1988 Rogue 2420

[alldodge]

Nice to have cool tools available

 

[mickyryan]

im jelly !

 

[Scott Danforth]

score of the day. current helm and cable were a bit stiff most likely old grease as a liberal amount of brake cleaner helped loosen it up.

old Teleflex SSC12416 rack and cable

was dreaming of ways to warm the cable, and try to flush the old grease, etc.

thought, not really feasible

new is about $150

did a google search, found a place on internet in New Zealand that had two in stock for $26 with free world wide shipping.

big disclaimers, only fits the old style late 80's helms.....blah blah blah


Score - used paypal for level of protection

I cant afford not to replace the cable.

 

[mickyryan]

gotta love it, i replaced mine and couldn't believe how nice steering was then

 

[Scott Danforth]

Spent the day sanding the bilge.....only obsessed anal-retentive people and idiots would be sanding the bilge......

 

[mickyryan]

i sanded mine but only because i had goobers that annoyed me and i just knew debris would get trapped on it lol , plus i feared taking a pic for here and Kc going damn couldn't knock the goobers down? lol

 

[Scott Danforth]

its the goobers from when I re-did the bilge back in 2012 as well as some factory goobers... they annoyed me, especially when I put a single gelled/resined glass strand in my hand reaching under the motor once.

i even thought on fairing the bilge....I may still do that too.

 

[mickyryan]

yeah i didn't go that far, i got it semi smooth then raptor lined it color matched the cream im using

 

[Scott Danforth]

yeah i didn't go that far, i got it semi smooth then raptor lined it color matched the cream im using

did you need the non-skid of the raptor liner?

 

[mickyryan]

Nope i thin lightly to get it to lay down and shoot out of a 1.8 tip hlvp i just like its thicker urathane paint

 

[Scott Danforth]

Had my graphics connection revise my hull layout. need to have the admiral pick between the blues

bottom is FCGI's harbor blue which is a dark cobalt blue

 

[mickyryan]

I vote for bottom Scheme

 

[Scott Danforth]

Micky, Admiral likes the darker color too.

 

[Tnstratofam]

Nice graphics Scott. I like the bottom blue better too.

 

[alldodge]

I like the top, and lighter color should show less spots. The old thing of a Black car looks great for 5 minutes after its waxed

 

[Scott Danforth]

I agree AD, however if mama isnt happy..... no one is happy

I was perfectly fine keeping the boat red since the upholstery has red in it.

However she does want the darker blue.

 

[mickyryan]

at least with red intertwined it still works for interior

 

[Scott Danforth]

Sanding sucks

Going to print out a template to lay out the stripes

 

[Scott Danforth]

a bit of update......

transferred the graphics to white poster board to help me lay out the fine-line tape that arrived from Amazon. the poster board is cut to shape the hull to cap seam so I can tape in place, and transfer to the hull easy. this will ensure that I lay out both sides the same

have the circuit breakers in for the dash and the glow-in-dark paint. The dash is lasered out, however not formed yet.

also picked up a gallon of gel coat and a gallon of duratec gloss additive.

https://fgci.com/item/123754/Duratec-Additive-High-Gloss-Clear-904-001-Gallon-Can/
https://fgci.com/item/126209/Gelcoat-Exterior-White-Ultra-Iso-Npg-81-111000-Gallon-Can/

tomorrow morning, will be helping a friend with his Cobra project, then using the A-frame hoists at his shop to pull my boat off the trailer so I can finish sanding the bottom. the hope is to be able to spray the bottom and be back on the trailer on Sunday.

 

[Tnstratofam]

Looking forward to seeing the new graphics on your boat. Also that Cobra looks sweet. I would love to see how it turns out too.