You are absolutely correct sir!
Yeah, it wasn't working so well, and some of the veneer was starting to peel, so I took it home and am going to rebuild it.
Haha, well I knew what I was getting into... been a boater my whole life (while growing up my family had 20ft and 26ft bowrider Sea Rays, as well as a 370 Sundancer).
You mean the aft cabin?
Ah, gotcha.
Glad you folks are interested! I think once I (finally) get into the motors and drives, I'm going to have a lot of questions, so hopefully you guys are still interested then!
Thanks very much, I'll take a look!
So, progress from today, for anynoe who's interested; i scrrubbed, powerwashed aand hot water exttracted the cushions I pulled from the salvaged boat. Tough to say how well they came out since they're still wet, but the water coiming out of the hot water extractor was nasty, so they'ren certainly much cleaner than they were - and I'm hoping it should have a dramatic impact on the smell. I will let them air dry and blow them out with an air compressor every day or so until they're completely dry.
They should lighten up considerably as they dry and I use the air compressor.
The aft cabin cushions I've unzipped and am going to pre-treat and throw in the wash. I'm not looking for pristine quality, just a boat that is clean, comfortable and gets the job done. Perhaps a full reupholstering down the line.
As for the helm, I've come to realize that most of it would need to be reubilt and would be expensive to reupholster, so I think I've decided I'm going to rip the helm out and replace it with a captain's chair and a flip/flop bench - that way the folks on the bench can face forward or aft, and I can simply swing the captain's chair around and join the party.
Something like this:
It's actually be much cheaper than reupholstering the helm, and I kind of dig the flexibility of the seating.
Would anyone happen to know the brand of that bench in the picture? I quite like, goes well with the boat.
The original cabin carpet is a coral type of color, which actually isn't bad, so if it cleans up well with the hot water extractor I'll just keep it, at least for now.
That leaves the only thing left in the cockpit to address, which is the rear fold out bench. I believe I'll have to rebuild the structure, but will have the cushion reupholstered professionally.
BUT, first things first: motors, drives and a marine survey. i just want to know the condition of the stringers and the transom before I put any money into her. If all comes back well, I'll pull the drives and give them a complete service, and hopefully get this gal ready for the water. Can;t wait! Hoping everything goes well.
P.S. Random question: How the hell do the pads above the bow cushions come out? Mine are all chewed up, and I'd like to remove them and have them reupholstered, but I cannot figure out how they come out.
Any advice? They really detract from the appearance of the cabin, and I have a fabric in mind that I think would look great.
P.P.S. - how in the world do you remove the table pedestal in the cabin? It almost seems like you have to cut some carpet, but I can't believe Sea Ray would be that foolish. Maybe I just need some PB blaster and some muscle.
Once again, and input and suggestions are appreciated;
Thanks!
Corey
Ooh, really? Is your flip/flop bench wooden like that? Because I've been trying to find one like that; most look cheap, but that one looks rather nice.
Thanks so much for the offer! I may go a similar route as you (eventually), the aft cabin cushions were kind of odd. I'm pretty sure I accidentally threw the really weird shaped piece with little "legs" out from both interiors I had on accident :lol:
Killer - do you know what brand it is, or where you can buy them?
