1982 Viking Suncruiser 2500 SU IO restoration

[jeredst1]

Thanks odlrem I had about 280 hrs in that rebuild, half of it was cleaning, polishing and sealing the toons.

 

[kcassells]

Nice tent on that boat. Did you get some heat in there?

 

[jeredst1]

I have a oil filled electric radiator in the aft cabin too keep it above freezing for the tear out of the interior. I doubt if Ill do much to the exterior until spring.

 

[jeredst1]

A little more V berth decking removal this past weekend. I should have removed the cabinetry as they rolled fiberglass down the back edge to seal it. Found out the hard way through digging around and under using an osoloscillaing cutter. Next task is to remove the galley and storage cabinetry without destroying them. I want to try to reuse or have a template to rebuild with a natural wood face instead of laminated faced as they are.

 

[jeredst1]

Any thoughts or advise to saving and reusing factory cabinets vs remaking out of solid hardwood other then added cost and labor.

 

[kcassells]

Based on the pics on pg. 1 they look salvageable. Sand and re-stain. look for dry rot, delamination, mold etc. replace if required or fit new pc. of wood back on existing cabinet.

 

[jeredst1]

Thanks KC, All the interior walls, enclosures and cabinets are lamiate wood grain, i.e. Formica, so sanding and refinishing will be limited to the counter top rail/edges, some trim and caping or edging. Not sure if i have hahogany or teak for the natural wood that it has, I just haven't paid close enough attention to it.

 

[jeredst1]

You can see in this pic the contrast between the two. Natural wood vs the laminated wood grain.

 

[bansil]

Is the fridge 3 way or? does it still work and will you reuse it?

 

[jeredst1]

Is the fridge 3 way or? does it still work and will you reuse it?

Thanks for asking, it's a two way 12v dc and 120v ac. Haven't ran it long enough to know if it cools, but motor runs on both voltages. Yes it's my hope to reuse if she serviceable. Replacing it can be spendy. It also has a breaker for a water heater and receptacle behind the fridge, but only has cold water lines run and no conections or evidence of ever having one installed.

 

[jeredst1]

Sorry haven' posted in a while . Been busy with life and family. Continuing with my previous post. It doubtful that I will put a water heater in based on how much would you want to shower in the small head/shower. My future plans do not include long stays just long weekends fishing on th great lakes.

 

[bansil]

We have always used the cheap black plastic solar bags you can get at wally world or???

We leave them in the sun all day, then can move them into the bus/camper or shower tent, hang and use as normal 1 bag is good for 2 adults showers easy

They only need to have the bag at head level


ETA bad link and to add after adding the 40 gallon HW heater in the bus, we still used this outside for a quick rinse off for sand and such

 

[jeredst1]

Good idea solar shower, or a variation of. Will look at ways to incorporate some solar water heating. Even on a hot day warm water is nice to have.