1987 Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser Restoration Project

FINISHED!!!!!!!

Welcome

This was a work in progress over several years. I inherited this boat from my father in 2008. It was in a terrible state of disrepair, leaking from the windows, stanchions and capstan for many years. The interior was mildewed and the much of the wood work was rotted. It smelled like a sewer inside. While at the boat yard in Ft. Pierce, FL I removed 27 contractor trash bags of wet material of all sorts. It was a mess. Ultimately I moved the boat to my personal shop in Ocala. There I spent five years turning a disaster in to a like new 39 foot custom twin turbo CAT diesel cruiser.

Schedule: (Skip this section to see the photos and videos)

Summer, Fall, Winter 2009: CAT 3208TA Engine rebuild x 2 √

Spring 2010: R&R engine room. R&R all sub systems. √

Summer 2011: R&R Cockpit, console. Some interior work. R&R Pilot and passenger seats.

Fall 2011: Glass and epoxy repair around water tank, interior sub systems, finish engine room details. Secure new fuel tanks and install hoses.√

Winter 2011: Repair delaminated hull section that was damaged in transport. Replace side windows, weather striping. Install tabs, props, shafts. Finish the interior cosmetics.√

No Work Summer 2012√

Winter/Spring 2013: Paint hull and decks.√

Spring 2013: Systems testing and detail work.√

Summer 2013: No work - too hot in Florida.√

Spring 2014: Install Swim platform, carpet. Install engines and generator, seats, cockpit storage.

Spring / Summer 2015: Launch boat.

Progress PDF March to July 2011

Radar Arch R&R July 2011.pdf

2013: See my blog: BLOG

VIDEO: Day before launch. Picking up the boat in Ocala: