I spoke to Phil on the phone when I owned the boat. He actually remembered the boat from when he sold it in 2000. I bet he knows....

Start a build thread Jim!

make sure you name the build thread "cafe racer TEASER 2" :coolcowboy:

Been busy at work trying to save the company so have not logged in much recently.

Transom is pretty much all cut out now. The entire sides & the middle was was practically dust. The bottom center was soaking wet. the two outside stringers look to be rotted about 2-3' back, so we are going to replace them with the Coosa board too. The center & inner stringers look to be solid still, along with the bottom. Next weekend i will try to get the bad stringers cut out & get the get the transom prepped for the replacement.

Multiple pics of the mess:
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Dont give up! The tough part is almost over! Lots more fun when rebuilding !

Ouch. That's crazy.

Not the end of the world. It'll be good as new when you're done. Buddy had his cafe transom rebuilt. 10k it cost him. At least you're saving a "boat load" of money ;)

I needed to save a boat load because i still need to dump multiple boat loads into it!

I'm just glad it held together. Blowing out the transom & sinking would have really ruined my Shootout weekend.

My Cafe years ago.. Great boat[ATTACH=CONFIG]554298[/ATTACH]

I've got an 87 cafe at LOTO now, all original, and I'm redoing everything drive related hanging off the back of the boat. I thought I had a big job....but it's nothing compared to this. I admire the do-it-yourselfers. I'm doing mine because a few places at LOTO wanted between 4 and 6k for repairs when the parts have only cost me $1100 (all Mercury parts too). Hmm. I think I'm in the wrong business! Too bad you're in KC, I'd love to see this work in person and actually help out. Could all come in handy if I ever have to get into mine like that....

Let me know when you get her back together and floating again......we'll have to have a Cafe rendezvous!

Took advantage of the weather this weekend to work on the hull.

Graphics had to go!
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After the holiday I'll start prepping it so the glass guy can fix the hundred spots on this thing that need addressed.

Figured i would post more updates of things that have been going on.

Glass guy started to address the hull. The bow needed some tlc. Many gelcoat cracks that ran a pretty good distance so ground down for repair.
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Strakes being prepped
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I also now have all the external fittings removed. The front side bow waste & water, sink, shore power, fresh water, & pump out fittings are being filled for more clean look. The rear & side cleats being replaced with pop ups, fronts were done a year or so ago.

Bought a new toy for the dash
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Received my new heads up trim indicators. They are similar to the ones below except mine have two LED's; red (for running at night) & a purple (when sitting at dock & pimpin). I removed the compass & will have a carbon fiber cover plate made. Pics below are example from another Cig, not mine obviously. :)
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Vince texted me a pic of the progress he has made on the hatch. Still needs to fill in the side vents, blend the new top to the original & cut the front air inlet's. But i am thrilled to see it coming along.
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