one back from grim death. Hope it was free, because at this point it is worth nothing, and will probably cost thousands of dollars to get back on the water.

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Good lord dude! You have a huge amount of work to do here and if this your first boat and you don't know much about boats then sorry to tell you but you are taking a too much!

You have years of work and a fair amount of money ahead of you to the get thing ready for the water so unless you are willing to put in the time and effort save yourself the frustration.

I don't mean to rain on your parade just wanted to give you fair warning. I have been restoring a 1974 20 foot Double Eagle Cuddy Cabin for the last five years and I know what it is about.

Best of luck. If your not willing to take on the project just buy a smailler boat that is ready to use now that won't cost too much and if you really like then consider get something that need work and fixing it up.

hey thanks for the heads up but to be ones with you i really like the idea of bringing back from the dead i have done it before not with boats but with cars i think i can do most of the work my self

here is a bit of my knowledge and skills

elevator mechanic/plumber/electrician/carpenter/car mechanic and i know a bit of car painting and fiber glass i will like to take on this challenge and tell my kids i did that to here is a good example i took this car from here

to this

i did all the work by my self

i really like new challenges and this one is a good one i know i will take some time but is something i like and when i finish it will be a good experience for me and my family

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Well, first of all, info is virtually non existent. The first thing to check is the floor. On mine I had to replace the port side stringer(form the bulkhead back to the motor) I also had to replace a head on the motor, which is really no big deal. Overall it is a very stable boat. Mine has the 260hp 350cid and it pushes the boat along @ 40mph with a full tank of gas and a 19" pitch prop. I will post pics of my resto when I find them.

Good luck

thanks for you comment i was doing some work today cleaning and geting to know the boat it looks like the termites ate just the wood bejaind the sit and in the engine bay and the sit on top of the engine i will start looking where can i get the materials to make new sits for it

is any way posible you can show me some pics of the controls so i can get a good idea on whats what on it

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

I would read all of the recent posts on transom and stringer replacement. The first thing you are going to have to do is rip it all apart to find any rot or infestations, then put it all back together right. The motor and drive also have to be gone through to make sure there are no problems there. Just from the pictures, it looks like you are bringing that one back from grim death. Hope it was free, because at this point it is worth nothing, and will probably cost thousands of dollars to get back on the water.

lol yes it was free and i am bringing this one back from the dead actually that it how i will call it not because i am bringing it back but because i had a really bad accident and i did came back from the dead i was going at 110mph in a motorcycle and lost control of it the rest is a long story

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

can any of you help me out to get a good picture of the engine bay how is suppost to look like o where can i get a users manual of the boat


thanks

 

[ondarvr]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Boats don't really come with a manual, just some generic stuff about safe boating mostly.

The engine bay will look like any other engine bay from a boat with a similar engine. There are only a couple of engine suppliers to the marine industry, which means most look about the same.

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Boats don't really come with a manual, just some generic stuff about safe boating mostly.

The engine bay will look like any other engine bay from a boat with a similar engine. There are only a couple of engine suppliers to the marine idustry, which means most look about the same.

here is my small problem i don't know how they look and the only friend with a boat have a Yamaha boat so i can see what the lay out thats why i ask if any one can take a pic of this model boat so i can see what i am missing

this is my first boat i don't know much about it am in the learning proses so guys please bare with me

 

[ondarvr]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Ask your question in the I/O section, they should be able to post plenty of pics for you.

 

[BobsGlasstream]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

dragtuners,
If you have decided to rebuild then your in for a treat, If you like this type of work.
I would suggest that you use the search function and look for similar restorations. Read several other threads of folks doing full restores, that will be a good start.
If you have not started the tear down yet, Take some pic's and measurements of what you have now. I wouldn't think both sides of the compartment are destroyed yet.
That would give you the basic information needed.
As for the engine and sterndrive you can get shop manuals here on Iboats or several other places, including ebay.
Good luck on your project.
Bob

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

dragtuners,
If you have decided to rebuild then your in for a treat, If you like this type of work.
I would suggest that you use the search function and look for similar restorations. Read several other threads of folks doing full restores, that will be a good start.
If you have not started the tear down yet, Take some pic's and measurements of what you have now. I wouldn't think both sides of the compartment are destroyed yet.
That would give you the basic information needed.
As for the engine and sterndrive you can get shop manuals here on Iboats or several other places, including ebay.
Good luck on your project.
Bob

thanks for your responce

i decided on fixing it and i am taking pictures and mesuring everything and making skeches for all the parts i am removing the reason why i will like to see the engine bay is because i do have the manual for the engine and all but it wont show you the lay out of whats inside this boats engine bays

here are some of the pics i got so far i clean the boat will buffit tomorow and this is a before and after pics
before

after

 

[dragtuners]

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Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

some more

this is after removing the back panels on the engine bay

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

some more

 

[mpdcam]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Good luck with the restoration. She actually looks like she will clean up well. I have a 1989 CLX 4500 sport and I love it. What size engine is that? I can try to answer any questions about the boat, using mine as a reference. Good luck!

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Good luck with the restoration. She actually looks like she will clean up well. I have a 1989 CLX 4500 sport and I love it. What size engine is that? I can try to answer any questions about the boat, using mine as a reference. Good luck!

thanks alot the engine is a 7.4 454 and all the other parts say the same lol i am just learning with the book


about questions i really will like to see a good layout of the engine bay to get a good idea on whats on it i try searching for pics and info but nothing comes out

 

[Bondo]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

about questions i really will like to see a good layout of the engine bay to get a good idea on whats on it i try searching for pics and info but nothing comes out

Ayuh,.... You keep asking this question, but it's sorta Unanswerable.... I see the same question in mulitpule forums even,... That's an iboats No-No...

Just type in Mercruiser Engine into Google, images... You'll get 200 Pages of hits...
Nobody is going to have a picture of Exactly what Your motor bay is supposed to Look like,...
They're ALL Different...

Either come up with Specfic Questions, or spent some time Looking around...
If my photo hosting site wasn't down, I'd post a picture of Mine...
But,...
Of course mine is Different than Your's....

 

[dragtuners]

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

Re: my 1992 century 4500clx restoration

thanks i know they are all difrent i guess i will have to be more specific i need to know whats what in the engine bay other then the engine in my i have to pumps and one blower the bateris and a red switch in the front i have the stering weel and lots of fade out butons witch i don't know what are they for cus they dont say enything the thats why i ask for the help of pictures from the same type of boat