Re: 1984 sea ray rebuild (new pics & question)
Uhmm, does the hull seem to be particulary flimsy? Are you NOT going to be putting the 2 part Pourable foam back in? It's impossible to give an exact "Quote" of everything you'll need but this list will get you "Started" and from there, after you've done some "Glassin" you should have a good idea of what you'll need to "Finish"
Here's the Starting List.
PPE
Respirator (Full Face Preferred $100) if not then double filtered 1/2 face and Goggles with vents taped over.
Latex Gloves (1 Box)
Leather Gloves 1 Pair
Full cover Hooded Tyvek suit. Rubber Band or Tape the Wrists and Ankles
Talcum Powder (coat yourself TOTALLY with talcum powder prior to every grinding Session. USE A LOT)
Equipment
Prybars, Hammers, chisels, Putty Knives
Flat tipped shovel to remove foam, Old Carpenters Saw (The Old Fox Hole Army Surplus Shovels work well)
Circular Saw
Sawzall
Dremel Tool
Router
Drill
Random Orbit Sander
Rasps, Files
4 1/2" Grinder with Backup Pad and 24 grit resin coated sanding discs
Masking Tape
Shop Vac for dust control or Dust Collector if you're fortunate enough to have one. It's good to create a Plastic Tent over the boat to contain the dust. There WILL be a LOT of it....A LOT!!!!
Product
3 sheets 3/4" Arauco Ext. Grade Plywood
1-2 sheets of 1/2" for Seats
1 sheet for Side Panels
15 Gallons 435 Polyester Resin
10 qts Cabosil
1 lbs 1/4" chopped strand fibers
25 yds 1.5 oz CSM
15 yds 1708 Biaxial Cloth
dozen 1 qt plastic mixing buckets
1/2" x 5" Fiberglass "Bubble" roller
Dozen Stir Sticks
2 dozen Short nap 6" nylon roller covers and trays
2 dozen 3" Chip Brushes
This is awesome! This list tells me that I can actually estimate what it will take to rebuild my 1985 Sea Ray Monaco 197, which will need stringers, floor, and likely transom work as well. I'm reading everything I can on these forums to learn what I'll be up against. The upholstry all needs redo'ing and may tackle that myself over the winter. I'm hoping I can do all the above for $3000 or less. Can anyone confirm? I'll start a thread when I begin to tackle this, which I was hoping to do by Aug 1. After reading many posts however, I may have to begin sooner to have the floor completed before old man winter starts to visit. Hours and hours of grinding and many cure time delays being the enemy.
Once last comment. I could probably buy a used boat with a floor still in tact for around the same price, but one of my goals is to make my boat a customized pleasure (i.e. sun deck, comfortable seating, mood lighting, etc...) and a boat to fish from with live well, rod holders, electronics, trolling motor, etc... So I'm heavily leaning on taking this journey.
If anyone who's done this before is interested in "consulting" at my local in SW Minneapolis before I get started, I'd sure appreciate it.
