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Cabin window refit

Discussion in 'Chris Craft Roamer Yacht' started by Shangri-La, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. Oneiros

    Oneiros Member

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    some picture nice wodenboat made in sweden

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  2. Shangri-La

    Shangri-La Senior Member

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    Work Continues

    The cabin windows on both sides have been removed. There is a lot of rot on the starboard side that has to be repaired.

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    The following pictures shows part of the canvas/vinyl covering and the fiberglass engine room air intake removed.

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    All pictures can be seen at http://restoration.owfish.com/
  3. q240z

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    That is an awful lot of wood in your metal boat. Progress is looking good, though.
  4. Shangri-La

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    Nov 24th Update

    The vinyl/canvas cover over the top of the cabin has been completely removed to allow the wooden top to dry out over the winter, then it will be fiberglassed over. In a future phase of our renovation, the vinyl cover over the cockpit will also be removed and fiberglassed over when we redo the cockpit windows. Notice how much room there is to work under the shrink wrap structure built over the boat.

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    All pictures can be seen at http://restoration.owfish.com/
  5. Oneiros

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    Hi
    Hope you inpregnate the wood .
    is it okey to put fiberglass on the wood?
    nice to see yours job with the windows.my windows leaking so in the spring time I vill start the project to fix them they looks a little diffrent have a 66 rivera .
    best regards Erik
  6. Oneiros

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    Hi
    how did yours project running I have take a holliday to christmas will start after new year so cold upp here now
    bestregards Erik
  7. Shangri-La

    Shangri-La Senior Member

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    Erik the person that is overseeing this project (John Winter) is a professional yacht designer and builder. I have full faith that he knows what he is doing and has much better ideas than I do on how to fix it correctly. He used to be a project architect with Chris-Craft in Sarasota, Florida and several other builders before he went on his own.:)

    Seeing the complexity in this project and not knowing how much damage that had to be repaired until we pulled it apart, I hope you the best on your project.;)
  8. Shangri-La

    Shangri-La Senior Member

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    Still a little on the cool side to do any work on the boat.

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  9. Oneiros

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    Still a little on the cool side to do any work on the boat.

    hi
    Okey here we have a snowstorm,but in march starts the job with boat job.
    I`m going to put a new teak afterdeck an isolate the engine room,and fix the carbin window they leak soo
  10. Shangri-La

    Shangri-La Senior Member

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    Work Continues

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  11. Shangri-La

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    More sanding & priming

    This week I started sanding around the cockpit windows while John continued fitting the engine air intake cowlings back in place, fairing the top with Bondo then sanding and applying a coat of epoxy primer.

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    Follow the restoration on our blog at http://restoration.owfish.com.
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    Shangri-La Senior Member

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    John painted the outside and middle of the cabin top with a 2-part epoxy PrimeKote primer where it will be a smooth finish and the insides with a 1-part Pre-Kote primer where it will be a non-slip finish. The main reason for using the 1-part primer is because we ran out of the 2-part primer. Later this area will be covered with synthetic teak decking.

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    I sanded the wood around the windshield and cockpit side windows to bare wood, stained with a cherry stain, then applied 6 coats of Bristol Finish Traditional Amber Urethane.

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    Follow the restoration on our blog at http://restoration.owfish.com.
  14. hat4349

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    They are looking good, quite an undertaking. I look at your website and you are doing a wonderful job on her. She will be like a new yacht when you are finished.
  15. Shangri-La

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    Cabin top & windows completed

    We finished phase 1 of our renovation project on the Shangri-La. The cabin top has been rebuilt and fiberglassed and the new windows are in, in spite of the problems we had with the sliding windows. They look good and function okay, they just don't lock. I cannot recommend USA Marine Windows for any job.:( On the other hand, John Winter has done a marvelous job with his design and workmanship.:D But now he's off to Knoxville, TN hoping to restart his marine business there. I would recommend him to anyone. Next year we will start on phase 2 of our renovation project, remodeling the cabin interior.

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    Follow the restoration on our blog at http://restoration.owfish.com.