richiemoe
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I am finally about to start restoration of the boat we drove home from Florida, back up to Michigan. It was actually originally a Michigan boat, I believe. Anyway, it has been in my garage all winter. I've been nervous to cut up the floor, as I wasn't sure where to start.... After watching many youtube videos, it looks like everyone sets a circular saw to pretty shallow, then just starts cutting..... Once I clean out the inside, and pull up the carpet, i'll start cutting. And my respirator filters should arrive shortly. I'll post pictures as I go. Many pictures are already in my original post: http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/was-just-given-1988-sea-ray-seville.106962/
I absolutely love input!! If you see that i'm about to do something dumb, please let me know!!! My plan is pull up the current floor, hope and pray that the stringers are in good shape. Then put down 3/4" flooring, with fiberglass on both sides. I was going to do it cheap and easy, by just putting new flooring on top of the current, but there are humps in the current floor, where it has likely been replaced before, I was told, so i'll pull up the floor and see what I find. If the transom needs extensive work, i'm going to get rid of it, and find a different boat, and put my current 110hp motor on it, and use the current trailer. IF all is well, then after we replace the floor, my wife and I will redo the vinyl ourselves. We have a 2 and 4 year old. They will make messes, so we aren't doing anything fancy. Just want to enjoy the boat, without dropping a lot of money into it!! Yes, I know what BOAT stands for... haha We also have a '95 Jeep Wrangler (Just Empty Every Pocket). That hasn't been bad, since I've done the mechanical repairs myself. Minus the frame repair and lift kit that were recently done. I didn't want to deal with the rust doing the 2.5" lift myself.
I absolutely love input!! If you see that i'm about to do something dumb, please let me know!!! My plan is pull up the current floor, hope and pray that the stringers are in good shape. Then put down 3/4" flooring, with fiberglass on both sides. I was going to do it cheap and easy, by just putting new flooring on top of the current, but there are humps in the current floor, where it has likely been replaced before, I was told, so i'll pull up the floor and see what I find. If the transom needs extensive work, i'm going to get rid of it, and find a different boat, and put my current 110hp motor on it, and use the current trailer. IF all is well, then after we replace the floor, my wife and I will redo the vinyl ourselves. We have a 2 and 4 year old. They will make messes, so we aren't doing anything fancy. Just want to enjoy the boat, without dropping a lot of money into it!! Yes, I know what BOAT stands for... haha We also have a '95 Jeep Wrangler (Just Empty Every Pocket). That hasn't been bad, since I've done the mechanical repairs myself. Minus the frame repair and lift kit that were recently done. I didn't want to deal with the rust doing the 2.5" lift myself.