Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration SPLASHED!

[adray1]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay, I have to say thanks. I'am in the middle of doing stringers and deck on a 1985 Baja Force 200. After watching your videos and reading your posts, I've gained alot of confidence to take on this job. The last person who did this deck left alot to be desired on workmanship so everything had to come out ( man I hate removing foam ). Well after I had everything torn out and fiberglass dust everywhere, I noticed when it rained, where all my water was coming from. I had to seal everything top side like the windshield base, bow rail mounts, ship to shore mount, basicly wherever a wire or screw/bolt came through the top side had to be seal with 3M 5200. I feel that this was major source of my problems because where I was seeing all the leaks removing fiberglass dust was where the deck was rotted out. combine that with carpet on the sides and deck, well you know what you get. Just thought I would share this little tidbit with everyone as I have gained alot of info from this forum. Thank again Jay.

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Ok, so I went and purchased the deck wood today. I went with the 5/8" (19/32) stuff. The 1/2" (15/32) to me is just too flimsy. How big of a gap is ok when bringing the deck up to the hull side?

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Check it out. I got the templates made for the deck. It took about three hours, and was really hard at times coming up with the cuts. Now I have to transfer it over to the wood. It is so col to see a deck in her again.

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay,

The ski locker floor in my Sea Ray had a lip facing down on the end of it and it was all glassed in. This way, nothing can get under the floor, including water. Thanks, Steven

That space under my ski locker was holding at least 10 gallons of water.

 

[projectlarson]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Ok, so I went and purchased the deck wood today. I went with the 5/8" (19/32) stuff. The 1/2" (15/32) to me is just too flimsy. How big of a gap is ok when bringing the deck up to the hull side?

that was a good call. i put the 1/2" in my little 17' larson and i eliminated the ski locker access. whoever i didn't add any extra bracing across the span of the locker. there is a noticeable flex in the floor in that area. I am more than likely going to pull the carpet and cut the locker access out, just so i can firm it up if nothing else.

 

[parrisw]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Nice work Jay. Looking good! I've been a slave to my boat lately too, trying desperately to get it done for summer. Don't want to disappoint the kids, their looking forward to tubing again. I used 1/2 for my deck, only cause I knew it was going to be completely filled with foam under the deck, with no glass on it, its a firm as a rock.

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

After I have slept on it, I am glad I went with the 5/8" (19/32) wood. The 1/2" is actual a shade under 1/2" and with my boat being as big as it is, I wanted to make sure we are perfect. My calculations are that it will add about 50 pounds of weight.

Here is an update video

 

[Icyharp]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Looking good Jay,

Enjoy your new exhaust, I have the Silent Choice going out the stern and I love it. Can't wait to hear the side exhaust when you get it in. You will make July 4th you are plugging away very well, keep up the great work.

 

[69rrvert]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay,

Progress is looking pretty good. I think you will make the July 4th goal. That Corsa exhaust will be sweet. As for the deck, on mine, it looks like where the floor met the side of the hull, it was bedded in PL to keep the wood from sitting on the hull. Also, here's a short video to help keep you motivated (lol). Thanks, Steven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_I6AZGodJQ

Brown area on bottom is the hull, followed by PL, then the wood, and then gel coat:

Here you can see where the PL was smashed out form under the wood:

 

[Snobike Mike]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Hi Jay,

Looking good as always.

Quick comment, I know you said you'd use peanut butter for the edges of the deck and the hull, but have you/do you need to consider the extra height caused by the capping before you cut the deck? If the deck is raised by the height of the capping then your gap between hull/deck will be more no?

 

[archbuilder]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Nice work Jay and good call on the foam. I had a great experience with areomarine. The owner called me and walked me through all of my concerns on Miss Morgan's foam. On the deck, I glued mine in around the edge and to the stringers with west systems six-ten, then tabbed it in with poly. Worked great and it is solid. The nice thing about six-ten is there is no mixing, just stick it in a caulking gun and go.

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay,

Progress is looking pretty good. I think you will make the July 4th goal. That Corsa exhaust will be sweet. As for the deck, on mine, it looks like where the floor met the side of the hull, it was bedded in PL to keep the wood from sitting on the hull. Also, here's a short video to help keep you motivated (lol). Thanks, Steven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_I6AZGodJQ

That is so funny. I just watched that video today. That boat is a 5.7 too. I think the 454 might make me pass out. My deck is a little different than yours. It actually is about three inches off the hull all the way back.

Hi Jay,

Looking good as always.

Quick comment, I know you said you'd use peanut butter for the edges of the deck and the hull, but have you/do you need to consider the extra height caused by the capping before you cut the deck? If the deck is raised by the height of the capping then your gap between hull/deck will be more no?

I am only doing one layer of 1708 for the cap, and that will not add but about a 1/8th of an inch. That should not make that big of a deal.

Nice work Jay and good call on the foam. I had a great experience with areomarine. The owner called me and walked me through all of my concerns on Miss Morgan's foam. On the deck, I glued mine in around the edge and to the stringers with west systems six-ten, then tabbed it in with poly. Worked great and it is solid. The nice thing about six-ten is there is no mixing, just stick it in a caulking gun and go.

I was thinking of that stuff. Isn't it epoxy though?

 

[archbuilder]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

It is epoxy, but I just used it to glue the deck to the stringers and the bottom of the deck to the hull at the perimeter. My tabbing is from the top of the deck to the hull. I didn't fill the void between the side of the plywood and the hull, I just bridged over it with the tabbing. Realistically the tabbing isn't structural, its just creates a transition between the plywood and hull. The six ten does all the structural work. It has a long working time, which is nice. I just put the deck in place, then held it in place over night with some concrete blocks.

 

[LippCJ7]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Oh buddy, your going to love the captain's call!! Great Upgrade!! Just be ready for the grief from the wife, my wife calls that exhaust switch the "Pecker Picker Upper Switch"!!

Keep it up Jay, your almost done!!

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Oh buddy, your going to love the captain's call!! Great Upgrade!! Just be ready for the grief from the wife, my wife calls that exhaust switch the "Pecker Picker Upper Switch"!!

Keep it up Jay, your almost done!!

I don't care who you are, that right there is funny!

 

[kpiazzisi]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Ok, so I went and purchased the deck wood today. I went with the 5/8" (19/32) stuff. The 1/2" (15/32) to me is just too flimsy. How big of a gap is ok when bringing the deck up to the hull side?

How much was the plywood per sheet?

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

I think it was 20 bucks a cheet

 

[LippCJ7]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Just wondering Jay, are you going to change the rear seating arrangements? It seems to me this would be a great time to make the stern area into a more modern seating area like a bench with a sundeck arrangement, it could also make the captains call easier to install and give you more storage at the same time.....

Just throwing it out there

 

[sswheeler]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay,
Heres a vid of my rinker with a 454 and side exhaust. I don't have captians call, but I don't think I would ever use it anyways. (I love the sound). The video sucks but you get the idea. Our boats are similar and I was wondering what size prop you were running? BTW I've been watching your progress and love what you have done so far. Keep up the great work!

 

[Friscoboater]

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Re: Here I go again!! 1995 Sea Ray 220 Signature Deck and Stringer Restoration

Jay,
Heres a vid of my rinker with a 454 and side exhaust. I don't have captians call, but I don't think I would ever use it anyways. (I love the sound). The video sucks but you get the idea. Our boats are similar and I was wondering what size prop you were running? BTW I've been watching your progress and love what you have done so far. Keep up the great work!

Very nice!!!!