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20 SF Restoration

I bought this boat from a member about 1 year ago. It has taken me a little while to get this thing going but it is starting to come along. It had a teak floor that had rotted the deck. I cut the deck out and glassed in the new floor. I have the gel coat already. I just want to get the rest of the baot sanded and preped before the gel coat goes down. I had a tank custom made from sunrise marine tanks. I already have all new hardware, trim tabs and new center console. They are al waiting to go on.

Here are some pics of what I have done. The back of the boat is not glassed in. Peices are just laying there to get an idea of what I am doing. The baitwell I made myself.
I hope to glass in the final peices Sunday.
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Re: 20 SF Restoration

OK I did it wrong but I think you can still view my pic's. Let me know if you can not see them.

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Looking good so far!!!

In my opinion, my preference I would extend those boxes all the way to the top of the gunwales. I have the same boat and plan on doing something like this when I get to restoration time. Seems to make more sense to me.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/marks20/medium/0017.jpg

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I really like how you brought the boxes all the way up. I actually saw the pics of your and was planning to do that. After a fishing trip on a friends 23 Sea Craft I decided to keep mine closder to original. It leaves a couple places that someone could sit if desperate enough.

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PC, how did you re-do your floor? edid you raise it? mine is showing more and more signs of needing to be done. i also have to re-do the forward deck too.

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Just finished the gell coat today.
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Re: 20 SF Restoration

Could someone tell me what Im doing wrong with the pics? Thanks

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It looks like it is coming along pretty fast if you just bought it a year ago. How did you do the gel coat? It seems like everybody has a different method. Did you use Duratec or Patch-Aid? Did you thin with acetone, MEK, or something else? How much sanding did it take, what kind of compressor did you use, and did you use a gel-coat gun with the paper cups, a gravity feed gun, a HVLP gun, or something else? Did you put wax in the last coat or spray with PVA or ??? Thanks!!!

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I lurked this board for a long time learning as much as I could. After I started this boat I asked alot of questions to the guys at a fiberglass supply store in Sarasota. They helped guide me through.

I used all biaxial fiberglass. I did have to do a ton of sanding. The seams that overlap had to be sanded. The fiberglass place reccomended rolling the gell coat opposed to spraying so I went that route. I did not have to thin. The quality of thier gell coat was great. I did roll multiple layers to get a nice build up.

I was told not to use gell coat with wax added because it could come out tacky but the supply store had thier own brand and they assured me it would come out nice. I tried it and I could not be happier.

My biggest advise to anyone is take your time sanding and preparing everything and it will turn out better than you might expect.

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How wide is your leaning post?