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    Boats from work.

    Here's the ladder. Yep, electric.
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    Boats from work.

    The owner of this boat which was white, had us paint it. He also bought a big ladder, I think it's electric. To fitit, the swin platform is being extended by 20 inches.
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    Prime and Paint Aluminum Boat

    Ok I read your post again, because I was at work and distracted the first time. So grey on the bottom, blue sides. Where does the silver (for some reason I thought it was gold) from the original plan come in? As striping in the blue?
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    Prime and Paint Aluminum Boat

    First, I'm imagining two colors on one surface, like blue primary with a gold stripe. What I'm picturing may not be what you intend. Anyway, here's a quick example. Grey lower, black upper, butted up against each other. If I was spraying grey first, I would cover most of the black, leaving a...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    I would scrape it out in pieces. Grinding it out is going to make a huge mess that will stick to you like crazy. Foam dust is really clingy and annoying.
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    Prime and Paint Aluminum Boat

    I'll get back with you after work.
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    Prime and Paint Aluminum Boat

    A quick bit of advice for masking a hardline. Do your big area first, leaving a small bit of unmasked surface above it. Finish with one line of tape. That way, you only have to peel a tape line when you're done, and don't risk dropping paper into fresh paint.
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    Prime and Paint Aluminum Boat

    Avoid the rivets with the da, just lightly hit those by hand. I don't think you really need the heavier grit for the bare spots, but it won't hurt if you do. I would suggest getting the whole thing in primer and sanded. Then you mask off for the color you want to spray that day. Spray one...
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Sorry I didn't help with the foam. I haven't gotten any notifications for this thread for some reason. These are my usual tools for taking out foam. Cut it into squares, whack the big flat bar into the cuts, and bust it out. There's no need to grind it out with the wire wheel.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    "Finest work" isn't the important part. Is it comfortable? If so, then it's perfect.
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    Boats from work.

    I agree 100%.
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    Boats from work.

    The boss did say the out drive had to be replaced.
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    Boats from work.

    Really? I've usually found Cobalts to be pretty well made. I've never seen one with a large area of bond like this.
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    Boats from work.

    A couple things today. First, a small flake job. This is actually the second time I've sprayed it, because I got flake on the upper and lower blends and it burned through. Hopefully all goes well this time. I tried covering a few strays with a red sharpie because they were closer to the blends...
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    Boats from work.

    Boston Whaler sounds like just what you're looking for.
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    Should I start a work thread?

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/boats-from-work.778089/#post-5968769
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    Boats from work.

    Sorry, we don't remove those inboard motors. That was done somewhere else.
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    Boats from work.

    First up, a 2023 Cobalt R6 Surf. The owners don't know what they hit, but it broke the transom in half. This happened on their first time out.
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    Boats from work.

    I work in a repair shop, so I get a bit of variety in the kinds of boats and damage I see. This is just going to be a thread of stuff I think might be interesting to look at.
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    82 Starcraft MR 180 floor, slight refit and leaks

    Your boat isn't very big. The ribs along the bottom, and how the side panels attach to the floor and hull should give plenty of support. Bigger ones do have structural cross pieces and another set of stringers.
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