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  1. eggs712

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Interesting about the 5356 on that casting. I've always used 4043 myself on castings and have only had a weakness in the heat affected zone
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Still plugging away on this on the weekends. The cooler weather finally let me continue glassing my bow pulpit. Added a couple more layers of 1708 before running out of cloth, then finished the last few layers with CSM to flush out the part that attaches to the hull, sanded that smooth and...
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    New project.

    Good looking boat, tagging along!
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I've been making a little progress on the weekend, the bow rail and swim platform fittings are all shiny 316 stainless now. Before: The teak shims behind the 90 degree fittings on the swim platform were cracked too, so I replaced them with starboard. I also replaced every cleat and the VHF...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Has anyone here tried insulating their cabins/cuddy? I've been debating on using a closed cell foam like Armaflex or EVA as a headliner, but I'm unsure if the expense is worth it. My goal is to have the cabin more bearable during hot days. Opening hatches and using 12V fans may be the simpler...
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Replacing the bow rail fittings, cabin lights, etc while I have easy access. All those little items just add up fast! $$$
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    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Nice progress! It's a great feeling when all the grinding is out of the way.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I love the sleek look, and I'm happy to finally have the dash space to do it lol. These horns are surprisingly loud for electric; they blew my 10A fuse and I had to swap to a 15A fuse. I hope to splash by next summer if I can get a bunch done this winter
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    It's been 100+° weather every day here this summer, so working inside the boat cabin is nearly unbearable. I've done a little here and there though: -Remote aimable spotlight now works with new switches and an LED replacement bulb. I managed to use two momentary switches instead of forking out...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I'm glad you could find this thread motivating! Getting to use a restored boat is extremely rewarding, I just try to keep some forward progress going whenever possible. Spare parts are rare to come by. You could look at boat graveyards and ebay for some stuff, but you likely won't find anything...
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    1968 22ft Crichfield

    Total gut and restore. The plants growing on/through the deck means the old wood has been rotted long enough to compost.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I decided to beef up my bow pulpit since it's such a large cantilever. I added 1/2" plywood as far up as it would fill, used a layer of CSM and 1708 over the whole thing, then started adding layers of 1708 to the part of the pulpit that rests of the boat. I ran out of resin before I could finish...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Mine has a remote spotlight on the pulpit. It works, but the dash switches for it are toast. The port and starboard lights are midship on each side. I had to get the through hull fittings on Amazon, I haven't seen any locally
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    At least we both avoided water in the motor, eh?
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I cleaned out the thermostat housing with lots of flaky rust, raw water hoses, and pulled both risers. I managed to poke a hole through one riser while cleaning rust, so it's time to replace both risers. The manifolds weren't bad at all thankfully.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I also began fixing the bow pulpit I cut out the inner skin with a cutoff wheel and die grinder in the corners I began fixing the badly cracked spots by glassing back to original thickness on the inside Then I glued two layers of 1/2" ply into the part with PL Premium.
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I also began replacing the old plastic thru-hulls with 316 stainless ones (all above the water line) after getting stung by a yellow jacket making a nest inside a broken thru-hull. I also replaced the forward bilge pump and float switch, then test fit the hatch over it. I'll use neodymium...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I started up the motor again last night with the new freeze plugs in; only took a pump of the throttle and it fired right up. The temp came up to about 160° when I could see the thermostat open up via the gauge. However, the manifolds were still too hot to the touch and steam began to come out...
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Yep you are correct, thanks for the help again. The threaded freeze plugs on both sides are missing, but that's a quick easy fix. Hopefully I didn't burn up the new impeller, but I did verify that my temperature gauge works LOL
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    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    With a helper cranking and me spraying gas in the carb, the motor fired right up and I let it idle at about 800 rpm. However, I noticed water pouring out of the drain hole and the temp came up to 180° degrees pretty quickly, so I had to kill the motor. I appear to be missing some plumbing, so I...
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