Great job, like the old school look

Rob............Excellant job!!!

Thanks guys! It was nerve racking trying to pull the masking without fouling up the fresh paint.

Got the clear on and pulled the masking from the bottom.
I'm really glad I put the boot stripe and "pantera" in the paint.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps2513b658.jpg
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Nice!!

Sharp..........really sharp!!

Started to cut and buff the paint. Man, what a job!
It's coming along nicely though.

Here's the console finish buffed and somewhat mocked up:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psf9930f6c.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psff2cc582.jpg

Hull sides and transom after wet sanding and two grits of presta polish.
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beautiful

Wow!

Looks absolutely amazing......Great job.

Going to shoot the deck today. I shot the sealer yesterday and it laid down nice and smooth.
This painting business is no joke! LOTS of man hours spent on this step.

In the meanwhile, I ordered this custom made dry sump oil pan. 4 scavaging pickups feeding a barnes pump.
-12 AN males welded in, two pickup ports on each pan rail.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps7fb8e2b9.jpg
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I'll post pics later after the paint goes on the deck.

Have a good day all,
Rob

what are you doing for engine bay vents? I have the ones on the back but they suck in all the salt spray and it corrodes everything

The "windshield" masked off for paint:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psb68c5ff2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psb1c547a0.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psf91c5fe7.jpg

I have the downward facing "clamshell" vents that are typical of these hulls as well.

im going to close mine and do something else, they get water all over the steering and whatever else you have bolted to the transom on the inside

"Windshield" painted black:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps73c908c5.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psa981a4a9.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps93211fd0.jpg

Don't you have them ducted down to the lower bilge?

No, i didnt know they were supposed to be.

What width did you end up going with on your stringers? Is there a standard width for offshore mounts or is it different depending on the mount? ( i assume it would be)

I have a line on stock 525 offshore mount, trying to figure out the width to glass the stringers in. Im sure you did your research on this so any help is appreciated. I should probably just buy the mount and see how it fits.

Hey sparky.
I'll measure the stringers and report back.

The space between the main stringers is 26.25 inches. I have a GIL offshore mount. Hope this helps you sparky.

thank you

i think i will just place them back at 30 inches. the mount i am getting is 28 inches wide with the hole to hole at 26 inches. Looks like the stringer height is not that critical (from what your pics show) maybe i will go higher, i made them tall so i could cut them down later if need be

Finishing up the paint job. I cannot say enough just how much work this step is!
Playing around with a couple stencils I had left. The black stripe areas line up with the black stripes in the upholstery. I have a sun pad that covers the hatch but I thought it would be cool anyhow.

Pics:
Masked:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps478d2fbd.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psa4ec78b2.jpg
Painted:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...psf30d4667.jpg

Unmasked:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps48e39182.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps6190277b.jpg

Hello all. Still playing boat painter here. :whistle:
I've got the deck and cockpit cleared and I'm cutting and polishing it at this time.
Many, many, many hours with a bucket of soapy water, a hose and several progressions of sandpaper grits.
Started with 1500, then 2000 (step I'm at in these photos) then it will be 2500 and finally, 3000 trizact on a 3/32" Hutchins DA. The polish is the presta "two step", water based, system. Great stuff!

I'm going to re-sand and polish the hull sides as I tried starting at 2000 grit and there is still a faint "orange peel" I can't get over.

Pics:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps8384bae5.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps9237d7c1.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps2a976d01.jpg

VC I've been a professional painter since 89 painting show quality cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats. Early on I had a fear of cutting through so I use to start with 1200 and finish with 2500. As I got older and smarter I started my cut with 800 and finish with 1500. With the compounds available today there's no need to take it beyond 1500 but I do like to buff and let the sun bleed it out a few days and then rebuff.
Never the less your boat is looking beautiful and congrats on making it to the stage you have. It's gonna be something to talk about when your out in it..

Thanks joe. I appreciate the feedback and advice.

Dam she looks GOOD!!!

Your boat is really looking nice.

Rob............you have professional skills disquised as a DIY'er!!!...................Wonderful!!!!

Thanks for the kind words guys. Means quite a bit to me and keeps my fire burning.

Lookin good! I bet you will be happy when your done sanding and onto rigging...

Really nicely done!

Picked up the rubrail from the polisher last week. He had the damn thing since last January! Anyhow, it came out fantastic. Started to assemble it the last few days.
Pics don't do it justice:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps753d6355.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps22cba6ed.jpg
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Thumbs up for this real nice project !

Rob, what did you set your X dimension at? Yours cutout looks a lot higher than mine.

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Hey Anu. I set mine at 17.5.
Maybe it's the angle of the pic.

Hmmm. I set mine at 17". Did you measure from the pad or the bottom of the V? I measured from the bottom of the V.

I measured from the pad.

That makes sense. That sets yours about 1 3/8" higher than mine.

Been working on the dash console in the basement as it's too cold to do anything outside.
Started wiring and fitting gauges, helm and remote control. I have the harness to the bilge and the harness to the
Bow ready to go. I had to send the autometer trim gauge back to the factory to repair a manufacturing defect so that's why there's a missing gauge.

Pic:
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