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Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
Lol, yes the 'gourmet' fine line tape is one of my favorite tools! :D
I wasn't able to get a lot of good measurements from the previous stringers since they had turned to dust. I used some old drafting equipment from college regularly used in my...
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
A big thanks to the doc and Rick for getting me straight on the crack repair!
I forgot to post the pics of how I made the transom plates. The old transom came out on pieces so there was no way I was going to get a rough stencil. Even the cap was...
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
Trying to figure out how I should approach this. Grind the whole area around the OD down? Or just around the cracked areas?
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
Drive out. Transom 50%. I got distracted by a special guest donning cigars and scotch. What's a man to do? My brother's old buddy who built boats for a living came over to give me a hand getting some pin stripes goin on a customers boat. After that...
I have 3 boats that are almost ready to get new stripes/pin stripes.
Has anyone had good luck with a particular brand or material, especially below the waterline? Typically I use a high UV resistant vinyl, but most of those graphics were above the water line. I had a set of stripes that sat...
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
With dust and without dust. Since there really isn't anything left in the boat, I let the power washer help me out a bit. I ground down a lot of the old stringer glass, but I've got a little more to go. I filled up a 40 gallon bag on the dust...
Re: The good times
Thanks fellas, DJ fellow michigander! Tx, I'd sure like to see your whaler- I am a huge fan!
I laugh everytime I look at this poor raft. The DNR guys around here love it. I let them borrow it every now and then so they can flyfish the Thornapple river.
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
Several years ago I built a 7 second drag car and didn't align the motor mounts properly. It cost me almost $1200 to redo because I had to replace an entire rail and get it re-certified. We all learn from mistakes but that one hurt! So I came up...
Re: 1988 Wellcraft 210 Classic XL Restoration
While I waited for the next thunderstorms to go through, I gave the exterior some TLC with the pin stripe remover. The powerplant after dyno runs and before it gets a refreshing.
I didn't want to hi-jack daselbee's thread about the loss of nstalgic icon. In a nutshell he reminded us of the things in our live's that were like a safe for memories of all sorts.
I had an old sevylor raft that my dad got for us when we were very young. My brothers and I used to stuff it in a...
