dellsboater
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Nov 19, 2010
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Well, we are getting close to getting it wet. The buffing and sanding of the hull is complete. Thanks to all for the great info from this forum! I sanded the hull to remove oxidation, used a DA sander started with 500 grit, then 800, then 1000. I then buffed with Imperial 3m Compound, love this stuff. Then color restorer from Starbrite, then McGuire's polish. Put the stripes on the hull, still have some checkered to put on the top of rear sides. Then plan to wax with carnuba wax. We ended up replacing all the guages, rewire the instrument panel and switches. My wife re coved all the dash panels with carbon fiber vinyl, will post those later. Painted the out drive using Self etching primer from Rustoleom, then painting with grey metallic paint. Looks OK, could use a sanding and another coat. Still need to fix a leaking trim cylinder, I found a shop in town, quoted 49 dollars to reseal it. Also need to mount SX Nautilus trim tabs, doing that tonight, and replace trim sender, may have to wait till next season.
So let me thank you all again, and let me know what you think!
Update:
June 5th
Finished adding rest of graphics and added new pictures. The hatch mirror had a Wood frame, stained it blk and added graphic. The dash was a complete redo, wife put vinyl on the existing dash and glove box with carbon fiber, then removed trim rings and added red mirrored vinyl. I replace all guages and rewired dash and cabin lights. Run it on the muffs, ran fine, idled high 1500 rpms, and shifted into gear hard with a little grinding. Lowered the idle to 1000, seemed to shift better. Ran up to 160 degrees, t-stat opened and ran about 140. Next test to see if she floats!
So let me thank you all again, and let me know what you think!
Update:
June 5th
Finished adding rest of graphics and added new pictures. The hatch mirror had a Wood frame, stained it blk and added graphic. The dash was a complete redo, wife put vinyl on the existing dash and glove box with carbon fiber, then removed trim rings and added red mirrored vinyl. I replace all guages and rewired dash and cabin lights. Run it on the muffs, ran fine, idled high 1500 rpms, and shifted into gear hard with a little grinding. Lowered the idle to 1000, seemed to shift better. Ran up to 160 degrees, t-stat opened and ran about 140. Next test to see if she floats!
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