1969 Seacraft 20 Total Rebuild

[dirtwheelsfl]

Clamp envy!

[hobiepilot]

First coat of Filler went on today after I cleaned up the fiberglass around the rod holders and the fuel line/washdown boxes. now its sanding and filling and sanding and filling.

[strick]

I like your under gunnel rod holders..I was going to fix your images but looks like I'd have to remove them all then re add them from my computer which is more pics then I want to mess with...are you taking photos with your phone and then posting? Nice work

strick

[hobiepilot]

Yeah I am taking them with my phone, I've tried all sorts of things to try and make them go right way up! nothing seems to work.

[hobiepilot]

Drilled and dry fit the hardware on the deck today. Exciting to see them on there even though they were pulled off right away. We also had 4 flush mount rod holders we planned to install on the caps, but realized they would interfere with the horizontal rod storage and essentially make them useless, so we made the decision that the horizontal storage was more important and scrapped the flush mount rod holders and kept the cap clean. We have 4 rod holders on the leaning post and for the amount of fishing we plan to do that will be plenty.

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[Thepistonhead]

Awesome!!!!

[hobiepilot]

Heres an update on the last couple of weeks of work



Installed the boxes on either side of the boat. The Port Side will have a fresh water wash-down hose.



The Starboard side is a box around the fuel fill and vent pipes. the cover will be removable to get in there to take care of any issues that might arise.



Finally got the first coat of 545 primer down. Was pretty happy with how it's looking so far.









The Primer shows all the dings and blemishes, vinylester filler all over the place. I finished fairing this filler today and will putting down a coat of High Build Primer next.

[Thepistonhead]

Looks amazing!!!! Solid work!

[strick]

Thats a lot of work...looking good and your on the home stretch!

strick

[hobiepilot]

After grinding out, filling, and fairing some spider cracks in the hull. I shot the first couple of coats of primer and added some more coats on the inside. The primer showed a few more blemishes that I'm going to work on... I don't think you can ever sand and fair enough, but its looking better and better after each step. I found a fantastic painting "how to" on youtube where Frankie gives a really simple, straightforward process to using awl grip products. I've been using his methods and I'm very pleased so far. If anyone is looking at the daunting (and expensive) task of spraying awl grip, I highly recommend you take a look at his stuff! A very exciting step is coming up. My dad is bringing down some stainless rub-rails he shaped and had welded in Maryland and we will be fitting them to the boat in the next few weeks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm9eOy_xJuE