1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

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The headliner is done, minus adding some trim where edges meet.





You can also see the Sunbrella curtains I made plus the pieces covering the hull/cap joint (not sure of terminology). When I replaced the rub rail rivets with #10-24 bolts, I installed really long bolts every couple of feet for easier solo install and/or future removal.

I have had some adhesive issues with the vinyl headliner. I'm using Dap Weldwood Landau Top & Trim contact cement rolled on. The first coat always sticks great for a few days before letting go, even before this hot weather began. A second application usually affixes the vinyl for good, but on the overhead pieces in the aft cabin, I'm on my third application from the vinyl falling down while I'm away for the week. The contact cement still seems sticky when this happens, so I'm guessing that the plasticizers in the vinyl are causing this problem. If anyone has any better insight into this, please let me know!

 

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Next, I decided to add a decent, albeit budget sound system in the cockpit after being underwhelmed by the soundbar in my bay boat. I added an 800W Skar monoblock amp plus an 8 channel Rockville 600W amp, one 10 inch DVC Skar subwoofer, and four 6.5 inch Skar coaxial speakers. The aft speaker mount doubles as a coaming bolster with two inch high density foam.









Lastly, after stripping some more of the peeling blue paint, I mounted a captain's chair on a fiberglass box seat. The seat is swivel plus sliding. I also found a teak folding footrest on ebay.



Stripping the paint has been pretty time consuming, and after multiple passes of the paint stripper, you can still see that not all of the paint is gone.