Project Seafari Tuna-fication

[nestorpr]

I'm with you, you need the support or it will crack the glass all around it. After installing mine on the sides, the next riggers will be on the deck which is a LOT stiffer for the best support, especially with longer poles. I couldn't catch any fish anyway (that's what "botapeje" means in Puerto Rico: BAD FISHERMAN!!!) but I looked cool!!

[oldbluesplayer]

Nestor - your thoughts match mine on the "ultimate" Seafari.

I put 3/8" ply reinforcement under the new rod holders, as the gunnels are not cored, and was expecting to do the same for the outrigger side mounts.

Spent another 2 hours sanding old bottom paint off last night, it's finally getting there - dam, is that a messy, painful job. And, now that I've got it almost done, I'm thinking of just doing the bottom red, whereas I was planning on doing the same white, from the chines down, that Carla did on the 65 bowrider project. Hopefully get a fully sanded pic, and other progress, up this weekend.

Bill

[PressureDrop]

Shes gonna look sweet with the new bimini&curtains!!

[oldbluesplayer]

More progress this weekend - finished the bottom cleaning, sanding, painting, and added the replacement decals -









I'm seeing reports that the tuna are in on Stellwagen Bank already - now I gotta start pushin !!!

Bill

[1bayouboy]

Looks really great....what paint did you put on the bottom..???

[oldbluesplayer]

Interlux, with their reducer, thru a spray gun. I'll be keeping it on a trailer, so I'm hoping that will hold up well - did a trial shot, let it dry overnight, tried power sanding it, it seemed to have real good adhesion, so that's what I went with.

Bill

[thehermit]

Looks Good Bill!
What type of Interlux? More Please

[oldbluesplayer]

TheHermit - I used Interlux Brightsides, and their 216 thinner, thru a standard spray gun, think I was running about 45 psi at the gun, with a dryer on the line. If you were going to brush, or roll & tip, you would use their #333 thinner, instead. The Brightsides is basically their low end paint, there are a couple other, higher end choices - maybe if I ever paint the sides, I'd go there, but not for the bottom. Now that I've got the new decals back on, I can't wait to wax and buff the sides - what you see in the latest pix is just at the compounded and washed phase - the 3M Finesse-It worked quite well.

Bill

[eggsuckindog]

WOW that looks so much better with the bottom paint off, keep going so you can get some Tuna. To bad the those young bucks are so far away now, although mines here and I can't get any help anyway-that other gender affliction

[bunderwood]

hEY WHAT DID YOU USE TO REMOVE THE BOTTOM PAINT? gRINDER? WITH WHAT KIND OF DISC?