Redoing the Cafe

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:24 PM

Okay I want to join the ranks of redoing a Cafe. I have owned the boat for 6 years and have thought about selling it and moving up, but instead I have been redoing it piece by piece year by year and not can not give it away so I thought I would see it the finish. Here is the boat as of this summer.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:26 PM

A couple of years back I redid the dash and cockpit interior shifters, throttles etc.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:29 PM

I repowered with some warmed up 500HP's. motors are 560hp. The boat runs great for a heavy sled and has seen consitant gps speeds of 78mph. I added Imco hydraulic steering, BB Blades labbed props, I rebuilt the drives and every cable replaced.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:34 PM

Okay so that brings me to this fall where the boat is being sanded down and completely repainted. I will post some updated pics at the end of the week but here is the project starting to get under way.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:35 PM

The rub rail is off and going to get repolished. I was not sure if I should keep the polished steel or go with a white one, but I thought the stainless would hold up better.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:36 PM

The old cleats have been removed and I am having the pop up cleats installed. Not sure on the nav light yet.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:38 PM

Quick note the trailer is a yard trailer and is not mine. The boat is coming off the trailer and is going to be blocked up.

4195 · 11-17-2009, 01:42 PM

Here are the mock sketches done by the painter. I am going with a combo of the top and bottom sketch. It will be the top theme and colrs with the layout of the bottom pic. The graphics are going to get narrower and follow the bow line for a sleek look. The Cigarette logo is going to be a little larger and is going to be painted and airbrushed carbon fiber.