1977 Sea Ray - refurbed pics

[SloppyJoe]

So how many hours of labor do you think you have total in the boat?

My son and I worked together on this and we figured out at one point somewhere between 350 and 400 hours each so far (in other words 700-800 man-hours).

We did not do the actual fiberglass work and gelcoat spraying - that was handled by the Sea Ray guys.

It has been lots of work and great fun too. My son went from being a 15 year old kid who had no idea how engines and tools worked to being a 16 year old young man who swaps out fuel pumps and manifolds without a second thought. We've had a blast and the memories have made it all worthwhile. And there's always something else to do with these old boats ...

 

[KRB64]

It has been lots of work and great fun too. My son went from being a 15 year old kid who had no idea how engines and tools worked to being a 16 year old young man who swaps out fuel pumps and manifolds without a second thought. We've had a blast and the memories have made it all worthwhile. And there's always something else to do with these old boats ...

I think thats great. I have fond memories of the many hours my dad spent with me resurrecting a 1962 Willys CJ-3B! Quality productive time. Both of you will look back at that project as time well spent and be the better for it.

You keep her on the Ohio? We're 4 locks south of Carrolton on the KY.

 

[bhu1360679]

How did you find the color match for your Weekender? I have a 1977 weekender sport bridge and a model is being made for me and the builder needs to know the top side bottom and hull paint (Algrip) . The hull is sand colored I belive but can't find a chart. My boat looks like the same color as yours. Any help?

 

[SloppyJoe]

The color was one Sea Ray used in the early 2000's on AmberJacks and others. It is called Pearl. It is shade or 2 lighter than the original which was called Sand I think.

 

[MonacoMike]

I had not seen this thread before. Neat project, thanks for sharing. :smt038

MM