1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

[Jon Sob]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Hey Decker .....I haven't posted in a while but I have been watching. Your workmanship has been excellent from the start of your project and is continuing. You, my friend, are a true craftsman and my hat is off to you. Great job!

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Not a whole lot of orange peel .. check.
Looks even and coated .. check.

Nice work man. Quick patience is all it takes.

That baby is gonna look like a mirror when your done .. .

Quick tip here that I give in the gel threads .. scribble some magic marker all over the place ( let kids make smiley faces on it. ... Then wipe it with a damp acetone rag to smear around the black Marker. Use this as a 'sanding guide' for your 320 or 400 grit starting paper. Dont sand anymore than you have to. Take about 90% of the orange peel out before moving on with the next finer grit sand paper. Your not 'fairing' anymore .. your just sanding out Orange peel to buff.

Mark it up again when you get to the 600-800 grit range to show When you can stop sanding. It helps with the 'dont sand through' thing.

YD.

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Not a whole lot of orange peel .. check.
Looks even and coated .. check.

Nice work man. Quick patience is all it takes.

That baby is gonna look like a mirror when your done .. .

Quick tip here that I give in the gel threads .. scribble some magic marker all over the place ( let kids make smiley faces on it. ... Then wipe it with a damp acetone rag to smear around the black Marker. Use this as a 'sanding guide' for your 320 or 400 grit starting paper. Dont sand anymore than you have to. Take about 90% of the orange peel out before moving on with the next finer grit sand paper. Your not 'fairing' anymore .. your just sanding out Orange peel to buff.

Mark it up again when you get to the 600-800 grit range to show When you can stop sanding. It helps with the 'dont sand through' thing.

YD.

Like a guide coat when blocking primer on a car?

Nice job Decker!

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Like a guide coat when blocking primer on a car?

Nice job Decker!

Yes .. its a guide coat.

YD.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

One word... Wow! I hereby award you with the first annual watermelon award of excellence and perserverance... :watermelon: Okay, I made that up... Just wanted to try and make the smiley watermelon emoticon mean something...

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

I recognize I have no credibility or standing on glass man threads (justifiably so), but, that looks really super nice! Well done decker

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

I award this gelcoat job 3 Llamas:
:llama::llama::llama:


On a scale of 0 to 3. BTW: 3 llamas IS the good end of the scale :first:
Smile for your calendar cover pix: hoto:

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

:usa2::hail: I was wondering if anyone would ever use the watermelon ..

 

[Jon Sob]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Happy New Year to you and yours Decker!

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Happy New Year Decker!!! The hull is superb! Nice work!

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Where ya be Decker?

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Where ya be Decker?

+1???

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

:bump2::wave::bump:

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Yeah, isn't Texas a 11.5month boating~boat building season?

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Just getting all caught up, and I must say, the gel coat looks awesome!
Hope it polishes out like you expect...

Oh yeah, and BTW...where you at?
L8r,
GT

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Where ya be Decker?

Round two!...I seen you posting so now you are here somewhere...need to know how things went after the holidays...

 

[JTracy]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

I just read every single post in this thread...I sure hope Decker comes back.
I've got a 1988 Deck Boat very similar to his which needs work and I have loved watching his progress.

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Hey guys, I hope all of you have had a great start this New Year 2013.
I have not done anything since my last post with the gel coat. It was getting cold and
seamed to rain or snow or just plain bad outside so I am waiting for better weather.
Just took a long rest for the holidays.:couch2:
Now the weather is getting better and I am starting to get a little more motivated now.
Getting caught up on some of the other gentlemens threads helps alot also.:friendly_wink:
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

JTracy
Thanks for the kinds words and welcome aboard..

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Glad to see you back Decker! I saw the weatherman saying 70's back where I left ...gonna miss those days...

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1983 Deck Boat Transom/deck/stringer replacement Help

Good to see you back on the forum! Soon as I get all the other projects done I'm gunna get the BF totally done.