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09-26-2016, 01:19 PM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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Mr RT, the window frames are polished aluminum. The snaps are on the fg alongside. There are new covers on board since these photos were taken but we used the original snap positions.
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09-26-2016, 01:23 PM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
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Mr B, thank you for that info. I had never seen it before. At the marina all the cleaning boys use buff and wax. I do already have a stubborn soot stain that has been difficult to remove. I will give the Awlgrip product a try.
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09-26-2016, 01:57 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by McGillicuddy
Mr B, thank you for that info. I had never seen it before. At the marina all the cleaning boys use buff and wax. I do already have a stubborn soot stain that has been difficult to remove. I will give the Awlgrip product a try.
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Yes, you do wax some of their other products, like Awlcraft, and you wax Alexseal. With any of them I suggest taking their maintenance suggestions seriously. We even go so far as using their products. We use Awlwash and Awlcare.
On Alexseal we use the products they recommend.
http://www.alexseal.com/docs/general...aintenance.pdf
On old inherited paint jobs when you don't know the paint or what treatment has been previously used, you're in no man's land and do what it appears needs to be done. However, on a newly painted boats I always recommend following the paint manufacturer's guidelines.
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09-26-2016, 02:11 PM
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 754
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At the aft end of the house is an area I call the back porch. The floor is laid with a cork floor that is caulked between strips. At some point a PO had coated it with a sealer of some type. The sealer was disintegrating and the area looked bad. I thought about pulling it up and replacing it with Plasteak or similar. After eraser have I found the cork stuff was distributed by Marquip in Florida so I called them up. He told me that the stuff should last forever and did not need to be coated. Early in it production some owners had no believed in its longevity and had used sealants. He told me to sand it with 80 grit and it would be fine. He also told me to wash it occasionally with OxyClean and a stiff brush and it comes up nicely.
I thought the back porch was a waste of space because it wasn't well protected and got wet when it rained, meaning that I couldn't put nice comfortable furniture out there. My solution was to enclose it in canvas and eisenglass.
Back Porch floor
Close up of planks
Same area after sanding and with screen. No my favorite place to sit and drink my morning tea.
I think it improves the lines of the boat, don't you?
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09-26-2016, 02:16 PM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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Sorry for some of the nonsensical wording. Autocorrect on my iPad has some strange ideas about what I am trying to say.
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09-26-2016, 02:50 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,834
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Originally Posted by BandB
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Yes Awlgrip. Awlcare yields poor results and mediocre protection, IMO. Guess if you want to do it 6 times a year it's ok. Much happier with the Collonite wax. Been using Collonite for 10 years on the charter boat with no adverse effects. When you put the new coat on the old coat is removed.
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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09-26-2016, 03:23 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O C Diver
Yes Awlgrip. Awlcare yields poor results and mediocre protection, IMO. Guess if you want to do it 6 times a year it's ok. Much happier with the Collonite wax. Been using Collonite for 10 years on the charter boat with no adverse effects. When you put the new coat on the old coat is removed.
Ted
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I've heard very good things about Collonite wash and wax, know some highly rated detailers who use it. Our boat with Awlgrip gets far different use than your charter boat, but has held up nicely, looks like new.
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09-26-2016, 03:40 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,834
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
I've heard very good things about Collonite wash and wax, know some highly rated detailers who use it. Our boat with Awlgrip gets far different use than your charter boat, but has held up nicely, looks like new.
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In an average 4 month season, the charter boat can get washed 60+ times. The Awlcare didn't hold up to repeated washings. The Collonite is still there the following spring after sitting outside all winter.
Ted
__________________
Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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09-26-2016, 11:54 PM
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#29
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
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Next thing on my list was the interior. The master cabin, while huge by boat standards,was extremely dated. Plus it was the only place on the boat that emanated a musty smell. I didn't know if is was coming from the head or the carpet or the mattress and bedding or wood paneling below the portholes or all of the above. The main visual element of the cabin was the mirrored headboard that was painted with Chinese ribbons and lotus flowers. Plus the silvering on the back was peeling off.
The cabin was a gut job. I don't have many before pics, just what was in the surveyors report. But you can't smell photographs so they don't tell the whole story. Here is how it went:
Start by removing the mirror headboard
Remove shelves and teak trip on starboard side
remove cabinets and teak trim port side
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09-27-2016, 12:06 AM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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We did the head, shower and vanity at the same time
Shower floor removed. Took the opportunity to renew shower drain pipe as it was a slow drain
the shower had been paneled with white faced hardboard. That was all removed.
View of the vanity area with wallpaper
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09-27-2016, 12:19 AM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 754
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09-27-2016, 12:33 AM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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Then we started the rebuild
The previously mirrored was was painted yellow
started building shelves and cabinets
New mattress arrives. It is a tight fit
Especially trying to get it downstairs
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09-27-2016, 08:45 AM
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#33
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Veteran Member
City: Lakeville, CT
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 27
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Yep, I'll go with the non-skid rather then teak ....... Yes, we all know the appeal and tradition of teak but for those of us that have cleaned it - give me non-skid ..........
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09-28-2016, 08:27 PM
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#34
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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So, we starting putting things back together.
This is a standard vanity counter top from the boat depot. It was rectangular but due to proximity to the head we needed to round out a corner of make sufficient room to sit. No problem, using a sawzall the corner was cut. But the base material was a white chalky porcelain. So the entire edge was taped off and sprayed with Awlgrip. Yup, that's right, that edge is Awlgrip paint. Who wouldathunkit.
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09-28-2016, 08:48 PM
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
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In a previous life I had laid a custom made tartan/plaid carpet in my den in the house. I had kept the off cuts for about 15 years for reasons that probably say something about my sanity, or lack of it. Anyway, given the theme of 'Scot Free' I decided to haul it out and see what I could do with it.
Trying to get the pattern to match was a trial given I only had a few pieces to work with. Using the original carpet as a template I managed to put it together with only a few square inches left over.
Starting to come together.
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09-29-2016, 10:42 AM
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#36
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
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I have a video if the completed area but haven't figured out to upload it to TF yet. So while I'm figuring that out, we will move on to another project.
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09-29-2016, 10:50 AM
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#37
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Guru
City: Niceville, FL
Vessel Name: At Last
Vessel Model: 1990 Jefferson 52 Marquessa
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 724
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Great job!
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09-29-2016, 10:57 AM
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#38
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Veteran Member
City: Lakeville, CT
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 27
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Pretty cool .........
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09-29-2016, 11:15 AM
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#39
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 754
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It was not in my plan to do anything with the salon floor. It has a cream colored sculptured carpet that was probably expensive to install. I had steam cleaned it after I got the boat and trout it looked good. Next to it was the galley with marble tile floor. Then it led into the pilot house which has the cork floor. Hmmm.
On a whim I pulled out all the furniture and vacuumed the area. I didn't like the look of it.
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09-29-2016, 11:16 AM
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#40
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City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
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Thanks guys. It's fun re-creating this.
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