My first restore project

alldodge

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Thank you GM. For supporting the hull will ratchet straps work?

Yes, so long as the cap is not so heavy that the trusses cannot support, shouldn't be, the trusses support the roof with snow, so the more snow the more strain
 

mdeshon

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Im thinking ahead a bit and making a supply list, and came up with a question. Basicly in the pics above you can see that my "cap" is like an off or faded white. The gelcoat appears to be in good shape. I want to make it look new and glossy white. What is the best way to achieve this? Do I buy some white gelcoat and respray or should I paint it white? Or is that something I can achieve with stripping and waxing/polishing?
 

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Gelcoat can be wet sanded if real bad or just buffed out if not to bad. Also most Rinkers use an off white. You can re-gel or paint. There are folks here which painted it and then wet sanded the paint to a gloss. Just depends on how much work you want to do
 
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