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

[WILSONS88]

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Jay, Sorry to hear of your loss. God Bless you and your family.

 

[dwolfenbarger]

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Jay, sorry to hear about your loss. Only time will make it easier. Our thought and prayers are with you and your family.

 

[boatguy94]

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I am very sorry about your loss... My thoughts, prayers and condolences to you and your family.

 

[dnme]

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Dear Jay,

I am in Ireland and restoring my own small old cabin cruiser. I have been following you thread and videos with great interest. I have learned a lot from you. I had to write and offer my sincerest sympathies on the loss of your mother. I lost my own mother in a house fire a couple of years ago.

God bless you and your family. I realise today is a big tough day and it will take some time for you to get back on your feet. There's not much I or anyone else can say. Grieving is a process that will happen regardless. But you are strong and an extremely lucky person. You have a beautiful family, a great Dad and live in a beautiful place. So just grieve and allow it to take as long as it takes. Just know that your life will resume as beautiful and as lucky as it always was, infact you'll be stronger, even more empathetic and sympathetic to others and you will form a whole new understanding of life and priorities.

Thinking of you all today

The very best

Kieran

 

[26aftcab454]

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

Good to hear from you Joe! That boat sure looks good. Was your avatar picture taken off the stern on the new boat?

Thanks for the kind words.

You Are Welcome Jay !
I've done a few minor changes-new Bimini (not by choice-wife slipped between dock & boat and dragged top in with her--lol)-new driver's seat bushing ( no explanation needed)-new spoke spare wheel because it looks cool. new anchor light & socket.
And a tasteful "Zombie SS" {SS= Super Sport} decal on the drivers side sidelite glass.
-The avatar pic is older one but have run 3 1/2 fuel tanks worth of gas so far-We have a "classic boat section" at the sand bar on the North West end of Grapevine & everyone loves it. On all Friday nights at 930PM Memorial Day thru Labor Day we have awesome Fireworks show. You should come out sometime-might even let you drive her-lol

I know your dealing with a tremendous loss but I think IMHO keeping occupied will help the healing process. Also you have some awesome support here--see above!
Hang in there ! The best to you & family.

 

[Friscoboater]

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

I want to thank each and every one of you for your kinds words, thoughts, and prayers. I showed this thread to my family and they were amazed at the support from people we have never met. You all have touched my family deeply. We laid Mom to rest this morning and had a wonderful memorial service this afternoon. Now we begin a new chapter in our life, and we must begin out healing.

I honestly believe that I was not meant to finish this boat before Memorial day. My Dad is really looking forward to finishing it with me, and taking it for our first voyage. We are starting at 8 am tomorrow and he has told me we are getting it done and in the water by next weekend. My Dad is a planner, and he has told me to have a schedule ready before we start work tomorrow...LMAO!!!!!!! That's my Dad. This is going to be therapy for us both, and I am also looking forward to finishing it and launching it in Mom's honor.

Talk to you guys soon.

For those that do not know, the new name for the Sea Ray is

OVER-HULLED

Thanks again!

 

[Woodonglass]

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I truly believe "Over-Hulled" will be the means to the Healing Process that will be so dearly needed for your Dad and Yourself. I look forward more than ever to the videos and posts of your progress.

GOD SPEED!!!!!

 

[fat fanny]

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

J remember Dad's are truly a sons best friend, Looking forward to more of your therapy in the form of the Over Hulled Ray!!!!!!!!!! glad to see you and yours moving on in your Moms honor.

 

[archbuilder]

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Looking forward to seeing you at the lake! Love the name!

 

[tinkeringwackyone]

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Love the name, it fits great. Hopefully I'll hit the water in a couple weeks. Good luck to you and may God give you peace in this time of sorrow.

God Bless you all


sail on.....tink

 

[BillFloyd]

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Jay,

I have been a silent observer of your work and love your videos. Almost like going to school and a real tool for the do-it-yourselfers out there like me. It sure gave me the confidence to do mine. In fact, if not for your thorough coverage of all aspects of the rebuild of your Sea Ray I wouldn't have had the confidence to make an offer on my boat. Its very apperent that everyone else feels the same way. Thank you for what your are doing for all of us.

I would also like to offer my condolences to you and your entire family. On a good note, its good to see your dads enthusiasm in the completion of this project during a painful time for him.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing your completed project.

 

[goboating]

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My best wishes to you and your family. I think she will be there for the splash after all. Standing behind you with her hand on your shoulder. Good Luck.

 

[69rrvert]

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Just finished your latest video Jay. I plan on doing my batteries and pump the same way. It is good to see things are finally coming to an end. I can't wait to see it splashed next weekend, right? Thanks, Steven

 

[Silverbullet555]

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Since you are back to working on the boat I have a couple ideas for you.

First, on your motor, if it has a second plug in the pan (mine did), remove it and put in a fumoto valve or a remote drain hose. I put a fumoto in mine so I could drain the oil instead of pumping it out. Once your motor is installed it could be tough to get in there. I went with fumoto because I have used them on many other motors and I like the fact there is a valve there instead of just a capped off tube.

For your batteries, I was looking for trays and had a really hard time finding ones that would fit group 31. I wanted group 31 because I wanted to the extra capacity since we tend to spend time on the hook listening to music. Anyway, walmart has some nice boxes that have a moveable wall so you can put it can secure batteries of different sizes. I would higly recommend them as they completely cover the batteries.

Lastly, on batteries, not to start a debate, but if you need new ones, stop by your local Napa Auto Parts. Ours carries Deka brand batteries which are made by East Penn Mfg and are great batteries. I went with wet cells because I could not justify the cost of AGM since mine were $100 each and the AGM I wanted were $270 each.

Since your boat is essentially brand new, new batteries might be in order.

 

[tubenewb]

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getting here late,
All the love from my family to yours...
and thanks for everything you are doing here.

 

[sankanother1]

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Hi Jay.Sorry..You and your family have been in my prayers.You are a strong man and are becoming even stronger.You have had a bad year and turned it around in your favor.Your mother is no longer suffering and is in a better place,Your boat purchase turned real sour and you are building it better than it ever was.YOU ARE A WINNER.over coming life's obstacles and helping people (that you dont even know)to learn from your short comings.STAND TALL JAY!God bless you.

 

[Luhrs28]

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I can't add anything that hasn't already been said. Sometimes the best you can do is just to keep on doing what you're doing.

 

[tsennett]

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Jay-

Like so many have said, please accept my condolences.
I have followed your thread and it is a rich resource for anyone doing any restoration. I wanted to say thanks all the informative posts - while I am not in the middle of a resto (although, looking at my boat, maybe I should be) I saw how you used the pvc conduit to make a frame for a cover, and I have shamelessly stolen your idea for my boat. The factory mooring cover is long gone - I have an old 1990 SeaRay 180 OB- that I keep on a hoist, and I had been struggling to make use of an off the shelf cover when the boat is sitting on the hoist. Even with post supports, it was sagging and catching rain water, which eventually goes through the cover and fills up the bilge or soaks the carpet. Now I have made a pvc frame like yours, and I am cautiously optimistic that this may succeed in having the rain sheet off the cover instead of pooling in low spots. So thanks for all the fascinating posts - the shared knowledge is greatly appreciated by this reader, and I have put some if to use.

 

[dorelse]

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Jay - My condolences to you and your family. Keep up the good work, your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[Friscoboater]

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Well I finally got a second to get back here. Thanks again for all the kind messages guys.


This was one heck of a weekend, and Dad and I got MAJOR progress done, and had one major setback. I have lots of videos to edit, so be patient. Lets see what got done.

1. Deck is gel Coated
2. Gimbal housing is painted, rebuilt and installed
3. Most of the interior is done
4. The engine is about 90% installed. (here is where the setback occurred)

We had to set the engine in place to get the markings for the front mount holes. When we raised it back up one of the little spring washers on the rear engine mount fell off and disappeared. I mean we searched everywhere for this thing. My neighbors, wife, kids and inlaws helped. It was just gone. So I had to buy a rear bolt kit this morning and we will try again tomorrow. The problem is that I have to pay for two more days of cherry picker rental. The only thing about not being able to find the spring is that I hope it is not somewhere that will hurt the engine. The flame arrester is installed, and the only place it could go is the exhaust manifold. It is unlikely though. I think I picked it up and put it somewhere is the mess of a garage I have right now.

So anyway, I hope to get some video and pictures up soon.