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  1. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    back to the boat. was able to get some buff time on the transom, cap, etc. the love bugs were out in force. managed to buff thru the white in a few areas. will need to spot-spray those. will need to pressure was the non-skid so I can spray wax it.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of progress and setback. the turbo in the daily driver took a dump, so I spent some time yanking that. getting it rebuilt with a larger compressor wheel and updated bearings (multiple bearings vs a single 2-row)
  3. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of update on the dash. Awaiting my switches to start wiring. however the gauges are in. a bit of trimming some fiberglass for the new layout will be required installation of the gauges and comparison to old dash layout.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Spring of 2019...... lets see how many cracked blocks this year

    This past winter was brutal. areas that normally are immune to freezing temperatures did see freezing temps so far, I have noticed 4 water in oil threads. my guess is between now and mid may, we will get a bunch more.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    for a first-timer on a restoration with an Avanti, I would go more with 120 hours. That includes pulling the drive and motor, uncaping, building a cradle (even building it on the trailer), removing the carpeting, cutting out sections of floors/stringers/etc, rebuilding, swearing, getting...
  6. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    used a multi-tool and 60 grit to remove the love bug carcasses.... touched the areas up with a brush, made the repairs proud so I can sand down here is a bit after buffing with the cutting compound. need to go back over with the finishing compound a bit.
  7. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    eradicated most of the orange peel in the gel. I looked like a smurf
  8. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of update from the weekend. wetsanded both sides of the boat, need to go back over some areas. started buffing, first pass with AquaBuff 1000. still need to do the 2nd and third pass, then move on to the final buff with finess it. this highlighted much of the gloss, however also pointed...
  9. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    here is the rest of my pics there are about 50 love bug parts in the gel... mostly wings and legs.... little flying bass-tards kept landing on the gel.
  10. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    here is the prep and outcome of the center stripe tape off the whole area, then tape off where I will roll the non-skid
  11. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Was busy on Sunday. here are some shots of me spraying
  12. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    We have a white bottom........ oh, and the boat bottom is white too Largest spray yet.... on my knees under the boat...... one of the things planned when the boat was off the trailer was to relieve the bunk where it was kissing the hard chine. no after pics, however a few minutes with a...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Forum just blew up

    just after logging on this morning, the forum blew up. another thing to note, new members are coming in with a date of June 2012
  14. Scott Danforth

    Best bedding material?

    The windshield and hatches on my boat were sealed with grey butyl tape. It remained flexible and kept things sealed for over 30 year The 5200 i bedded a few things with in 2012 had degraded due to UV As i neer, the re-assembly stage of the boat, should I pick up butyl tape, or go with 3M 4000UV?
  15. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Progress from Sunday.... taping off the stripes to fill in the white then the reveal will need to DA with 600 grit, then 800, and 1000, then on to polishing, however need to finish spraying. Next weekend is the bottom, and if successful, the cap
  16. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of progress this weekend re-taping some of the stripes Had the admiral help tape off some sections between drizzles Then sprayed the Harbor Blue after breakfast this morning, will tape off the field of white in the stripes. Today plan on spraying the transom, and next weekend the...
  17. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Weekend progress so far...... laying out all the lines..... adding tape.... first color being red after spraying the red and removing the tape. Sunday morning, started early, sanded the bit of over-spray then used the pattern to layout some lines for the black and grey, and the blue...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Baja 272 with no Y pipe

    Its a boat you buy when you hit middle age and need to compensate for shrinking sausage..... usually a go-fast boat...usually with twins or triples....always with straight exhaust. also a play on the cigarette style boat (think about that for a second). basically the aquatic version of the...
  19. Scott Danforth

    a bit more grunt

    Still laughing.....
  20. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Dash was formed now to knock some of the scratches out with 320 grit and start assembling it. ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​
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