Yalta Rebuild

[Grand_Marlin]

The Yalta has sold, and a lot of people have messaged me asking for shots of what we did to the boat during the rebuild.

It was an absolute mess when I bought it, but with a lot of TLC, some colourful language, a bit of fibreglass and a slap of paint, it ended up ok #;D

Here are the first photos ... as bought.

Tell me what you think.

Cheers

Pete

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rear ... good condition :o

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Inside

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Check out the condition of the transom.... in serious need of a rebuild.

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The front of the boat and the complete underside of the hull all looked like this.
It had been dragged over many a coral bommie :o

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Cabin

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Wiring

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Grand Marlin

Sure made a good job.. seen at when it was finished --- lucky buyers
Like to follow your work with the 23 ft cat I like the inboard
Ahoj

[Fishin_Dan]

Keep these photos coming mate! I'd be very keen to see how it turns out.

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G'day
Fishin_Dan
It's allready been done.... have a search through tohe for sale section for yalta odessa with everything. It's got all the finished pics there.
Dave

[2iar]

Looks like the patchup of my hull will be in good hands, judging by how the 5th photo looked...

Well done mate.

Good luck,
Mike

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So, the next job is to strip it all down.

... this is the easy bit, the calm before the storm....

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WE stripped everything, fittings, carpets, upholstery, cabin lining etc etc etc

As you can see everything was covered in mould, ground in dirt, mildew and moss / slime.

I was starting to wonder what I had bought....

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The cabin

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he well ... the glass in the well had literally been torn apart in the corners. The boat had twin 85 suzukis fitted to it (they were stuffed) but the well wasnt wide enough. Where they were bolted on, it ripped the glass in the corner radius. ...... more work .....

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Removed the fuel tank ... this photo was taken after it had been cleaned out.

Half a garbage bin of dirt, leaves and sticks.

Suprisingly, the 400l aluminium fuel tank was unaffected by the crap it was sitting in.

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So then:
The next step is to close your eyes and hack the back off the boat with the grinder :o

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Dig out all the rotten timber....

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Chuck in some new timber

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Slap some glass over it, and presto! new transom

I went to the trouble of re moulding the transom to totally enclose it in glass.

From factory, they had an aluminium strip joining the hull and deck mould and a bit of silicone.... useless as an ashtray on a motorbike.

A lot of boats are built this way ... some of the older seafarers and haines's

Keep a close eye on this...

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Then just stick the back well on and it is better than new

[DALEPRICE]

great pics mate,
keep them comming
cheers dale

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Then comes the filling....

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And then sand, sand, sand, sand......

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fill, fill, fill, sand, sand, sand, fill, sand ....... :-/

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fill, fill, fill, sand, sand, sand, fill, sand and then ..... bingo ;)

Ready for paint 8-)

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Spray on some primer...

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Spray on some primer...

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F%^$#$#%$%#$%# $#%$#%#$%#$%45

I cant find my photos of the repaint anywhere :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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Oh well ... this is what it looked like when I got it home :(

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Bolt on the 130 Yammie....

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Add some new windows & a new windscreen & teflon slides on the trailer

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and after 6 months....

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And after 6 months....

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Then the finishing touches, canopy, carpet, seat boxes, new seats and upholstery, electronics ....

And this is what we ended up with :)

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freaking stupid computer >:(

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Inside

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Helm

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Helm 2

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Cockpit

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New Wiring

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New cabin interior

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Thanks to everyone for their input into this project

Cheers

Pete

[Lone_Wolf]

Super story Pete. The photos tell it all. IMHO I believe if you had shown this stage sequence of photographs to anyone seriously interested in buying your boat, they may have been quicker to make a decision to buy it than it has been for you. Your work looks first class. I look forward to the next rebuild with the sharky! Good luck

LW #

[nigelr]

Thanks for sharing your projects, GM. Truly inspirational stuff. Very lucky buyer, IMO! Can't wait to see the finished Shark Cat!
Regards Nigel.

[Argle]

I take my hat off to you mate, thats a bloody fantastic job. Im sure the new buyer is pleased as punch with all the publicity his NEW boat is getting.

Cheers and beers
Scott

[Grand_Marlin]

Thanks very much Guys :)