Multiple Questions

[basswacker]

I have a 23 scepter ob. what side should I place a kicker motor bracket and what is the best way? Should I have a bracket on the inside of the transom? What should I use for sealant?

What is the best way/product to clean: Teak, Aluminum, and vinyl?

What product works best on getting rid of the chalkiness of the gel coat?

How would I go about flush mounting a vhf and an am/fm radio, are there brackets that I can buy?

What is the thickness of a 1989 Johnson 225 vro gear case oil?

Thanks

[Islandtrader]

I have a 23 scepter ob.


What product works best on getting rid of the chalkiness of the gel coat?



Thanks

I will try and answer 1 part of your question I am sure others will chime in.

Chalkiness can be attacked various ways, but it is in older boats (yours) usually a multi step process.

Go to your local boat store (usually West Marine). 3-M makes a product for heavily chalked boats (rubbing compound) work that in real good by machine. Then get there polishing compound and repeat. If you like the results then buy there wax and repeat.

It is a very hard and labor intensive job. Take a little at a time and see if you like the end result.

I thought that boat was repainted? If so go easy on the rubbing compound

[Bushwacker]

Another option on the gel coat is to use PolyGlo - it's pretty amazing stuff and much less work than the compound/polish/wax approach and it lasts about 4 times as long! Appears to be some sort of urethane emulsion, that, when applied to a dull surface, leaves it with a glossy "wet" look. If you buy the kit, it comes with a real strong alkaline cleaner and a course 3M pad that should remove most of the chalk. Might take a couple of applications of the cleaner to get it looking uniformly dull. The PolyGlo coating will then add the gloss.

Here are some before and after shots of the cabin top of my boat. I had never waxed the cabin top since I got the boat in 1975 because I was worried about kids walking on it and slipping. The gel coat is now almost worn thru, but don't often have kids up there now, so decided to try the PolyGlo, since it was easier than painting. I'm fairly pleased with results and other folks have tried it with similar results after seeing my boat.

After cleaning:

Hatch coated:

Entire top coated:

As for mounting stuff, you can make your own brackets with some 2"x2" aluminum angle or 1/8" x 2" flat aluminum stock bent into a "U" shape.

[bigeasy1]

Maybe I can help with the kicker.I've run kickers on my last few boats,and have always mounted them on the starboard side.I have a T8 8hp Yamaha with elec start & power tilt on my 1974 23' Tsunami.That being said,I see more kickers mounted on the port side.

It really doesn't matter all that much,I've had excellant results with them on the starboard side with zero problems.The starboard side works better for me as it's easier to run the electrical and shift cables to the control box which is on the stbd side,rather than having to run up the port side and crossing over to stbd up front.You can always change any list to either side from the kicker by moving weight like coolers around in the boat.

I have the kicker mounted on a stationary bracket made by Adventure Marine.It's mounted to the transom with five 7/16" stainless bolts to a 1/4"thick aluminum backer plate on the inside of the transom.All the holes were sealed with epoxy and the bolts got a bit of 5200 when they were installed.
I have the steering connected to the outdrive by an EZ-Steer connecting rod.As you can see in the pics,the power tilt lifts the kicker out of the water when not needed.
Hope this helped some.

https://www.adventuremarine.net/prod...D=35&do=detail

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[Blue_Heron]

Another option on the gel coat is to use PolyGlo...

I'm with Bushwacker. I saw his boat down in Key Largo a couple years ago and it sold me on Poly Glo. I used it on my 20SF and it looks like new. I recommended it to a friend who used it on his Wellcraft Coastal 290. He was amazed at the results,and had enough left over to do another friend's Seacraft 23 CC.

With Poly Glo, after using their cleaner to remove wax, just wet sand the gelcoat with 800 grit until you're through the oxidation, then apply 5 or 6 coats of Poly Glow. One kit will do your boat two or three times.

Dave