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BDiggity
11-17-2008, 01:36 PM
Started getting some of the interior back from the upholster. Its gonna look 1000 times better than the old cloth. Will post pics when i get home.

Now for the headliner. I plan on using a suede vinyl like this suede example (http://www.garysupholstery.com/Enduratex-suede.html) (vintage grey) that is glued to maybe 1/4" foam. Anyone see any issues w/ doing that? Is there a better/different headliner material?

BDiggity
11-17-2008, 01:38 PM
Ooops. Can a mod move this to the Cig section

cigdaze
11-17-2008, 03:04 PM
Moved. :)

Seafordguy
11-17-2008, 03:24 PM
Started getting some of the interior back from the upholster. Its gonna look 1000 times better than the old cloth. Will post pics when i get home.

Now for the headliner. I plan on using a suede vinyl like this suede example (http://www.garysupholstery.com/Enduratex-suede.html) (vintage grey) that is glued to maybe 1/4" foam. Anyone see any issues w/ doing that? Is there a better/different headliner material?

Brian good luck with this project - I'm going to follow it closely. My interior isn't HORRIBLE, but It woudl really add a lot to the boat to redo it.....

Sea-Dated
11-17-2008, 05:12 PM
Take lots of pics and keep us updated.

BDiggity
11-17-2008, 08:35 PM
Not the best pic, but gives you idea.

Holy Smokes
11-17-2008, 11:56 PM
Looking good!

Did you end up going with Kustom Ken's?

BDiggity
11-18-2008, 01:01 AM
Looking good!

Did you end up going with Kustom Ken's?

sure did. so far very pleased w/ the results.

BDiggity
03-22-2009, 10:22 AM
Couple more pics

1. All cushions complete except the one that folds up/down. Sent vinyl to PPI to have logo embroidered on middle section.

2. Doors completed. Old ones had the grey carpet as covering

3. New Headliner center trim piece. Old one was black cloth.

This week purple carbon fiber vinyl for side trim pieces, alpine stereo, dvd player, xantrex charger/inverter, more speakers, ac panel & wires/cables arriving. :26:

BDiggity
03-22-2009, 10:29 AM
1. Anyone know how to remove these wood trim pieces? I want to wrap them in vinyl like Havasu Hangins Cafe.

2. Old fairing trim piece. Going to make a new one, this one i think beginning to show wood rot at ends. New one will be wrapped in purple cf vinyl.

3. Berth trim pieces about ready for new vinyl. Adding speakers & replacing old lights w/ LED's from yachtlights.com http://www.yachtlights.com/item--Hi-Intensity-LED-Courtesy-Lamps-Round--98050HI

cabana1
03-23-2009, 09:05 PM
1. Anyone know how to remove these wood trim pieces? I want to wrap them in vinyl like Havasu Hangins Cafe.

2. Old fairing trim piece. Going to make a new one, this one i think beginning to show wood rot at ends. New one will be wrapped in purple cf vinyl.

3. Berth trim pieces about ready for new vinyl. Adding speakers & replacing old lights w/ LED's from yachtlights.com http://www.yachtlights.com/item--Hi-Intensity-LED-Courtesy-Lamps-Round--98050HI


drill the wood plugs out and there will be screws under them

Biggus
03-23-2009, 10:44 PM
replacing old lights w/ LED's from yachtlights.com http://www.yachtlights.com/item--Hi-Intensity-LED-Courtesy-Lamps-Round--98050HI


Looking real good!

I need some of those old little fuse style bulbs if you want to get rid of them.

Kurt

stecz20
03-23-2009, 11:48 PM
very nice....

Ratickle
03-23-2009, 11:55 PM
I like the carbon fiber purple vinyl.

Scarab KV
03-24-2009, 12:51 AM
Looks great

Frank A
03-24-2009, 11:19 AM
1. Anyone know how to remove these wood trim pieces? I want to wrap them in vinyl like Havasu Hangins Cafe.

2. Old fairing trim piece. Going to make a new one, this one i think beginning to show wood rot at ends. New one will be wrapped in purple cf vinyl.

3. Berth trim pieces about ready for new vinyl. Adding speakers & replacing old lights w/ LED's from yachtlights.com http://www.yachtlights.com/item--Hi-Intensity-LED-Courtesy-Lamps-Round--98050HI

Looks awesome! Do you have any pics of Havasu Hangins boat with the wood trim peices covered?

Magic Medicine
03-24-2009, 12:56 PM
Looks awesome! Do you have any pics of Havasu Hangins boat with the wood trim peices covered?

There are some on the other site in the Cig section.

Frank A
03-24-2009, 04:22 PM
There are some on the other site in the Cig section.

Thanks!

BDiggity
04-11-2009, 08:36 PM
Gettin short on time, but bolsters & cockpit side panels removed. Also was finally able to get all the wood trim around the berth entry off.

Sorry for blurry pics. Arms were tired & was hard for me to tell quality when taking them.

BDiggity
04-11-2009, 08:39 PM
Now to start working on speaker locations for the cockpit, & i think i am going to redo the top trim piece in purple carbon fiber vinyl. That will match the berth trim pieces & grab handles i am getting powdercoated, plus in couple years new wrap or paint.

BDiggity
04-11-2009, 08:46 PM
Pulled off the crappy flooring. Would like to get some new stuff, but before i do i want to move the bolsters up about 6". Anyone know how difficult this would be? I assume the bolt fasteners are probably glassed to stringers or other support structure. If too much work i will just reinstall where they were & leave it for next yr project.

Anyone know what these wires are for? Its terminated in the glove box, but i'm not quite sure for what. looks to be AC?

Next weekend i am taking out the rear bench so i have access to install new inverter & then start pulling new power & speaker wires.

HPOffshore
04-13-2009, 12:19 PM
Anyone know what these wires are for? Its terminated in the glove box, but i'm not quite sure for what. looks to be AC?

Cockpit 120VAC outlet

BDiggity
04-13-2009, 03:26 PM
Anyone know what these wires are for? Its terminated in the glove box, but i'm not quite sure for what. looks to be AC?

Cockpit 120VAC outlet

Is it just a feed where if i wanted to run something ac in the cockpit i could just wire to that terminating block? Cant think of any reason why i would need to mess w/ ac in the cockpit it so i will just leave it be.

Zero Patience
04-13-2009, 07:44 PM
Mine is DC 12 volt. Used it to power up a VHF and Intercom.

BDiggity
04-26-2009, 09:56 PM
Hey guys since i now have the cockpit stripped, how hard would it be to move the bolsters up 5-6"? it looks like the whole floor is just screwed down, but not sure if its a bigger job that i can handle.

BDiggity
05-03-2009, 11:27 AM
The berth trim pieces are done. Replaced the old lights w/ led's & added additional speakers.

The berth speakers will be controlled by a switch that receives signal from both the alpine receiver & the dvd player. Will be able to control which source feeds the amp for sound.

BDiggity
05-03-2009, 12:27 PM
Going to add some cupholders. Final product will be purple ones from eddie marine.

Seafordguy
05-03-2009, 03:35 PM
Going to add some cupholders. Final product will be purple ones from eddie marine.

I like the idea for the cup holders. I might steal that.....

Interior Trim looks real good.....hopefully this fall I can focus on some cosmetic upgrades....

BDiggity
05-03-2009, 09:28 PM
I like the idea for the cup holders. I might steal that.....

Interior Trim looks real good.....hopefully this fall I can focus on some cosmetic upgrades....

I stole it from JeffC's Cafe project on oso. :sifone:

Sea-Dated
05-04-2009, 10:19 AM
I stole it from JeffC's Cafe project on oso. :sifone:

This is one mod I need to do too.

BDiggity
03-07-2010, 11:34 PM
Progress on the interior

1) Made template for front section. Have to enlarge the speaker holes for mine, Cig didnt get the holes properly centered. :mad:

2) Cutouts for ac panel & access where amps will be installed. wiring is a mess. someone suggested an amp rack w/ lighting, but i dont think everything will fit. still have to add distro blocks & probably will need some line out boosters.

3) Plenty of room for a 2x3 stack arrangement.

4) New stereo faceplate for stereo & dvd players. will have selectable source for speakers in berth, 12v recept, & ipod cable. trying to decide if powdercoat should be white or silver.

5) Side trim panel in purple carbon fiber. added speaker & led lights. wish we would have went lighter on the grey.

Frank A
03-08-2010, 05:24 PM
Progress on the interior

1) Made template for front section. Have to enlarge the speaker holes for mine, Cig didnt get the holes properly centered. :mad:

2) Cutouts for ac panel & access where amps will be installed. wiring is a mess. someone suggested an amp rack w/ lighting, but i dont think everything will fit. still have to add distro blocks & probably will need some line out boosters.

3) Plenty of room for a 2x3 stack arrangement.

4) New stereo faceplate for stereo & dvd players. will have selectable source for speakers in berth, 12v recept, & ipod cable. trying to decide if powdercoat should be white or silver.

5) Side trim panel in purple carbon fiber. added speaker & led lights. wish we would have went lighter on the grey.

Lookin good. Was removing the carpet a real pain or what?

Tank
03-08-2010, 06:03 PM
Looking really good!

I know you're balls deep into this project (and doing an awesome job) but if you wanted some more ideas you should really check out what Havasu Hangin did to his Cafe. Looks like a Skater cockpit. I think theres pics of it on the other site as well as Performance boats.

Keep the pics coming...Lookin' good!:cheers2:

Tank
03-08-2010, 06:10 PM
By the way, where are you putting the TV(s)? We put ours on each side of the cubby hole over the table. Just a thought for ya.

BDiggity
03-08-2010, 06:24 PM
Thanks Tank. I stole, err i mean borrowed a couple ideas from HH's Cafe when he posted pics.

I pulled the wood trim that frames the entry sides & top to the berth & had it wrapped in foam & vinyl. I also took the wood trim from the bottom of the door & sent to Westcoastoffshore. He is going to make billet pieces which i'll have powder coated. I think i am also going to have a step glassed in the berth. The drop from cockpit to berth floor is about 18" i think. Gets tricky after a few drinks & being in the sun all day.

Our tv is going to mount on the forward facing head wall. With the arm that can extend & rotate, should give enough viewing options for the kids. I like how you put yours in the console area. i was scared to make too many holes. :)

Frank- the carpet was actually pretty easy. It really didnt tear up the foam except in few spots. I was thinking about putting fresh foam in anyway. The headliner sucked as i had foam shavings/dust everywhere.

Tank
03-08-2010, 08:21 PM
Thanks Tank. I stole, err i mean borrowed a couple ideas from HH's Cafe when he posted pics.

I pulled the wood trim that frames the entry sides & top to the berth & had it wrapped in foam & vinyl. I also took the wood trim from the bottom of the door & sent to Westcoastoffshore. He is going to make billet pieces which i'll have powder coated. I think i am also going to have a step glassed in the berth. The drop from cockpit to berth floor is about 18" i think. Gets tricky after a few drinks & being in the sun all day.

Our tv is going to mount on the forward facing head wall. With the arm that can extend & rotate, should give enough viewing options for the kids. I like how you put yours in the console area. i was scared to make too many holes. :)

Frank- the carpet was actually pretty easy. It really didnt tear up the foam except in few spots. I was thinking about putting fresh foam in anyway. The headliner sucked as i had foam shavings/dust everywhere.

Sounds great man. Glad Kevin helped you out with the steps. I was VERY happy with all the billet stuff he did for us, including the swim step, step plates above the gunwalls and the billet glove box..Can't wait to see how it turns out.

damdonzi
03-09-2010, 08:40 AM
Great project! Page 75 of the latest Livorsi catalog has your name all over it for those cup holders. The LED bases are pretty cool. http://www.livorsi.com/catalog_vol_17.htm

BDiggity
03-09-2010, 11:29 AM
Great project! Page 75 of the latest Livorsi catalog has your name all over it for those cup holders. The LED bases are pretty cool. http://www.livorsi.com/catalog_vol_17.htm

those are pretty cool. i wont have the spacing tho since i based my holes on the normal sized cup holders. Ive got purple ones from eddie marine now.

BDiggity
03-21-2010, 12:35 PM
Another decent weekend at the boat, besides KU getting beat. :cuss:

Did a dry run for the tv mount. The tv attachment can rotate 90deg so when not in use it will be stored portrait mode. It can then rotate out & tilt for viewing.

Kevin shipped my billet last thur so i should have it this week, then off to the powder coat w/ my bolster stands.

Next weekend i am hoping we can get the foam/vinyl applied to the head & storage areas in the berth. All the other liner trim pieces are wrapped & ready to be put up.

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/B-Diggity/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00034-20100320-1652.jpg

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/B-Diggity/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00035-20100320-1652.jpg

BDiggity
03-22-2010, 10:07 PM
Got the new bling today for the boat to replace the old teak around the berth entrance.

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/B-Diggity/Mobile%20Uploads/1269309656.jpg

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Aqua-Holic
03-23-2010, 11:05 AM
Nice :D Did you decide to move the bolsters up, or leave them in their present location?

BDiggity
03-23-2010, 03:40 PM
Nice :D Did you decide to move the bolsters up, or leave them in their present location?

leaving them in current location.

BDiggity
04-10-2010, 09:45 PM
Beautiful day to be out on the water, instead i was in the shop working.

Big thanks to my buddyDave for helping out a day after he had his wisdom teeth pulled. I thanked him w/ a Sonic smoothy. :blush5:

Started to get the final section of vinyl applied. These were tricky because Cigarette had some odd angles, curves, etc that the original carpet masked over better than foam & vinyl. All & all it turned out pretty good. We still have some final touchup to do next weekend but i was very pleased how well our idea worked.

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/B-Diggity/Cafe%20Restoration/IMG00072-20100410-1821.jpg

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/B-Diggity/Cafe%20Restoration/IMG00071-20100410-1821.jpg

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