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Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 02, 2009, 04:10:06 PM

Title: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 02, 2009, 04:10:06 PM: Wax on Wax off, wax on wax off:

Since the engine is still out of the boat I thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to do some long awaited detailing:

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Long time friend Ron Segni oversees the operation and gives directions. Ron raced several Gullwings over a 12 year period and won 9 Championships over that 12 year's. He knows a thing or two about GW's. Although the strakes were pretty straight the bottom had high and low spots in it and some hook on the drivers side.
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Area of detail defined: 4ft up each side and 4ft in-front of the intake:

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Sand, fill,measure, sand, fill, measure, sand, fill, measure, sand, fill, measure. You get the idea:

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Getting closer to perfect today, but I'm getting tired of the sanding:

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The baseline for the boat is 99.8 mph at 6,200 no Nos full tanks. 108.6 mph at 6,800 on the Nos. Hopefully the detailing will get the boat to 102-104 off the Nos. We'll see sometime this Summer.

Sleeper CP

Big Inch Ford Lover ;D
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: BOOST on August 02, 2009, 04:30:34 PM: 99.8 MPH thats a good MPH looking for a little more I see ;D BTW nice engine hoist. keep us updated.
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 03, 2009, 07:46:07 AM: I'm not going to say it will be free mph but the detailing should free up mph. The question is " How much" ?

Sleeper CP
Big Inch Ford Lover ;D
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 08, 2009, 08:09:07 PM: Progress... almost done:

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Sleeper CP ;D
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Marcsrollin on August 09, 2009, 12:25:07 PM: Right on John , when is the wet test?
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: BOOST on August 09, 2009, 01:38:21 PM: Somebody hard at work looks great :thumbup:
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 09, 2009, 11:09:52 PM: (https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi201.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa150%2FSleepercp%2FBoat%2520Pics%2FBoatbottomfinished2.jpg&hash=1a184c0ec1995195f19e820775be9ad4e0ff9056)

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Mark, Hopefully in a couple of weeks it will see the water and all the work will have paid off.

S CP ;D
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: burn504 on August 10, 2009, 02:28:29 AM: what did you paint that with? I assume you primed first?
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: crewchief22 on August 10, 2009, 05:42:19 AM: Quote from: burn504 on August 10, 2009, 02:28:29 AM
what did you paint that with? I assume you primed first?

See step #15 in the first post.

http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=5537.msg75976#msg75976
Title: Re: Gullwing bottom detailing
Post by: Sleeper CP 19 on August 11, 2009, 07:55:09 PM: Quote from: burn504 on August 10, 2009, 02:28:29 AM
what did you paint that with? I assume you primed first?

After sanding with 150, acitone and then light coats of Krylon Satin Black until paint color is even. After paint dried for two days we did a very light cross-sand with 220 grit.

Crewchief, nice post of the Jeff Bennit write up. Thanks.

S CP ;D