20 MA project continues

[eggsuckindog]

Get the dealer Phantom Black - if your deacals are decent just tape them off - wash with Dawn, up around the steering arm wire brush,I used one on a drill and some rust remover from NAPA. It will come out very nice - the deacals from a dealer are way too much - local sign shop, too get close

Next- Tell the wife what good is a place in the keys without a boat - need some balance in the budget. They always want a new fancy nest - its a normal genenic defect, males have different ones - just say'in

PS I'm alot older than you, been there done that

[jorgeinmiami]

Decals were shot so I sanded down the cowling and am strating on the mid section and lower unit. I will also try and shoot some paint in and around the head/black area that has a bit of rust. I may just get some new bolts on the ones that are a little bit worse.

And yes I know I need to balance the budget some how, but for now I want to make her happy....And besides the budget is streched thin right now

[jorgeinmiami]

I HATE SANDING!!!!!!!
I HATE SANDING!!!!!!!
I HATE SANDING!!!!!!!
I HATE SANDING!!!!!!!

Oh let me tell you how I really feel

I HATE SANDING!!!!!!!

[heynow2203]

I know what your talking about my hands are killing me only a couple hundred more hours to go

[jorgeinmiami]

Well after no activity on the boat since we got the place in the Keys bad weather and just plain lazy I am going to go at it again ....So here's were I'm at

I have the Console and all the hatches ready for paint, I have the outside and bottom of the hull sanded and ready to finish primer. Now the inside I have most sanded but plan to go over the whole inside incase I missed some place, but before I need to finish these 2 spots

The rear hads a soft spot so I took out the rotted wood and relace it and I did save the skin to replace it back

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The front deck also had a larger soft spot here I took out the rotten wood and replace it with 4x4 pieces covered with glass.

This has taken me a lot longer than what I thought
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Plan it to attack these 2 areas this week and continue to sand (Did I tell you I HATE SANDING!!!)
and hopefully start the paint sometime next week.
NOw after the glass what would be the best filler to make it as smooth as possible. Although both will be an area that the non skid may help hide my amature results

Now I do have some damage to the 2 channels that go somewhat in the middle of the deck from the console back and I was thinking it may be easier to not try to make it look original and glass it over...Opinions?

Any contructive critique is encoraged!!!

[jorgeinmiami]

Took care of floor in the rear section Pics to follow as its dark
I ground down the underneath part of the skin along with all around the skin and flooring so I can glass it in tomorrow. I first prepared some thickend resin to a milk shake like consistency and then placed the skin on top I also placed 3 concrete blocks on top to hold it down. Tommorrow I will glass it in and day after sand down even with the surrounding floor. On the weekend I hope to tackle the larger part in the front.

Got to get it done!!!!

[jorgeinmiami]

Took off the concrete blocks and it came out fairly well.
I thought I had more resin and mat but was wrong so off to the store tomorrow.
I need to grind down some parts and I'm probably going to take off the rest of the gelcoat on the skin I put back down
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[jorgeinmiami]

I must be doing something right no one has commented on my amature work

[uncleboo]

You have learned well, weedhopper!

[red20]

I must be doing something right no one has commented on my amature work

Every Pro was an amateur at one time.