1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

[jspansel]

Re: 1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

Hey JS!! Thanks for the compliment on the Sea King!! I plan on applying another heavier coat come Spring. Same Hunter Green...

Now about painting that Valco - I wish mine had looked like yours. I would not have painted it. Mine was very ugly..... Check out my resto at this link.

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/coolness407/Sea King Restoration/

Your Valco looks great au natural.... Don't paint it!!

Yeah, Northern Virginia is expensive. Lynchburg taxes are pretty reasonable. Someday I want to move back to New York State though the taxes are NOT good. Miss the Finger Lakes.

Thanks! I guess I will leave her alone She is in pretty good shape for being over 50 years old! Will just give it a good cleaning.

I guess I just got the fishin blues now haha. Cant take the boat out for quite a while, so I want to do SOMETHING to the boat. Now the inside is done, just looking for something Maybe I will make some kind of storage...

 

[coolness]

Re: 1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

Maybe you can get a friend to help you flip the Valco and you can work on shining it up.

You say the transom wood is solid? You could add rod holders.....

Great looking work on the paint job. Paint covers a multitude of sins. The paint on the inside of the Sea King is holding up very well. Good 'ol Rust-Oleum....

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

Yeah I don't think I'd paint that Valco either. I think it would detract from the really cool lines that hull has.

 

[twkjr 1250]

Re: 1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

hi js , glad you decided to keep her bare . I think its better to shine things up rather then paint over them ,unless there ugly looking and a eye sore. your boat looks real cool the way she sits ,just add some shine and a little water under her wala! good job

 

[jspansel]

Re: 1960 Valco Re-Paint inside/possibly outside

Update with all my stuff back in/on it! Got my new Minn Kota 45# thrust on it too!!! I still need to remake the front triangle wood piece. I may turn it into a little storage area or something. Still need to do something with the ouside as well... need to clean it and polishing it up a little bit.

And here is a shot of my "cockpit" area Also my little kiddo sneaking into the shot!