Wow , That looks amazing! I wish I had the dedication to pull something like that off. After everything is all said and done , what is the grand total?

PS.........as it set's the the shop it's gettin shinier and shinier (sp?)........

Are you kidding?

YUP!

Many thanks to all of you guys for the encouragement...........  Who knows, maybe Jan and I can make a road trip south to boat with some of you...

Wait til it warms up a bit, OK? 

That turned out beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John,  I'll bet you can't wait for the week-end and you'll be out there today or tomorrow night color sanding and then buffing. 

Greg

Best part is I get to empty that shop out and clean it. Look at all the crap I've got thrown in the other stall.  It's gonna take me a week just to clean and hose it all out so it can start looking like something I'm proud of instead of a pig pen





Thanks for the compliments. Hoping to push it outside one of these evenings if I can get home before dark.......

I don't know how but that clear has gotten shinier and shinier. Almost a shame to have to sand and buff it but unfortunately I got some dust in the deck that is not gonna work.....crap

Never the less,  here's the bow this evening....

I don't know how but that clear has gotten shinier and shinier. Almost a shame to have to sand and buff it but unfortunately I got some dust in the deck that is not gonna work.....crap

Never the less,  here's the bow this evening....

DAMN JOHN!!!  I'd know you anywhere!!    I can't wait to get going on mine.  That and the powder coating I'm going to be doing, it's just going to like fine!  Maybe not as good as yours but I'll be happy.  Upholstery and carpet will have to be replaces as well.   Way to go there Buddy!!!!  Greg

 DAMN, that looks fucin killer, congrats on a job beyond well done, cannot wait to see it done

A week or so ago i saw this thread come up...I took the time to read it all and i think we should make a motivational poster for this guy...the only word i could think of is "perserverence" (probaby spelled that wrong)...i think this is awesome such a well documented build...you should be damn proud of what you have done and shown us on SCJB, this is awesome and the almost finished product of the hull is simply amazing keep up the good work...these are my 2 cents AWESOME JOB

I don't know how but that clear has gotten shinier and shinier. Almost a shame to have to sand and buff it but unfortunately I got some dust in the deck that is not gonna work.....crap

I know how you feel John...  but wet sanding is breeze compared to what you've done already... 
and the boat looks great in the profile shot!    She'll be even more shiny after you polish her 
Safe to say the reflextion will look deeper after buffing too...  the flatter the clear, the better the reflexion 

Love it so far John...   a real HotBoat in the making 

-Rob

Good job bud 

FINALLY, it stopped snow, raining, blowing and freezing long enough that I felt "comfortable" rolling it outside.  I can pick it apart inside under all the bright lights but outside, this thing (and that Pure White SPI) is damn near blinding!!!!  

I am absolutely not beating my own drum when I say this thing outside revs me up.  Many thanks to all of you and the others on the "other board" and to Barry Kive as Southern Polyurethane Inc. for helping me through all of this. If any of you are ever tempted to paint the boat, I cannot recommend Barry more highly.

I still have to sand and buff it but given what I saw this evening, I am done, done, done, done.  Next is installing the pump, coming up with a rail kit/4 point mount and finishing that blower motor.  

They arent the best of pics but here it is outside (really quickly as it's only barely above 40 degrees)

PS... for some reason the pics are way compressed so I don't know if they come across correctly. Kinda looks like a 14' boat for some reason....hmmmm