24 Super fairing ??
 

The inside of my fairing has some kind of black vinyl stuck to it. It's starting to peel off and it looks crappy. Does anybody have any ideas on how to make it look better? I was thinking of just painting it black or white. I think the black is good for absording the glare but white would look better.

Dave M.

Hey Dave,
just to let you know mine is painted black . But White would look much better on your boat.

Mine is a thin layer of black foam like material. Noticed it loose in a few areas as well. I guess when it gets crappy looking I'll have to take the fairing off (which has caulking between it and the deck) to repare it correctly.

I didn't plan on having to take the fairing off. How is it attached anway? It must be screwed in somewhere. I'm hoping I can remove the vinyl and paint the fairing without having to remove it.

BRING IT BACK TO THE FACTORY WHEN YOU COME UP FOR THE ZUPERFEST. I BELIEVE THE BOAT HAS A 5 YEAR WARRENTY.BY THE WAY IS THAT YOUR BOAT IN THE AD FOR THE SWIM PLATFORMS.

Yes, that is my boat. It was in the back of Powerboat Mag a few times and on their web site.

Dont paint it white!
I removed that material and painted it whit on a friends boat and the glare was bad!! he sprayed over it with flat black.I think thats why the material was there in the first place

Work Dave work!!! only 107 days till superfest!!! tripps :D :D :D

Hi Dave,
I finally sold my Pantera so I started working on my Superboat. What did you do about your fairing? Mine is not peeling off but it looks moldy and like ****. Not looking for another project, but...

Hey Patrick,

I haven't done anything yet. I think I going to take out the vinyl and paint it black.

I have to install a foot insert too. I didn't realize that it is glassed in. I thought it would screw in. I never did any glass work so I haven't got to that project yet either.

Dave M.

Hi Dave,

Did you buy the insert from John?
I did...
I thought I'd screw it in too.
If it is to be glassed in, it just went to the bottom of my list.

You may be able to screw it in but I it may crack. I have some pictures that JMK406 gave me that shows the detail of the glass work. It doesn't look to hard to do and it is done in an area behind the dash where you will not see it anyway. So, it doesn't have to be the prettiest job. I got the insert from John. I called him today and he said to use two layers of 1.5 oz mat around the edges. It's cutting that BIG-ASS hole that I am afraid of!

Dave, if those pictures are digital, it would be great if you could send me a copy. You are probably right about the cracking, I'll glass it in.

Does anybody know how the fairing is attached? I wonder if the screws that go around the fairing to snap the canvas cover on hold the fairing on too?

The screws with the snaps do hold on the fairing

Hey Dave, Have you pulled your fairing off yet?
I was cleaning and waxing last night and the last owner made a mess of the seam between the fairing and the deck. He put all kinds of caulking to fix a leek I'm assuming.
I think the best way to fix it would be to pull the fairing off completely.
Wanted to know how big of a pain in the ass it is.

Not yet, I think I am just going to band-aid it for now. The weather is putting my task list way behind. I do have around 15 hours on the boat already.

I hear you Dave,
It's allot more fun using the boat then working on it.

PAT I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE EMAIL FLAG,LOOKS GREAT IM GOING TO FOWARD IT TO TRIPPS I THINK HE ALSO WANTED A SET. ONCE I GOT MY SUPERBOAT I FORGOT ALL ABOUT MY PANTERA AS YOU WILL TO.