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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Looks like your off to a great start, good lookin boat. The info's hey just look or ask you'll find it. Goog luck.
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Looks good...most important ingredient in pic #3
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Welcome to the website. Great looking boat. Like the color. My project MA is the same yellow as yours was ( Federal Yellow?). Will probably change to Aqua Mist. Any interior pic's? Lot's of great info and ideas and advice to be found here.
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Looks great. Did you shoot it yourself? I love the color. What paint was it? Awlgrip? Good idea shooting at night, no wind, no contamination of your paint surface. |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
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Fact is Bug's just seem to be attracked to White even more so than other color's too. Year's ago when do side job's painting car's it always seemed they were ready to paint at night. I've shot the 1st coat on them, only to take reducer and rag's and wash it all back off more than a few time's. even in an enclosed situation, the bug's would hide up in the rafter's as soon as the smell of that paint started getting sprayed around they would come out of the woodwork and do touch and go's. Of corse not all of them would go. they'd do a lot of flopping around. |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I second that. When I was a kid my dad and I rolled and tiped a 1969 Chrysler Conqueror white at night and every moth in town decided to land on my boat. Needless to say the second coat was done during the day. Boy I wish I still had that boat.
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I would also add that it gets too damp at night ... the moisture that settles in as it cools down at night would destroy the gloss, if not do more damage
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I'm not sure if you guy's are inferring that boat was shot outside at night or not? Cuz looking at the pic's it looks like a controlled area to me? Plus they did a dam nice job.
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
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You can see in one of the pics that boat was shot inside a shed or butler building.... that made it look dark |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
You're right guys, I looked at the pictures on my other computer, which has a higher monitor brightness, and I can see it was shot inside a wharehouse of some sort. You're right about the bugs at night, up here sometimes during the summer the nats can get so bad you can't stay outdoors. I can only imagine what they would do to a nice paint job. The paint job was indeed awsome, I was just wondering what paint was used. I love that color too. |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I'm actually a little surprised where they did spray it :eek:
Looks like this was done as a favor. :rolleyes: |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I have a few interior pics. It is not done by any means, but I'm on my way.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC39.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC62.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC76.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC44.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC42.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC41.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC48.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC65.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC77.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC79.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC70.jpg |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Yeah, I sprayed the boat myself with a little help from a buddy of mine. I sprayed it at his work after hours and yes there were a few bugs but it did not pose a problem for us, there was also no wind at all. I didn't have access to a warehouse, but a dry storage marina bay was ok for me, as long a I got some paint on the damn thing so it looked like I made some progress.
The paint is Awl-Craft and the color is called Blue Feather. I brought a color sample to Gold Coast Distributors in Ft Laud and they had it for me that afternoon. Not to bad for an amateur. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC66.jpg |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I like yor boat Willy and you've done some nice work, "But" I wouldn't give you a plug nickle for the bildge hose you picked.
If it was up to me, that stuff would be outlawed. It make's a good dog toy, but that's about it. It is segmented on the inside and out. That alone cut's down on your water flow capasity. I've had that stuff fall apart in my hand's. I suggest redoing it. It could save you life and property. |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
Hey, thanks for the input on the bilge hose. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I know what you mean, now that I think about it I have seen it fall apart on many a boat. I appreciate the heads up, it will definitely be gone before the first swordfish mission.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...2/IMG_2314.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...witt2/SC78.jpg |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
nice looking boat! agree on the bilge hose, at least use sanitation white hose.
George English Park! I am close by if you need any help... |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
You can also use the same hose you have on the livewell pump, but 1 1/8in is harder to come by. We had to buy 50ft of it from the manufacture. [min. order] We used it on 3 diffrent boat's.
We bought it from these guy's. http://www.nexgenhose.com/ |
Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I've had a problem with that livewell type hose kinking in the tight spaces of a 20. Especially if you need to make a few bends. If you have to bend against the normal lay from the spool it flattens too easily. This spring I've got to change mine out for the sanitation hose.
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Re: 1976 Seacraft master angler / Ft Laud, FL
I agree. I dont understand why they still make/use that plastic hose !! This is what I have on my bilge pumps. 1.125" ID smooth bore hose with a coil in it to stop any chance of kinking or collapse. Its not cheap but given the alternative of a split bilge pump hose dumping water back into the bilge, its the right price !!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...bilge-pump.jpg |
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