1987 Sea Nymph SS175 Fish & Ski Rebuild - Tons of pics! *Paint COMPLETE*

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Well, had a VERY productive day yesterday thanks to my friend Joey. We ended up getting the hull watertight again which included replacing/sealing/bucking all necessary rivets. Around 10:30PM the gluvit went in and it sat overnight to cure. I still havn't been out to the shed to check it out, but will update on how it turned out later.

For now, here are some progress pictures:

The aluminum decking..

Had to move it inside due to rain

Welded stringer ends

Replaced rivets with epoxy for overkill.

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

You could literally eat off of this thing. We applied adhesive remover to remove the rest of the carpet adhesive and foam that was stuck to the deck. We then powerwashed it really well, and vacuumed, then blew out with compressed air to dry. Then scrubbed the interior with degreaser, then brass wire brushed all rivets from the interior, vacuumed, went over everything with automotive paint prep and wiped all down with a clean cloth.

Gluvit went down... Used about 1/2 of the gallon container on the first coat. Oh, it went on very thick. Easy to mix and paint though.

All seams and rivets were treated

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Great progress right there

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Yep! Moving right along!

I like the deck framing in your boat, good and sturdy.

Have you checked the transom to make sure it's sound while you have her torn apart?

 

[bouttime007]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Lookin good CD!

 

[Teamster]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Yep! Moving right along!

I like the deck framing in your boat, good and sturdy.

Have you checked the transom to make sure it's sound while you have her torn apart?

^^^^^^+1,.................

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

^^^^^^+1,.................

Yup, transom is solid.

Also, this large box cutter works great for foam!

 

[lmuss53]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Yep, looking real good CD, keep up the good work.

 

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Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Got the floor in today, again with the help of my buddy. I ended up going with the advantech, since I don't want to end up with a boat that is loud and possibly spooky to fish while trolling. It went in well, and we slathered it with epoxy. Fastened the deck down with 3/4" diameter SS rivets. It is SOLID!

Next up:

Paint consoles
Add spray-in bedliner
Add secondary bilge pump
Replace thru-hull fittings


More pics!

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Weekend summary:

Saturday:

- Inspect tig welds at stringer ends
- Power wash interior of boat shell
- Level and fill hull with water to identify leaky rivets. Mark with wife's eyeliner.
- Drain water and drill rivets out.
- Dry area and replace leaky rivets with closed end pop rivets.
- Degrease hull, scrub, then etch interior of hull with vinegar/water mix.
- Test hull for water tightness a second time
- Dry inside of hull and apply heavy coat of gluvit.
- Cover with heat lamp and let cure overnight.

Sunday

- Ensure Gluvit cured
- Measure and cut decking pieces to required sizes
- Measure and cut foam to required sizes
- Install foam
- Dry fit decking
- Epoxy decking
- Install decking
- Cut and fit new dash wood, paint.
- Install consoles
- Cut and Fit bow-rider wood

I thought my to-do list was a little soaked in wishful thinking, but all in all it feels like progress!

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

What's your deck finish going to be, are you going to install the aluminum over the wood?

 

[bouttime007]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

What is your plan for the dash panels CD?

I used 10" wide (dry) 3/4 poplar for mine and it worked out pretty good.

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

What's your deck finish going to be, are you going to install the aluminum over the wood?

I'm going to go with a spray in bedliner product. I expect the end result to look similar to this:

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

What is your plan for the dash panels CD?

I used 10" wide (dry) 3/4 poplar for mine and it worked out pretty good.

That sounds like a great solution. Since I have it, I will most likely cut some of the aluminum plating I have, and glue that to some plywood. Then i'll through and through that to the console with rivets to hold it down nice and tight. I am counting on the aluminum plating to add some aesthetic appeal - but I don't know about the issues with additional glare If i don't paint it. Maybe if I anodize it? I have done that process at home before and its not too hard.

What do you guys think?

 

[bouttime007]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Yeah Id expect the glare to be intense with the aluminum. I cant do glare, it triggers my migraines. LOL Anything you could do to dull it down would be best. Seal the ply backing though, just to get more years out of it.

My poplar dash...

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Yeah Id expect the glare to be intense with the aluminum. I cant do glare, it triggers my migraines. LOL Anything you could do to dull it down would be best. Seal the ply backing though, just to get more years out of it.

My poplar dash...

That looks great! plus you reminded me I need some cup holders

 

[bouttime007]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

That looks great! plus you reminded me I need some cup holders

Thanks. The color yellowed up after applying spar varnish, so I may tear it apart and redo it. It holds the stereo & speaker at least, so although an ugly color it functions well. LOL

I got those cup holders off ebay, theres some more to be had there.

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Nice, thanks for the tip.

I just ordered a few hundred worth of supplies for finishing up the boat today - Hopefully this will be enough to dump her into the water sometime next weekend!

 

[carpedium]

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Just dropped $500 on supplies to get her finished up and ready for a splash!

I'm chomping at the bit to get this done - time to go fishin!

 

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Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Re: 1985 Sea Nymph 175 Fish & Ski Light Rebuild

Tonight I made replacements for the dash - captain and navigator side. I ended up going with aluminum tread plate over left over decking, and I think it came out well. I bonded the aluminum to the wood with liquid nails, and now I just have to cut the correct holes in for the switch panel, steering wheel, glove box, etc. then de-burr, and mount.

I am also going to knock down the mirror finish with a brass wire brush to give it a brushed aluminum finish. This will cut down on the glare.

I fastened the aluminum to the wood with rivets to seal tight - then I'll use rivets to mount them to the console itself.

Pics:

Not a bad evening!