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Stickboy 07-30-2022 07:15 PM

1987 242ls
 
Well, we have been enjoying our 1987 242LS on Cayuga Lake here in NY for the past couple of weeks. It took our vendor a lot longer than expected to get the interior re-done but boy does it look good. They did new wood, foam and vinyl on the seats, sun pad and interior. Interesting to note that they did not measure the sunpad correctly and were two inches short with the vinyl/foam. However, this mistake worked in our favor as our hatch needed to be put together correctly and we needed to install a hatch lift. Our mechanic partnered with a welder and you can see the two inch strip of metal they added in the pics. It looks great and operates perfectly. There was no need to drill into any wood or vinyl.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...46c2e545c6.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a470d26585.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e2c03c542a.jpg
Old interior was full of mildew and mold and waterlogged.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e9b3911b59.jpg
This metal strip is new and covers the two inch gap left by our upholsterers.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...fba39fedb7.jpg
Here is the stronger support underneath the hatch.

Noles1 07-30-2022 09:06 PM

Looks very nice and you won’t go wrong with the beefier hinge back there. Sometimes those “mistakes” end up working out quite nicely, like in your case.

j272 07-31-2022 03:18 AM


Originally Posted by Stickboy (Post 4839996)
Well, we have been enjoying our 1987 242LS on Cayuga Lake here in NY for the past couple of weeks. It took our vendor a lot longer than expected to get the interior re-done but boy does it look good. They did new wood, foam and vinyl on the seats, sun pad and interior. Interesting to note that they did not measure the sunpad correctly and were two inches short with the vinyl/foam. However, this mistake worked in our favor as our hatch needed to be put together correctly and we needed to install a hatch lift. Our mechanic partnered with a welder and you can see the two inch strip of metal they added in the pics. It looks great and operates perfectly. There was no need to drill into any wood or vinyl.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...46c2e545c6.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a470d26585.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e2c03c542a.jpg
Old interior was full of mildew and mold and waterlogged.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e9b3911b59.jpg
This metal strip is new and covers the two inch gap left by our upholsterers.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...fba39fedb7.jpg
Here is the stronger support underneath the hatch.

looks great you be happy with white its cooler in the sun

myoung3538 10-18-2022 05:12 AM

Turned out beautiful!

TomZ 10-19-2022 03:29 PM

I might need to duplicate that! The original setup is pretty flimsy... my 311's flexes a lot.

NorCalNomad 05-03-2023 03:28 AM

Looks like only some of these came with tow hooks on the transom. Do you know if the ones that do have tow hooks are all aftermarket installs?

88242LS 06-25-2023 08:29 PM

OP

do u have the storage bins for the engine compartment?

Stickboy 07-05-2023 06:08 AM

Storage Bins
 
Nope we do not have storage bins in our engine compartment. Do you have a picture you could share?

Stickboy 07-05-2023 06:10 AM

Tow Hooks
 
Unfortunately I don't know if the tow hooks on the transom are from the factory or not.

88242LS 07-05-2023 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by Stickboy (Post 4872388)
Nope we do not have storage bins in our engine compartment. Do you have a picture you could share?

you can kinda see them.in this guy's ad,


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...ibextid=dXMIcH


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