SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: Blue on January 30, 2008, 08:30:17 PM
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I officially owned this boat for 4 days I think. The bilge and stringers and transom were butt ugly with about 50 pounds of fiberglass and resin from PepBoys and someone's garage all over the place.
I told the new owner I would grind everything down fill and wrap the stringers and paint it up. The one issue I am having is that the cold weather is not letting everything set up but so far I am pleased with the progress.
As Skip delivered it to me
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Sanding and filled the holes
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Wrapped and resined
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1st layer or paint
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Now the bummer.... that took hours and I am 1/3 done. I hope this stuff sets up well. I might have to go get a garage heater to help everything Kick...
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Looks good already. What did you fill the holes with?
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3/4 round oak and epoxy
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So, are you saying you no longer own this boat? :-\ ???
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So, are you saying you no longer own this boat? :-\ ???
I have a depsoit and they are driving from Reno saturday to pick it up.
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I have a depsoit and they are driving from Reno saturday to pick it up.
Oh, ok. I was wondering why you were doing all this work if you longer owned the boat. I've got a lot of hull work to do this summer some time, when the weather warms up, glass and paint. But, it'll be for me on my boat. ;) Which I'll be keeping for a long time.
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Oh, ok. I was wondering why you were doing all this work if you longer owned the boat. I've got a lot of hull work to do this summer some time, when the weather warms up, glass and paint. But, it'll be for me on my boat. ;) Which I'll be keeping for a long time.
If you need any tips or help let me know
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If you need any tips or help let me know
How to I warm up the weather so I can get busy? ;D :D ;)
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How to I warm up the weather so I can get busy? ;D :D ;)
Close the garage door, turn on heater, wait an hour!
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Close the garage door, turn on heater, wait an hour!
No garage just a car port. I'll just have to wait for spring. :-\
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No garage just a car port. I'll just have to wait for spring. :-\
Tarp the sides...it will hold in most of the heat
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Tarp the sides...it will hold in most of the heat
Been thinking about doing that or building it in. :)
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tarps are cheaper! more money fo the boat!
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tarps are cheaper! more money fo the boat!
The only thing I have left to spend on is paint, carpet and upholstery. Everything else is new. :D I need to have a tighter seal than just tarps, neighbors have trees and bushes that blow crap around all the year long. My $2000 boat has turned into a $10000 project and that's not going wild on anything. Just fixing up/rebuilding back to what it should have been when I got it.
Now if I can find a sweet Tahiti hull like R/C has to drop my new 350 in I'd be happy to spend some more on it. :)