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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Any next steps on the boat buying front?
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    1990 Mercruiser & BBC 454: Cautions or Concerns

    Thank you (y) :D I have bought older boats over the years (13 & 16 years of age), and there was a significant amount of maintenance and restoration needed to put some life back in them. In each case the engines were in decent shape, but I discovered structural issues in the hulls. The Sea...
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    1990 Mercruiser & BBC 454: Cautions or Concerns

    1990 is going to be the Mark IV GM 454. A 32 year old engine (in a car or a boat) what could possibly be wrong with it :ROFLMAO: The Bravo outdrive was introduced in 1988, so a 1990 would be the first generation of the Bravo. 32 years of age . . . what could possibly be wrong with it? 32...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Yes, very considerate of the Design Department at CY . . .
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Here is my day's work . . . This piece is the red insert to the bow forward facing backrest. It does not get a logo, same as the forward facing stern seat backrest. For such a small piece, it took a long time to make. . . about 7 hours. . . . The panels that make it up are a bit funky looking...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    'pulls' as in tack strips? The seat bases had them where the white met the gray. The backrest don't have them and don't really need them, based of their design. IIRC, my Formula had tack strips on some of the backrests, as well as all of the seat bases.
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    I made another red piece today - the inset piece to the bow rear backrest. The remainder of the backrest will have to wait for another day as I am quitting for now while I'm ahead. 🤪 I cleaned up my work area a bit, since I've been at this project for about 2-3 months. I did come across the...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    One of the things that I am doing on the re-make is adhering a layer of 'drop cloth' plastic over the foam. The OEM seats have the typical very thin plastic sheeting (tissue paper-like) that is used to help the vinyl skin orient itself during installation. I am using a plastic sheeting that is...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Slightly used (2-4 years) may still be an option at about 2/3 the 'new' price. Yet there are some nice boats that have just come out in the past 1-2 years.
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    And guess where the right-most screw ended up in the cushion it was supposed to be supporting . . . . . Yes, a solid 1/8" to spare (from the edge). One would think that since the backboard itself was routed on a machine, they could have drilled a few pilot wholes in the 'preferred' places . ...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Thanks for the pictures, I did not go to the local boat show and not sure I'm going to make it to FL for any of the ones down there. So, the pictures will suffice for my boat show fixation. :LOL: I usually wear my drinking shoes for boat shows - loosely tied sneakers that slip on & off. :D...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Yes, to your point - boat seats are semi-automated at best. The backings are usually cut out on CNC and even the vinyl panels, but the rest is hand made. Take the photo below for example. This is one of the bow seating backrests for my boat. I have highlighted the screw holes holding the...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Thanks guys. I knocked out another one while watching the Daytona 500 yesterday. Here is the pile of red that I've accumulated since Thursday ( past 4 days ). . . I'm about 75% of the way through, but the Helm seats remain and those look to be quite complex.
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    Just bought this pontoon from dealer, got home with no straps on back !

    I towed my new-2-me 33 foot boat home without transom straps, but don't tell anybody 🤪
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    The Rear Facing Backrest is all set . . . I got the alignment of the black and the white quilted better on this one. . . Here is a picture of the French Seam across the top with the black top stitching that was discussed earlier in the thread. . . Time for lunch and awaiting the start of the...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    One of the challenges with the rear seat backrests is to get the red & gray panels of each backrest to line up correctly, since they will be attached at their top with a piano hinge. Just checking the dimensions of the second skin (rear facing backrest) vs. the already completed forward facing...
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    @alldodge - Any updates (pictures) from the Miami Boat Show?
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    I'm working on the rear facing backrest of the stern seat, which matches the forward facing backrest that I just made, except this gets the CY logo. I've applied a few things learned from the previous backrest to this one, so hopefully it will come out better. Here are a few work in progress...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Here is the forward facing backrest of the rear seat. It does not get a Logo since it faces inside the cockpit area. . . The alignment is slightly off, so I'll have to make sure to get the rear facing backrest aligned better. I have to check the sewing machine adjustment. I'm starting to...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Watch how the woman makes the material follow the curves. I was doing it a complete opposite way and it was a lot more difficult.
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