Hopefully soon to be my new boat - to me

[oGaryo]

All being well, I'll be dropping off my existing Bayliner 1750 to the new owners this Saturday and then picking up this on the Monday... a complete change of boat within a matter of 10 days of listing the old one.. not bad going


There's a couple of thing's I need to check out with the new boat before parting with the hard earned.... see the last two pictures

1.. looks like some form of damage to the port stern looking at the lighter red 'blemish' and scuff on the rubbing strip above it. any advice on what to check for (filler etc).. the rest of the hull looks to be in near mint condition

2. as per the other post regarding companies that do fascia work, the dash fascia needs sorting but as per Geoff's advice, it's a common problem with these boats and relatively easy to sort out. I'm less worried about this as I see it as an opportunity to have something special made up

Other than that and the need for a valet, the boat appears to be in good order for a yr 2000 boat but of course, I'll be checking her over thoroughly myself from head to toe making good use of the knowledge I've derived from getting the Merc 3.0l on the Bayliner singing sweetly.. I won't be having a survey carried out but am willing to take that risk knowing the history of the boat... engine will get run up on the muffs and I'll be having compression checks and the like carried out.. from the pictures the engine looks clean and it has full service history as does the leg (I can see some rust at the point where the rubber meets the riser by the large jubille clips so I'm going to check that out). I'm going to ask for a sea trial too when I get there but that may not be possible!

 

[poltergeist]

Well done - had a 19GTS as a 1st boat, and we had loads of fun with her.

 

[lovezoo]

Excellent choice of boat - I am sure you won't regret it. That is a seriously delaminating dashboard. Mine is a 2002 and is just starting to go below the bottom right dial:

Fletcher will sell you a new dash for £150, but given how **** the old one was you might want to find a different supplier.

http://www.fletcher-boats.co.uk/fletcher-showroom/parts-consumables/19-sportscruiser

You also might want to move the isolator key - stupid position that tends to get kicked into the off position by your crew members just as you are coming into the lock...

 

[Wiggo]

OK, that blemish on the gel on the port quarter could be anything, really. It could have been a factory defect (unlikely), or it might simply polish out. I'd be tempted to give it a go with Farecla G something or other (sorry, it's either G3 or G9, but I forget which) - anyway, it's sort of pro grade T-Cut and if a little test corner won't clean up I'd leave it. The coloured gel can be wafer thin, so I wouldn't try and cut it back too hard. Nice boat though, you'll find she's a world away from the Binliner. If you can't track a replacement panel for the dash, then try Jez Banks who did something swanky on a Bavaria a while back. Or for a really cheapo fix, go to a motorbike shop and you can get carbon fibre sheet that is self adhesive and would look the part.

 

[Wiggo]

That'll piss him off. The weather round Milton Keynes is never that good...

 

[lovezoo]

And not a concrete cow in sight either.

 

[alt]

Well done, I had one of those for a year as my first 'sports' boat, albeit with a 120hp diesel. Loved the boat and it's still at my local club.

 

[AndieMac]

Good luck with the trials this week Gary.......the port quarter blemish could, by the location, be the result of a repair. The surrounding gelcoat needs a cut anyway, keep the wax on it, which will be easy as the boat is in your yard.

 

[oGaryo]

That'll piss him off. The weather round Milton Keynes is never that good...

notice I haven't replied to the thread for 24hrs... been sulking in the corner since looking at that glorious picture... picking the boat up in torrential rain and gale force winds is going to be.... "interesting"

 

[oGaryo]

or it might simply polish out. I'd be tempted to give it a go with Farecla G something or other (sorry, it's either G3 or G9, but I forget which) - anyway, it's sort of pro grade T-Cut and if a little test corner won't clean up I'd leave it.

agree in a roundabout sort of way (another Milton Keynes pun there on par with Conrete Cows ) Been thinking about this though and your comment below with the outcome being this assumption............. Boat get's a knock leaving the rubbing strip slightly damaged and a deep scratch in the hull below it.. owner leaves the rubbing strip as not much can be done there other than replacing the whole thing but has a crack at T-cutting the scratch with the result being that which is shown in the picture due to the pigmented gelcoat being so thin.. a distinct possibility and if true, it's a pure cosmetic thing and nothing much to worry about I guess.

The coloured gel can be wafer thin, so I wouldn't try and cut it back too hard.

I'll check thing's out good and proper on Monday and report back

 

[lovezoo]

Stop mucking about and just buy it. NOW.

 

[oGaryo]

have already done so in my head why do days go soooooooo bl**dy slowly in these circumstances

 

[Nick_H]

I can't quite make out from the picture, but it looks like all your dash gauges have shoulders on the front face. This makes a repair dead easy, just sand all the old covering off to get back to bare aluminium, then epoxy on some formica in whatever pattern you choose, router out the holes, and re-fit it. Because the gauges have shoulders on them, you don't need to be too carefull with the router.

Here's one I did earlier:

before

during

after

 

[landlockedpirate]

Shame about the weather, under no circumstances should I put this picture up

 

[lovezoo]

But he will soon be doing this

 

[oGaryo]

I can't quite make out from the picture, but it looks like all your dash gauges have shoulders on the front face. This makes a repair dead easy, just sand all the old covering off to get back to bare aluminium, then epoxy on some formica in whatever pattern you choose, router out the holes, and re-fit it. Because the gauges have shoulders on them, you don't need to be too carefull with the router.

thanks for that Nick, the job you've completed looks great... however, on zooming in to a higher res' shot of the dash, the gauges are set back in to the fascia so I reckon it's a professional job that's needed in this instance and for 50 notes, probably not worth the effort to do it myself. cheers Gary

 

[oGaryo]

Love the two pictures.. certainly whets the appetite for summer 2010.

Just back from the pub after boring my mates sh*tless about stories of future Fletcher adventures.. The Broker's been absolutely fantastic so far in showing me the condition of the boat and explaining her history through many phone calls and emails, they've certainly earned their commission and I'd be very very surprised if I'm being brokered a lemon. I have a warm feeling about this one that will take some doing to turn it sour.

 

[Nick_H]

on zooming in to a higher res' shot of the dash, the gauges are set back in to the fascia so I reckon it's a professional job that's needed in this instance and for 50 notes, probably not worth the effort to do it myself.

Can't argue with that, £50 is a bargain. I was quoted over £1,000 by Sealine for the three panels shown in the photo above, so I did it myself. At 50 quid, it's a no brainer though.

 

[lovezoo]

But is that £50 for a wood veneer panel, or a plain white one?

 

[LittleShip]

Sir he's been using Gland nut pliers on nuts sir..........

Tom

PS nice job!