Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
Damn, your gas is only $2.73 a gallon?! I pay $3.05!
You're really tearing through this boat, it's looking great. You'll be done in no time! I've been really slacking lately. Now that the boats done for the winter I'm gonna try and get off my butt and work!
Yah, it bounces between $2.50ish and $3.10 constantly. It can go up as much as $.50 in the same day which really burns sometimes, ya know.
You're flying. You've got a lot done considering what you've been through.
Though you didn't cut a load of wood, shingle the roof and rebuild the car engine in a single day it's still not a bad pace for you
Man have I got you guys fooled! I appreciate the compliments but I am definitely moving at old man pace, with a walker no less! Shuffling feet sort of a deal.
I have been stalling just a bit over the past week or so as I was having trouble deciding what direction to go from here.
Paint then rebuild?
Rebuild then paint?
With the temps what they are (and will be) and all that yet needs to be done it was a confusing choice for me.
Well I think I finally decided last night that I'll do neither/both. Compromise maybe.
I'll start down the paint road by sanding/filling/prepping/ZC everything from the top to the bottom.
Then I'll paint the bottom (tip or flip the hull, dunno yet).
Then I'll get her back upright and rebuild all the rest.
Then I'll paint the upper hull, bow deck, gunwales, stern deck.
I think I have a few advantages by going this route...
With the rig empty it will be the only time that I can actually tip or flip to have access to the bottom of the hull. Otherwise I be on my back for a very long time prepping and painting.
Also, by rebuilding everything then painting the rest I avoid the inevitable scratches that would happen with the whole process if I were to paint first. I'd also be avoiding the dust and such getting all over my finish work if I were to rebuild then paint.
Make sense?
I am feeling pretty good about this direction, eh!
