38 Top Gun resto
 

I need all of the 94 TG parts I can get.I bought one that had a fire, and burned up the cockpit real bad.It's hurt, but I love it anyway ,and will do what I have to , to return her to perfect condition.Any glass work tips would be greatly appreciated :D

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Phil has a rear seat if you are looking for that.

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Be sure to post plenty of pics during the resto. :cool:

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I would be interested in the seat , but I don't know how to get a hold of Phil. My number is 913-927-1755 Thanks, Travis

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Show us some pics. I heard about that gun.

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www.lipship.com
Phil Lipshultz

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I saw that boat for sale. I was going to ask on here if anyone knew the story on what happened. You got a "smokin' deal" on that boat. I saw the price it was going for. You could come up with some good names....

"Smoked"
"Fire Sale"
"Still Smokin"
"On Fire"
"Hot 1"

:D :D

Congrats on the buy. And yes, post pics of the progress.

By they way, Phils #'s in my signature line.

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pictures! pictures! pictures!

come on! this tread is already 11 hours old and still no pictures!

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OK folks here are the log awaited photos of "Smoke on the water" or whatever her reserected name may end up being.....

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:eek: :eek:

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This boat burned at my marina I didn't even realize it left. It was behind the stacks for so long. I met the previous owner he just bought another Cig to replace this one.This project is big keep us posted on progress.

I admire your determination to bring this one back. Best of luck with it.

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:eek: WOW :eek: :eek: Good luck with the restore.

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Good luck with that project. How about "Burn out" or "Toast" or "Torchy's Loung" or " Black Magic Woman" or "Smokin Mama" or "Hot Chocolate" or "Hot Tamale" or "Hot Btch"
for a name?

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Wow what a project. Best of luck.

For the name how about "Well Done" :D

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massive burn! I'd call it DIRTY JOB !!!

I restored 2 boats up to now, but never burned like that. Each time you'll work on it, you'll get a black face for sure! Need a shower after!

Good luck, keep postin pics!!!

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I thought my restoration was bad! All I had to do is replace a transom and a couple of stringers. Best of luck. My dusty, grinding fiberglass thoughts and prayers are with you!!!

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Beer washes down the dust pretty well! I have alot of extra parts from my project. Let me know what you need. I replaced almost everything in the bilge and transom.

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Bad Enough, tell us what your plans are and how you're going to repair the burnt fiberglass. How does it look in person? How much you plan on spending? How much are you going to do yourself or outsource. I have an idea of how much you paid for the hull, It may just be worth the work!

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The plan is to first restore the boat to original condition. I have done some work with fiberglass repair before but not to this degree. Initially it looked bad but after I got to cleaning and ripping the wet debris out not so bad. I plan on doing the resto myself unless I happen on something I just cant figure out. The time frame is 2 years (I have a day job) and the budget will be about $40,000. So far I have been lucky enough to find guys wanting to trade this for that so, very little cash out so far. You all have been a big help offering up spare parts and that is how I plan to get the job done for now. Later I'll upgrade to higher performance. I paid $3150 plus my cost of hauling the boat from NY to KC. I plan on having a solid top notch boat when it is all done. I really dont want to stray from Cigarette's design. So keep the used parts rolling. We'll get your garages cleaned out before it's all over. Thanks Travis and Carol Self

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Holy Smoke :hothead:

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Looks way more than I would even dream about tackling!!

Easier for me to finish it with another match!!! :D

Goooooood luck and keep us posted!!

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Hey...that sheeet aint funny man....

No more fire...please.....

I'm melting..
:evilb:

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Hey, good luck with the project !!! You must have a lot of time and skills to do this.
Please make sure to post loads of pics..... :cool:

By the way there was a 42 Burned....Anybody knows what happened to that boat ?? Has it been Restored ???

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Can't you just buy a new deck straight out from the Cig factory and be worth it? Have you checkedk that option or is it too expensive? How much could be worth a new deck?

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best of luck with that resto.

3k seems like a deal...

i am curious about those two fires though...looks like electrical fires under the dash...

does anyone have any more info on how these two boats burned?

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The Tiger was previously owned by someone here in Toledo and traded into Lipship on a new 39 Gun. It then went to the Bahamas and I think the fire was started by a vagrant while sitting in a storage lot.

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The Top Gun was tracedto the battery switch. Burned on the lift at the marina and took a Baja with it.

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....i guess now it has been destrojed...... :(
....maybe someone tried to restore it..?????? Looks like it was a great boat....

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Bad Enough ! Any updates? Pictures! We are (I am) curious here!

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Hey !! How is going This Restoration ???

...............

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looks like a ton of work

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Would anyone be interested in buying this boat? I have 4800.00 in it. It has k planes and strainers and battery hold downs. The title is also good.With two little ones and a needy wife , I don't seem to get any time to work on it.:(

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wow! . . i didnt know Phil's 42 burnt. that was a great looking boat to say the least.


good luck with the project BAD ENOUGH. if you need any guidance in the glass department feel free to give me a call. 419-461-1484
:cool:



[email protected]

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oops . . just read your last post. i may like to talk to you on this. im a sucker for a good project. how toasted is the cabin? where is the boat located?

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same question for me!!!

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Old parts are being cut out and new material has arrived to start making new parts.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK, That's insane!!:eek:

Can't wait to see how it comes out.:cool:

Some 38 parts I have.
 

If you continue on with the project, I have a few parts left from a 38 from when I restored my '94 TG. I have the rocker switch panel, the cup holder / arm rest parts for the back seat (They look to be made of Star Board from the factory) and three new white Top Gun vinyl pillows for the cabin. I also have some of the hatch hardware and I'm sure there are other things that just aren't coming to mind.

If you're interested, let me know your e-mail address.

Barry

Hey Barry , [email protected] or 913-927-1755 Thanks....:drink: