Amber J starting overhaul

Post by **amber jj** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:33 pm

She arrived Dec.23rd.I was able to put her inside for 3 or 4 weeks.WE have lots of work for our refit.Upholestry,engine cleanup,cockpit cover,teak flooring,a good polishing and whatever else we can find time for.I'm consider myself pretty fortunate to have a good friend with a boat canvas and upholestry shop(heated).It took the better part of the first day just to get the boating and fishing gear the previous owner had given us.Then another day to wash the 500 miles of road crud off from her trip from Lido Beach N.Y.to her new home.I had to scrub her down wet and use a wet pick up vacuum to dry up.We were not able to get back outside to use the pressure washer unless I hired a truck and hydraulic trailer.Well I'm off tomorrow to remove striping and compound the green,and also remove the registration numbers and the old name from the transom.We will let you know what's happening in a week or so and post more pics.This was my first time figuring out how to get the picture on the posting.
Bob

Post by **sweetwater** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:01 am

Good luck, looks like a beautiful boat!

Post by **efishnsea** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:53 am

Let us know how your progress is going. And what you plan to do. Best of Luck Bob

Post by **whwells** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:17 pm

The boat looks very much at home. It is beautiful. Enjoy & Happy New Year's.
whwells "Howard"

Post by **psalbin43** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:00 pm

She looks great. I see you are removing the old name. I have been a firm believer in "De-naming & Re-naming" ceremonies. We have performed each for all our boats and have had good luck with each. You may want to check it out. Very best of luck with yours. She really is a beauty!

Best regards and Happy New Year,
Paul

Post by **amber jj** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:05 am

Paul is there any specific ceremony you go by,or just search anyone out .Our previous boat burned and we were thinking of registering her with the same name(AmberJ).Our previous boat was a searay Amberjack and also our daughters names our Amber and Jennifer.It was sort of dual purpose.
Bob

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:46 am

amber j wrote:Paul is there any specific ceremony you go by,or just search anyone out .Our previous boat burned and we were thinking of registering her with the same name(AmberJ).Our previous boat was a searay Amberjack and also our daughters names our Amber and Jennifer.It was sort of dual purpose.
Bob

Whether you believe in this or not it is fun to do. This is the one we used in the 90s. We renamed that boat from Black Jack to Julia Sea. I owned it for 13 years and never had major problems.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=441&hilit=boat+renaming

Post by **sunvale1** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:55 am

Would you mind telling me what you ended up paying for the transport per mile. I'm looking at a 28ft in Iowa and was wondering what would cost less, the trip up the river to the Great lakes or a truck.
Thanks
Peter
Happy New year

Post by **RobS** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:49 pm

jcollins wrote:
amber j wrote:Paul is there any specific ceremony you go by,or just search anyone out .Our previous boat burned and we were thinking of registering her with the same name(AmberJ).Our previous boat was a searay Amberjack and also our daughters names our Amber and Jennifer.It was sort of dual purpose.
Bob
Whether you believe in this or not it is fun to do. This is the one we used in the 90s. We renamed that boat from Black Jack to Julia Sea. I owned it for 13 years and never had major problems.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=441&hilit=boat+renaming

Is keeping the prior owner's name considered bad luck?

Post by **amber jj** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:05 pm

Peter trucking was quite expensive $4500.00 from Freeport N.Y. To Courtland Ont.Can.We could have done It for $500 less using a lowboy trailer,but would have hire a crane to offload when reaching our destination.Also with a crane we would not be able to place it inside the shop.With the hydraulic trailer we were able to place it inside quite easily.Another factor in the cost was about another $1000 for permits and police escort across NewYork city.He had to load during the day,then wait until midnight or after before he crossed the city.Once he was over the bridges he had to wait for daylight to carry on again.The $1000 was included in that price.To answer your question it was about $9.00 per mile .American and Canadian companies were comparable in pricing other than with a U.S.firm I had to deal with the higher currency exchange and my driver was familiar with the destination at Convert A Boat. Bob

Post by **lpbp** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:20 pm

Sunvale I had my 28 hauled from, Maryland to Ontario Can by BBB Transporter out of Mich . Price was good 2300 US with Wide Load permits for 4 states and Ont http://bbbtransporter.com/boatslayout.html # 586 995 3500 The 28 is a bit cheaper to haul because it is not as wide I think and no escort vehicle is required The fellow was good to work with and he likes to work things out so he is hauling something each way and helps keep the price dwn .

Post by **amber jj** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:20 pm

Well finally finished the with the rubbing compound.All the glue from the pin striping,logos,and name is off.That will make a good clean base to reapply.Brian from Auto Trim in Norwich is coming tomorrow to reapply.Then back to waxing,I don't think this will be quite as bad.I'm not sure how to get rid of the ghosting impression on the gelcoat from the registration numbers and name on the transom.I'm afraid to use too course of a compound for fear of going through the gelcoat. I would also like to strip the bottom paint,I figured on getting a price on soda blasting,but someone suggested sandblasting,but I'm sure that is no no.Any other suggestions?
Bob

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:48 am

I'm afraid to use too course of a compound for fear of going through the gelcoat

The gelcoat is pretty thick on these boats. You could wet-sand with no problems.

Post by **RobS** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:54 am

amber j wrote:...I would also like to strip the bottom paint,I figured on getting a price on soda blasting,but someone suggested sandblasting,but I'm sure that is no no.Any other suggestions?
Bob

Hand sanding or soda blasting. See this post re: soda viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3987&p=28684#p28684

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:19 pm

RobS wrote:
jcollins wrote:
amber j wrote:Paul is there any specific ceremony you go by,or just search anyone out .Our previous boat burned and we were thinking of registering her with the same name(AmberJ).Our previous boat was a searay Amberjack and also our daughters names our Amber and Jennifer.It was sort of dual purpose.
Bob
Whether you believe in this or not it is fun to do. This is the one we used in the 90s. We renamed that boat from Black Jack to Julia Sea. I owned it for 13 years and never had major problems.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=441&hilit=boat+renaming
Is keeping the prior owner's name considered bad luck?

I don't think so. I kept the prior owners name with this boat. - Afterglow. The definition just fits.

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