Got some pictures from yesterday of the paint. went to home depot and got some 600 grit wet sand paper and some appliance paint. started wet sanding a little bit yesterday. wet sanded the pump and taped off the fittings. i got so into painting i forgot to take a picture of it and its raining today since its raining im gonna wait til its not so bad and continue wet sanding. best time to get it done.

@mobboss. do you think you could put up a pic of where you mounted your battery ? if im gonna run two batteries i cant put them both inside the stringers so i need to mount them outside of them.

polishing is a stress reliever for sure. i constantly polish the rims on my truck so they continue to look brand new. blue magic works the best on that stuff in my opiniion.

let me know what you guys think on the gel coat

cool thanks. yeah it just stopped raingin here so im gonna color sand some more. im thinking of just building a tray to level it and leaving it. as long as its safe and doesnt move around thats all im worried about. 

as far as the gel coat im not even sure it is a gel coat.  the surface is rough not smooth like a regular gel coat. its weird but after a little color sanding yesterday its smooth but no color change at all.

where can i get sand paper like that. ive been to home depot and pepboys and all they have is 600 and 1000 grt. i asked the guy at pepboys and he said i might have to order online . did i hurt the gel by color sanding with 600 grt ? i only did the back of the boat. its smooth though.

Gonna get the motor set in my truck tonight and take it to the machine shop tomorrow 

Ive also been looking into putting an electric fuel pump on. ive seen a lot of people running those instead of the manual ones. good idea ??

also if anybody has any pictures on how to set up the water lines on basset headers for an olds please send them my way. i wanna be sure i have it right. thanks guys

i want an electric pump for my boat but, im gonna leave it alone for now. will have the pics of my batt tray today later.

okay guys. sorry ive been busy the last couple of days but i managed to get the carpet all out. middle floor was split in two and rotted same for the piece by the gas tank up front. got some new wood and new carpet yesterday from home cheapo. Gonna resin the wood and put some carpet in.

Now to the good stuff. i started color sanding some more yesterday and today with my dad and got the whole top done and buffed and waxed. i was surprised how good it came out  i still need to do the bottom and inside but at least i got a taste to whats to come.

heres some pics

That thing came back to life and looks awesome, glad to see the old gel clean up so good.  Keep up the good work, that thing is going to be like new.

what did you use to sand and buff?

okay heres some pics.

also got some more news on the motor. heads are in great shape. bearings are gonna be changed out due to spotting real bad on rod bearings. oil to the cam is gonna be minimized allowing more oil to return. also found out the cam i bought is not a 490 but a 510 so new heavier springs are being put in. should give it a good thump  motor should be done by next weekend so gotta kick it up a notch on getting things together.

also looking for some ideas on what colors to do the motor. im painting the block black but not sure what to paint the heads and intake. was gonna have them polished but due to funds i cant. if anybody wants to share some pics on the motors please send them. thanks guys

snapped some more pics today on the progresss. got my new guages, bevals, and forward reverse levers on. the guages look bitchin. also got my perko switch and bilge pump to put in. anybody have a good idea on where to mount my perko switch got all the carpeting in yesterday. cleaned out the pump area with some mineral spirit and some soapy water to get some fresh paint on the paint. came out lookin good. got all my grade 8 bolts from king bolt on monday aand replaced all my motor mount bolts with stainless steel bolts and washers. took some wire loom and wrapped all my wiring up with it. motor should be here on tuesday next week 

@jbock24. thanks man. im having a lot of fun working on my kona. post some pics of yours on here so me and some of the guys can help with whatever you need or have questions with along your build. you have dual tanks ? what year is yours ? i only have single tank up front on mine

Thanks farmergord

i would think you could relocate the tanks if you have the room under your bow. mine is under it buts it sits in a square the size of the tank and glassed in. i could take a picture of it and post it for you to see. the carpet was easy. i took all my old pieces and used them as a template and grabbed my roll of new carpet and starting cutting them out. get some indoor\outdoor glue from home depot and lay it on. make sure you lay the glue down in the sun that way it gets tacky and sticks well. im still letting my boat sit in the sun to make sure the glue sets. but carpeting is easy and not that expensive to make your boat look like new.

still coming along on the boat. got some battery trays made up and ready to put in. just took some aluminum from the garage and starting measuring and cutting. its just a simple tray. ill post some pics up later today of them. got both the new steering cable and the forward\reverse cable in. also took some more aluminum and made a plak for the perko switch. motor should be here tomorrow.... hopefully

picked up a decent tandem trailer last week with brakes. got it for cheap so got to sanding and fixing yesterday. gonna throw some paint on it tomorrow.