14 foot gamefisher rebuild

[Restoration2012]

Re: 14 foot gamefisher rebuild



Havent posted in a while. here is a preview with the jewelry on it! Found these stainless railings on ebay for cheap. They worked perfect! Just needed a bit of hand bending to match the curve.

 

[Restoration2012]

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In the paint booth finally! Lots of fairing and grinding to get it to this point.

 

[Restoration2012]

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[kfa4303]

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Lookin' great !!!!

 

[sphelps]

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Paint looks nice! Does the polyumac work on curved transom,s ? 375$ is still cheaper than I paid for seacast..
Keep up the good work!!

 

[Restoration2012]

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Paint looks nice! Does the polyumac work on curved transom,s ? 375$ is still cheaper than I paid for seacast..
Keep up the good work!!

I think you would be limited by any extreme curves. But a slight curve could probably be dealt with by used a bunch of thinner sheets (ie 1/4 inch) and sandwiching them up to your desired thickness. Using epoxy between sheets and clamping it up to the curve you are looking for. We are very happy with the product. And great peace of mind knowing that it isnt going to rot.

 

[ezmobee]

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Wow, this thing is looking better than new!

 

[jjkc]

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Doing some top notch work there looks great wish I had a nice space like that to work out of.

 

[Restoration2012]

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Doing some top notch work there looks great wish I had a nice space like that to work out of.

Thanks! Yeah we were very fortunate to have such a generous group of friends to put up with us for as long as they have. Nearing the end. The white paint in the photos is a high build primer. We will eventually be going with a blue color combo inside and out. Plus bottom paint.

 

[GT1000000]

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Just caught your restoration and I must say you have done a beautiful job so far...I would like to come aboard and see the final steps as you finish it up...

Thank you for sharing, I have gotten some very useful ideas from your project.

Best Regards,
GT1M

 

[Restoration2012]

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Just caught your restoration and I must say you have done a beautiful job so far...I would like to come aboard and see the final steps as you finish it up...

Thank you for sharing, I have gotten some very useful ideas from your project.

Best Regards,
GT1M

Thanks for the kind words. And welcome aboard. She is almost ready for her maiden voyage.

 

[Restoration2012]

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Well....Lots, and lots, and lots of fairing and filler later. The project has now reached the point where bottom paint can be applied. These pictures show the barrier coat and finally the black bottom paint. We floated the boat to get the water line. Has a pretty good amount of freeboard. Cant wait to see it with some paint and jewelry. The bow where the three hulls meet proved to be tricky. We ended up using a laser to strike a line between the two sides.

 

[GT1000000]

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Really is looking good...what product did you use for the filling and fairing?

 

[Restoration2012]

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Really is looking good...what product did you use for the filling and fairing?

System three quikfair. Reliable product. Sands nicely.

 

[GT1000000]

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System three quikfair. Reliable product. Sands nicely.

Thanks, Found it on the 'net'... I am going to look into it...

 

[Restoration2012]

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Fabricated some mahogany rod holder brackets to fit the corners in the stern.

 

[GT1000000]

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Those are gonna add a real nice touch of class...looking good!

 

[Restoration2012]

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Big day today! PAINT! Beautiful day outside upper 60's. First picture is of primer.The rest show the various coats of Awl Grips Aqua Mist. A subtle blue color, darker blue in less light. The inside will be a darker blue (Whaler Blue). Heres some pics.

 

[Restoration2012]

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4 coats. Cant wait to see them on the boat.

 

[sphelps]

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Wow the hulls lookin great and the rod holders to! This boats gunna be way better than new!
Keep up the good work!