ZETA 24' Flybridge rebuild

[ChilliSpoons]

That teak looks wicked

 

[YachtMech]

That teak looks wicked

the ribbon pattern is sapele, but in stores you will see it labeled ribbon mahogany, but real mahogany (Honduras) does not have quite that color or gain pattern. I have a gripe over it being called ribbon mahogany, because even if you google it they will label it as African mahogany AKA sapele in this case. But be damned if you can explain that to the 19yo working at Windsor plywood who claimed they had no sapele plywood (which is listed on their website and only took me 2 min to find in store), lol when I pointed it out and said "hey I found it" she insisted it was genuine ribbon mahogany, then despite my through explanation that sapele has been substituted as genuine mahogany for decades because of short suppy she still insisted it was ribbon mahogany, to which I replied "thats interesting you dont list ribbon mahogany on you're website, and this picture of sapele plywood which is on the website seems to match what we are looking at.

 

[Rain City]

the ribbon pattern is sapele, but in stores you will see it labeled ribbon mahogany, but real mahogany (Honduras) does not have quite that color or gain pattern. I have a gripe over it being called ribbon mahogany, because even if you google it they will label it as African mahogany AKA sapele in this case. But be damned if you can explain that to the 19yo working at Windsor plywood who claimed they had no sapele plywood (which is listed on their website and only took me 2 min to find in store), lol when I pointed it out and said "hey I found it" she insisted it was genuine ribbon mahogany, then despite my through explanation that sapele has been substituted as genuine mahogany for decades because of short suppy she still insisted it was ribbon mahogany, to which I replied "thats interesting you dont list ribbon mahogany on you're website, and this picture of sapele plywood which is on the website seems to match what we are looking at.

So what's a sheet of ribbon mahogany cost yah?

 

[YachtMech]

So what's a sheet of ribbon mahogany cost yah?

That was about $60, but it was quarter inch and I’ve laminated it to ply that I had in hand which was marine grade half-inch mahogany ply, which turns out was in this case cheaper than buying three-quarter inch ribbon mahogany ply, since I had a suitable backing material on hand. But a 3/4” sheet would cost you about $160

 

[YachtMech]

So yeah I’m one of those people, it’s 2 AM I just spent the last six hours and 5 1/2 beer (half a beer ended up on the laptop but we will ignore that for now and disregard the fact I’m typing this out on my phone) after soldering 110 connections, Covering them in electrical grade silicone, then carefully fitting each section to a press fit uhmw polyethylene backing, then covering all of it in foil tape for heat dissipation, I have custom lighting.

could I have illuminated the boat for cheaper? Yes, would it be as cool? You decide,

This kind of project is literally a labour of love, but it really helps to have good tooling. I’ve gone through several soldering setups but this one is the cats butt (not sure how the cat got such an amazing butt but I’m not one to question such things). If you are ever doing electrical soldering these hakko soldering irons are amazing they make the job so much easier.

anyhow a few pictures of the process in case anyone is sadistic and wants to do the same.

And yes that’s dinner, late night scrounging produced a chicken dinner sandwich on left over garlic bread, and potato wedges with spicy mayo

 

[YachtMech]

the evenings work, got the lights up and tested, and also picked up the new airbox parts from the waterjet shop for each side of the engine space.

 

[YachtMech]

Just finished the bushing design for the swing out locking boarding steps

 

[YachtMech]

todays installs;

got the port side flooring installed, teak and flat sawn sapele. also got a cover panel installed on the fwd port bulkhead installed and trimmed out, as well as some additional flooring trim.

 

[YachtMech]

Hey, I’ve got a 1979 flybridge Zeta 24 I spent 5 years restoring. If you want to come and get a few ideas for yours, let me know. There a great boat. View attachment 62205

RVYC point right? I think I've seen yout boat before, do you haul out with the club or at lions gate?

 

[YachtMech]

Finished up sanding a few new areas of deck, and trimmed out the aft seat, it’s been tacked on with stainless finishing nails and bonded with epoxy.

This seat will be holding the new hot water tank so there is no need for a side door since the seat will just lift off to access the tank.

I really like how the flat sawn sapele looks between the teak

I also finished glassing in the bilge and sump boxes but they are currently setting up and boxed in with a heater

 

[Rain City]

the evenings work, got the lights up and tested, and also picked up the new airbox parts from the waterjet shop for each side of the engine space.

Are you doing a lense behind the wood to hide the LEDs?

 

[YachtMech]

Are you doing a lense behind the wood to hide the LEDs?

I've been debating this, haven't decided yet

 

[Rain City]

I've been debating this, haven't decided yet

Could recess a full strip behind slots without too much trouble. I think it would take it from really cool to awesome.

 

[YachtMech]

Could recess a full strip behind slots without too much trouble. I think it would take it from really cool to awesome.

I was debting trying to mix some glow in the dark poweder into some clear ployurathane and pour it into the slots, so you would have a frosted look that would then act as night nights for some time after the LED's have been turned off

 

[Rain City]

I was debting trying to mix some glow in the dark poweder into some clear ployurathane and pour it into the slots, so you would have a frosted look that would then act as night nights for some time after the LED's have been turned off

I think onyx might be classier lol

 

[YachtMech]

I think onyx might be classier lol

yeah the problem is I dont want to change the color of the light too much, these are already 3000k, which is pretty warm, too much opacity could dim them more than I want, Trying to keep close to the ideology that luxury is defined by light and space. Space is constricted so I have to work with light.

 

[Rain City]

yeah the problem is I dont want to change the color of the light too much, these are already 3000k, which is pretty warm, too much opacity could dim them more than I want, Trying to keep close to the ideology that luxury is defined by light and space. Space is constricted so I have to work with light.

It's pretty impressive as is.

 

[Rayvon]

I like the floor wood combo too,it should really pop with the finish applied,polyurethane? Nice change from teak and holly,which I like too.

 

[YachtMech]

Got some more varnish down today, finished assembling the aft seat, got the galley cabinets started and a few other little minor details

And no the seat doesn’t sit over the edge of the rails, it’s not fastened down yet, I want to install the water tank first and then I’ll drop this down and secure it

 

[Matthias]

You are cruising through this project!
There are about 3 things you’ve done in a matter of days that I’ve been putting off for years. Keep it going!!