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1986 29' Cruisers Elegante Restoration

 

Project is about to begin!

Just got her home and set up in the driveway.

 

Original Captains Seat

Original captains seat

 

Original galley

After a cleanup this is the galley area.

 

Dinette and forward berth

Dinette and forward berth.

 

Aft berth

Aft berth, all upholstery, carpet and curtains were worn and faded but the boat wasn't in too bad of shape considering its age.

 

Original paint scheme

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Original stern view

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Original port bow

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Dinette/Forward berth work

After finishing the mechanicals on the boat the interior work begins, Removed the oddly shaped lattice from the window separating the front berth from the dinette. It will have a curtain once complete.

 

Galley being reworked.

Complete sanding of the galley, refinished the galley with a satin minwax product that keeps the natural look, typically used on kitchen cabinets at home. I later discovered Sikkens Cetol which is a fantastic product and wish I had done the interior in the product.

 

Cockpit seats removed

Seats removed and preparing to paint.

 

Rear seats and wood trim rails removed

Rear portion of the deck being stripped down.

 

Swim deck removed

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Sanding prep

Missing are pictures of appx one weeks worth of work done on the hull of the boat repairing blisters with epoxy resin and colloidal silica which was touch since the boat wasn't on jacks but was sitting on pylons just above the trailer.

 

After priming, more sanding

I made a mistake and did not thin the primer, that lead to a mess and additional 4 days of work.

 

The white is on.....

I used Interlux Brightsides paint. It took a while to get the hang of it. Interlux recommends a maximum of 10 percent brushing liquid by volume. Due to the temperature I was painting in I had to far exceed that to get the paint to flow properly.

 

The gloss appears.

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Taping for the red accents.

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Taping for the bottom paint.

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Lucy get her first coat of Red.

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Red or not!

I attempted to mix a bit of blue with the Fire Red to trend the paint toward a maroon which was the original color. It turned into a disaster and the Red ended up more of a brownish color. Next coats were pure Fire Red and turned out nicely.

 

Installing Rub Rail

Finishing touches.

 

Lucy has a new name.

Lucy has a new name.

 

Loaded up and on the way to the lake.

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In storage and ready to go.

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Rear View in storage

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