Titos - I need your help..
 

I sent three pieces of white vinyl to Bud three weeks ago to get stitched - one for the bench seat for the "Cafe Racer" lettering, and two for the back of the bolsters for the "Cigarette" lettering. All should be done in red lettering w/ black shadowing. I have yet to get a firm date that I can expect them back - all I get is "call back later".

Not trying to complain here, I'd just like to get this stitched and sent back to my upholstery shop. Anything you can do to speed things up would be appreciated. This is delaying my splash date - should have been Monday! If you need to talk to me, Bud has my cell#.

Steve Gresham

I recieved my stitching Tuesday. The red lettering looks great, although there is no black shadowing that was described to me. Oh, and they took the three pre-measured vinyl panels I sent with the stitching locations clearly marked, cut them up, re-marked them, so now the damn things won't even fit my seats!! And then asked me to send more vinyl so they can redo them.

Not in this lifetime...

Steve: i know the people who do all the stitching for cigarette and also know another guy down there who can get these done asap for ya. would you like me to get you their #'s. you can call me at 912-313-8686. Russ Floyd

Thanks Russ, but I'm going to get this resolved locally.

damn steve, that sucks!!

keep us updated on your project. I, for one am very interested in seeing how it turns out.

Sean

Sean, thanks. I'll post pictures sometime this weekend. The "modified" upholstery is being installed today. My upholstery guy is doing a hell of a job!

Here's the bench seat after we modified the design..

..and here are the bolsters..

Steve, Cockpit looks awesome! I seem to recall that you were doing th cabin also, how did it come out?

Here you go. Turned out rather well, even if I do say so myself..

And the vberth. Unfortunately, I spun a rod bearing over the weekend so I'm back to rebuilding engines.

Steve,

Cabin does look great! Excellent work...now about that rod bearing...that, sucks. Didn't you jus thave thos motors done? How many hours? What happened? Hope you get it back up and running soon, summer is still a month or so away...

BTW, I tooka ride on the ole 28 this weekend, I'll be sad to see her go, but I can't wait to put the 35 in the water!

Sean

Same bottom ends on the engines as last year - about 100 hours. All I did was upgraded the blowers. The pisser is I have no idea what caused it. I'm just glad it happened now and not in July!! The machine shop said they can turn the crank so my repair costs will be minimal.

Hi Cig, Mongo here.

Your boat looks GREAT! I just bought an 89 Cafe and had the cockpit re-done before I shipped it here to St. Thomas. I've been looking at re-doing the dash the same way you did, white gauges and backing plate on the black dash. I have a question or two:

1. Did you buy the dash and back plate as a kit or did you do them yourself?

2. How do you keep the black so black? Mine is a little sun faded and kinda chalky. What is your solution to this? I take it this is gelcoat, can I just hit it with a good finish restorer and some compound and follow it with a good wax?

Thanks for your help. This is my first Cig (I had a Donzi before, the Cig is SOOO much better) and want to do the best I can to keep it in good shape.

Mongo :D

Mongo, thanks. Im pleased with the results. I ordered a new 502 this morning so that should take care of my engine problems for a while.

The dash plate you see in the pictures is being trashed. It was a lexan panel that I had made up at a sign shop in the winter of '00-01. The first time water got on it the colors "ran". I bought a set of laser-etched plates from Nisonger Marine that will be replacing them. I'm not real happy with Nisonger - I wanted the "Cigarette" logo in red and they sent them to me with it in gray. They said that was the only way you could get laser-etching.

I use 303 on the black. I also put a black non-skid pad above the glove box to walk on when you're getting on the bow. The black is some type of paint - I could see the edges when I removed some of the upholstery.

A Cig in St Thomas - that must be a blast!! Best of luck!

Hi Cignificant Steve, yor boat looks incredible. I have my cabin headliner and side panels out and are being redone at the moment. I hope it comes out as good as yours did.Sorry to hear about the motor:mad: but these things happen with these kind of toys:rolleyes: I spent the afternoon on the lake getting used to the Top Gun and came home to find a huge oil leak:eek: looks like the timing cover of balancer seal. I hope it`s something simple
Hope all is well, Kurt.

CIG
 

What I want to know is how the cooler turned out? I thought that was the best feature

Hi Cig,

Glad to hear about your new motor. Hell, the weather is starting to get good up there now. Gotta have it running in time for the warm stuff!

I have been told that Gaffrig makes an entire kit that includes the dash plate and gauges. Have you heard of or seen this kit?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is "303"? I have time on Saturday to do some work in the boat in preperation for the usual run to White Bay with a boat load of babes to drink Painkillers on the beach. Is it a finish restorer or a paint? The finish really looks like gelcoat. Great idea on the non-skid. It will make my GF very happy.

Thanks again!

Mongo

Oh yea, Biggus can hang on the Cig forum now!!

The headliner was a ***** - even the guy at the upholstery shop didn't want to do it. So I had to do it myself. Don't worry about oil leaks - just add more new oil. You won't have to change the oil if you just keep leaking out the old!!

Linster, you know the cooler is always in good repair!!

Mongo, "303" is a cleaner/protectant that you can buy at many of the boating stores. Here's a link..

http://www.boatus-store.com/browse/i...SR=1&IID=19556

I've never looked at the Graffrig packages. My boat had Graffrig when I bought it, so all I needed were the panels.

So, you're running to a place called White Bay in the Caribbean with a boat load of Babes? I wonder how much plane tickets are to St Thomas?;) ;)

Hi Cig,

Here is the link to my hangout: http://www.sandcastle-bvi.com/

The soggydollar bar is the place. It is called that because there is no dock, so you have to bow and stern anchor and swim in. The money gets wet, but there is a clothes line behind the bar where you can hang the $$$ till they dry. Don't worry, I'll post some pics on Monday...

Thanks for the info on the 303. I'll give it a try.

Mongo

Cignificant: Awesome looking boat. I'm sure you have put a ton of time and $$$ into it, and it really paid off! Love the scoops on the hatch!
imongo: you suck :D :D :D
How much are tickets to St. Thomas? :cool: :D

Tickets to St. Thomas are 300-500 depending on the deal you can find. I have a vacation rental that goes for 650 a week. Hotels start at about 150 a night and go to the sky (you can rent villas for 50 grand a week). Anyone want to come and visit is welcome!:) You might even be able to talk me into a ride to White bay! (assuming there is room).

Who'll be the first?:D

Mongo

Oh, and here is a pic of a typical day. This pic was taken when I had my 24 Superboat! I have more room with the 35 Cafe:D

Mongo

Yummy!

I love the color of the water down there. Makes our river look like chit..

Yeah, well, it's tought to live with, but someome's gotta do it! Sorry about no pics, but the weather got bad (20-25 winds and rain squalls) which doesn't happen often. I'll do pics for all next weekend...

Mongo:D

I'll be In Puerto Rico this Wed thru Sunday, and then over in Barbados for 3 days. I'll try to snap a few shots myself.