Remodel Fiesta Vee 250 Now complete!!!!!

Britinusa

Thanks guys! im still on the fence of whether i should lay the vinyl as one piece or cut the pieces on the seat box fronts separate so those lines will be parallel to the top of the seat cushions.
Im now thinking that the vertical faces of the seats should be stained and varnished and just keep the vinyl on the floor

Britinusa

Next job is to remove the head wall for its varnish coats, and while that's out i can run the new waste lines.
im also thinking that i could use the vinyl on the head floor because right now its a white fiberglass shell, im just figuring out the drain in the foot well and do i glue the vinyl directly onto the floor or maybe lay a wood floor first because of the step where the toilet will sit could be a stained vertical facing like the rest of the

Britinusa

Floor sections stained and varnished, i decided that the vertical sections would look better stained and varnished.

Dream_Inn

I agree that the vertical sections look better stained/varnished.  You really are doing a great job with the boat and very nice watching the progression with pictures!  It sounds like you are really enjoying the time with your boat and I'm betting your son is going to enjoy it just as much in the spring!  I was a bit older, but I remember when my mother had passed and my dad took the time and we redid the engine in my old streetrod (that we originally did in my early teens).  Something I'll never forget and I still have that old truck (gonna give it to my son some day soon).

Britinusa

Thanks Dream, i am enjoying it and learning a lot about my boat and how it all works! also glad to hear that she is looking good because i'm very critical of my own work.

golfdog

Hey Britinusa, Your boat is really looking good. I agree with Dream Inn the vertical sections look really nice stained. I also like seeing your progression in pictures, very interesting. Keep up the great work can't wait to see the finished product. Although I've found that with owning a boat there is never a finished product.

Britinusa

Thanks Golfdog,
A little more progress today,I removed the home made seat that the PO attached to the transom, i also reversed the engine room hatch because it had been refitted twice and there are so many holes that i need to patch, so i reversed it and i can now stand at the transom and open it which is better.
Im also going to install a round access port in the hatch so i can access the battery switch without opening the hatch.
My roof windows still leak badly despite the 300 lbs of silicone sealant! and parcel tape the PO used! That should have done the trick right??
As soon as my boat is wrapped i will work on building new windows
So job list as it stands today
1. Lay padding and Vinyl
2. Install waste tank, lines and toilet
3. fill holes in transom
4. Install taller anchor navigation light as mine is only visible from the front when the Bimini is up
5. Install GPS and maybe a new transducer
6. Install anchor winch.
7. Install trim tabs indicator display
Maybe after all that i may get be able to get some actually using her!

Britinusa

Heres the transom with the seat gone, i have some rust marks that dont seen to want to come off easy, and a bunch of old holes both in the transom and the floor that need cleaned up and blending in, im not sure how to correct this section yet, any advice is welcomed!

frenchship

For the rust stains you should try muriactic acid (be careful with that stuff) but it won't hurt the gelcoat. As far for the holes nothing complicated with Fiberglass and gelcoat if the floor is non skid there is a trick how to reproduce the texture  but if you put a seat over it it does not matter.
if you need more info on fiberglass and gelcoat and texture let me know.
Paul

Britinusa

Thanks for the Muriatic acid tip, i have never done fiberglassing before, but i have watched lots of threads of people doing it, i will need some advice on which gelcoat to get and how to do it properly.

frenchship

Great when you are ready to tackle the job let me know. Weather and temperature are important not much for the fiberglass  but for the gelcoat.
Paul

Britinusa

Thanks Frenchship, this will be a job for the spring as the boat wrapped yesterday.
Current job is the table, I have refinished the teak surround and now I'm working on the center, I'm planning on sanding the white melamine and gluing down a paper veneer with a wood inlay (i printed the inlay out to get an idea)

MarkB

That looks amazing. 

Britinusa

Thank you Mark, the teak cleaned up very well.

Britinusa

Worked on the table a little today, cut the veneer top, the new top will get a varnish only as will the inlay when that's done as i like the light color inside the dark teak, here is a paper mock up of the compass inlay.
What do you guys think, leave the lighter color or stain it?

TonyWalker

That will be gorgeous.  Looks like it would be at home in the stern castle cabin of an old square rigged sailing ship.

Tony
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Britinusa

Thanks Tony, I know its not really in the style of a cabin cruiser but then with all the stained wood finishes going in it should look at home.

Cableguy Greg

I like the light with the dark edges. Looks great!

Britinusa

Here is the table so far, i removed the side trim pieces and cut the new top, still needs a finishing Sanding then varnish.
I made a mistake on the veneer and i didn't have a big enough piece, so i had to use 2 pieces for the final top.
I could have ordered a new one but i think with the varnish finish it will be fine.
 

JC290

Looking good 

MarkB

Nice!

golfdog

Looks great!

Dream_Inn

Looking very nice, although I gotta say I liked the dark trim pieces around the edge.

Britinusa

Thanks guys, the dark trim pieces are going back on when I'm done varnishing the top.
here it is mocked up.
I put another coat of varnish on this morning, then a good sanding and a final coat and its done.

MarkB

Absolute masterpiece. Its a good thing you were able to get that done yourself, because it would have cost a fortune to get someone else to do it.

Britinusa

Thanks mark, Im pleased with how it turned out, considering its my first attempt at veneer and inlays.

luckydog

Well done, You have pride in your work and it shows

Britinusa

Thank you guys, this is after the final coats of varnish.

Cableguy Greg

Beautiful job!!! I hope to see it someday!

MarkB

Beautiful!