1983 Midnight Lace

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1983 52' Midnight Lace

built by Choey Lee Shipyards

Before pictures

1/6/13

The boat came in on a semi truck from Sandusky, OH. Two cranes were used. One 70 ton and one 60 ton. The unloading process took about 3 hours.

1/23/13

1/29/13

1/31/13

Working to remove engines. Judging by coveralls, the engine room is about clean too

2/1/13

Rented a crane to pull engines and generator

2/4/13

2/5/13

2/6/13

2/11/13

2/14/13

Cleaning engine room with
Hot water used from hot water heater for boat

Cleaning engine room with
Hot water used from hot water heater for boat

The walls on the the inside of the engine room cleaned. Much whiter!

The walls on the the inside of the engine room cleaned. Much whiter!

The walls on the the inside of the engine room cleaned. Much whiter!

How the walls looked before

How the walls looked before

Cracks around the shaft log

Painted new flooring pieces for engine room

Painted new flooring pieces for engine room

Where hot water heater used to be

Bimini top

Exhaust removed

Crack in exhaust filled with sealant

Garbage removed from bilge

Crack in exhaust filled with sealant

Cleaning bilge under the cabin

Cleaning bilge under the cabin

Bilge in engine room.

Bilge in engine room.

Bilge in lazarette

Old flooring pieces of engine room.

Old flooring pieces of engine room.

Old flooring pieces of engine room.

Old flooring pieces of engine room.

Rams for engine hatch. Currently seized up

New material to be used. 3/4 in thick

Where the engines used to be

Where the engines used to be

Where the generator used to be

Where the generator used to be

New battery tray

Old vinyl window pieces

Old vinyl window pieces

Old bimini top

New fender covers

New bimini top

Removed water from bilge. was up into forward bilge compartment

Removed water from bilge. was up into forward bilge compartment

2/14/13

2/18/13

2/22/13

3/4/13

3/5/13

3/6/13

Painted wall of lazerette

Painted wall of lazerette

Painted wall of lazerette

Painted bottom of engine room

Painted bottom of engine room

New Shaft to replace bent shaft in rudder. Also removed all old bottom paint from rudder

Lazerette prepped for painting

Walls of engine room painted

Walls of engine room painted

One of ten floor panels that have been increased in thickness to 1/2" of wood and another 1/16" of polished aluminum tread plate to applied on top of these.

Your sample of Teak flooring has arrived!

4/1/13

Removed and painted uner exhaust

Removed and painted uner exhaust

Old speaker being removed. this pair is blown.

flooring ripped up

Bow cockpit cover

Bow cockpit cover

Rest of wiring harness removed

Rest of wiring harness removed

Painted bilge under cabin

Painted bilge under cabin

Old wiring harness removed

Bungee cord holding multiple wires together under the dash

The engine room after a lot of the wires have been removed

The engine room after a lot of the wires have been removed

4/5/13

Ripping up flooring at helm

Ripping up flooring at helm

Lights that are going to light up the engine room

4/15/13

Removing old transducer

Removing old transducer

4/17/13

New transducer installed

New transducer installed

4/19/13

Engine room lights

Engine room lights

Engine rails removed from boat

Where the engine rails sat before

Finished sanding floor at helm

Finished sanding floor in galley

Plumbing for engine labled

Plumbing for pumps finished

4/30/13

5/9/13

Sanding doors of closets and cabinets

Sanding doors of closets and cabinets

Sanding doors of closets and cabinets

Hooked up icerette in shop

Inside of icerette. working great

Ice Ice baby

5/13/13

Varnishing master bedroom

Putting filler stain on door

5/17/13

3rd coat of varnish

3rd coat of varnish

3rd coat of varnish

3rd coat of varnish

Multiple parts to cutlass bearing.

Strut ready to be removed

5/21/13

Tearing up flooring around engine hatch.

Taking off flooring on engine hatch with hammer and pry bar.

Pile of old flooring

Flooring on engine hatchs removed. Epoxy left behind will be sanded off.

Flooring at front helm removed

5/23/13

Sanding off epoxy that was holding down flooring. Half way done at this point

Finished sanding epoxy off and around the engine hatch

Finished sanding epoxy off and around the engine hatch

5/31/13

Sanded epoxy off in forward cockpit

Sanded epoxy off in forward cockpit

6/3/13

Sanded down varnish

Sanded down varnish

Sanded down varnish

6/4/13

More sanding done

More sanding done

More sanding done

6/5/13

Sanded in main cabin

trying to match stain on spot on door

The many differnet colors used to try to match it

Put a coat of varnish on

Put a coat of varnish on

Put a coat of varnish on

6/6/13

Finished wih build up coats. Ready for final sanding and final coat of varnish

Finished wih build up coats. Ready for final sanding and final coat of varnish

Finished wih build up coats. Ready for final sanding and final coat of varnish

6/17/13

The old hoses removed from the boat. going to be replaced with new ones. appoximately 100'

6/26/13

Starting processs of removing bottom paint. Should take 1-2 weeks

Mask used to try to keep dust out of our lungs

6/28/13

Making progress on bottom. marker shows where blisters are

Making progress on bottom. marker shows where blisters are

7/2/13

Stripped more bottom paint off

7/8/13

7/9/13

7/12/13

Cleaning drain pieces for aft cockpit.
Before

After

All pieces cleaned up

7/15/13

Putting in drain lines for ridges around engine hatches

Putting in drain lines for ridges around engine hatches

Putting in emergency plumbing

Taking moisture readings from bottom of boat.

7/23/13

Power cord going to A/C

Place where power cord had melted through

Running plumbing through boat

Running plumbing through boat

7/24/13

Forward cockpit cover

Forward cockpit cover

8/14/13

Rotten area of bulk head

Pile of rotten pieces of bulk head

Area prepped for new piece of wood

8/15/13

After sanding, buffing and several coats of varnish Midnight Lace has a

name plate.

12/23/13

Close to $80,000 worth of engines and transmissions were unloaded.

These are the engine mounts.

2/14/14

3/12/14

Installing the insulation.

4/8/14

We are using a laser to determine that the wings are flat. Tig welding to get the wings wings to keep the mass in place.

This video shows the rot, but we need permission to proceed.

This video shows the welding process.

4/10/14

The engines will be replaced tomorrow. The left is the new one, the right is the old one.

4/11/14

The epoxy has been poured.

The lights in the engine room have been installed.

This video shows rot that has been found near the window.

4/17/14

The engines have been installed.

4/23/14

The wall that was rotting has been taken out.

4/25/14

The spot that was rotted has been repaired and the entire wall has been fiber glassed.

Outside view

Inside view

5/12/14

A second coat of Cpes is being applied to the bottom of the boat.

The small hole that was leaking has been fiberglassed to prevent future leakage.

5/21/14

The transom was sanded and honey teak is being applied.

6/19/14

The transom has been sanded.

The bottom has been sanded and is ready for fiberglass.

6/23/14

The first coat of fiberglass has been put on.

7/10/14

The first of three hydraulic steering hoses has been installed.

7/11/14

The places where the blocks were holding the boat up, are being fiberglassed.

7/14/14

The second layer of fiberglass is being put on.

7/17/14

The transom has had 3 coats of varnish applied. The first picture is after the second coat was sanded, the last picture is after the third coat.

All three hydraulic hoses have been installed.

Tiger hair is being applied to the very bottom to close up all gaps.

The transom has received the fifth and sixth coat of varnish.

7/28/14

The transom has now received the seventh coat of varnish.

The keel is being c-pesed to ensure the fiberglass does not pull away from the bottom.

The mast has been pre-coated.

7/31/14

The floor panels have been laid down.