1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

A nice line of LED's buried in clear running along the chine,yeah, KIT2000 style. Bringing it back? You do sort resemble Michael Knight, don't you??

Chine LED's will make underwater hull inspections easier. I'd recommend white only, and definitely no color fades in & out. Vertigo is not fun!

Geez, only 800 & 1000G left, & some polish/wax, and you knocked of in time to post before 12midnight? What the he!! dude, part-timing this redo? Oh, wait, that's, um, yeah, aahh, that's me....:facepalm:The

600 looks great, really be screaming shiny after the next 2 or 3 steps.

I know I'm a slacker,lol And you figure me out!

i commend you,,, you are certainly gettin the hours in. almost got her now, good work

You never know how long your gonna be on this planet,got to get "r" done,lol

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

I keep getting asked this question, so here it is.

These are the product links I would recommend and used for the bow lights if ordering from ebay.

Lights -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170734490442?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Controller/control box -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160732593722?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Wire -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250995785465?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

thanks for posting,
hope you dont mind, if so i'll delete.
here was the set i was plainin on gettin.
http://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Changing-LED-Lighting-Strip/dp/B0054U46Y2/ref=pd_sim_hi_2
at a buck cheaper for 2 sets of lights, and one remote and to avoid daisy chaining, i think i may change my mind
similar price tho

thanks for the 4 wire,,, i know you could tell i was droolin,,,:facepalm: lol

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

ok since i got my new random orbital sander today.kicked but today sandin the outdrive. it woulda taken 3 times as long with the old sander:facepalm:
anyway i would like to follow your lead,,,lol. where did ya get the film discs at?
i think i remember 600,800,1200 then 3m compound and wax. were you able to get a buff pad for it to apply the compound? and a pad to buff the wax to a shine? ,,,,,, you saved me some hours today with the outdrive. hopin to make quick work of the clean n wax steps. thanks again, lord of the light. lol

 

[BSnB]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

LOL @ Lord of the Light...

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

thanks for posting,
hope you dont mind, if so i'll delete.
here was the set i was plainin on gettin.
http://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Changing-LED-Lighting-Strip/dp/B0054U46Y2/ref=pd_sim_hi_2
at a buck cheaper for 2 sets of lights, and one remote and to avoid daisy chaining, i think i may change my mind
similar price tho

thanks for the 4 wire,,, i know you could tell i was droolin,,,:facepalm: lol

Hey Buggy, The lights you listed should work just fine. Not sure what you meant by daisy chaining? Looks like there 5 meter just like the ones I ordered, but the quality of those lights look like the white ones I have which are imo better than what I ordered. just cleaner looking. Make sure you are getting what you think your getting. It shows two different remotes.

ok since i got my new random orbital sander today.kicked but today sandin the outdrive. it woulda taken 3 times as long with the old sander:facepalm:
anyway i would like to follow your lead,,,lol. where did ya get the film discs at?
i think i remember 600,800,1200 then 3m compound and wax. were you able to get a buff pad for it to apply the compound? and a pad to buff the wax to a shine? ,,,,,, you saved me some hours today with the outdrive. hopin to make quick work of the clean n wax steps. thanks again, lord of the light. lol

Saw the outdrive,looks good. I got my disks from a local place. My outdrive is on the to do list, did it last season, and by season end it had peeled outer paint to primer.

I will post up a link in a few minutes on the products I used for the bottom and hull sides. . They are indasa rhino film disks, hook and loop 6 inch I believe, I used them with a 5 inch sander. $25 a box, 50 in a box. Half the price of 3m film discs.

I used 600, 800, 1000, 3m compound by hand. No wax yet. Wax will not make it shiny, it is a protectant only. Get the shine first, then wax. If your hull is in good shape, no scratches just start with 1000 grit and then compound.

LOL @ Lord of the Light...

We'll leave the light on for ya,lol

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

This is the link if your looking for the film disks. This place is local and it is a really cool place with lots to offer. You guys may want to look through there products. Great prices.

Its called Smart Shoppers. http://www.smartshoppersinc.com/index.html

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

Not sure what you meant by daisy chaining? Looks like there 5 meter just like the ones I ordered, but the quality of those lights look like the white ones I have which are imo better than what I ordered. just cleaner looking. Make sure you are getting what you think your getting. It shows two different remotes.

what i meant by daisy chaining was to put the sets together in line one snapped to the other. yep similar to yours for sure but some differences, little transisters etc kinda poking up between the lights all pressure sensitive, when you run your fingers across them while connected to power but off they lit up a lil bit:facepalm: . not sure but it looked like the ones you got had more of a covering on them, before the tube goes over. another thing i noticed is that your rf seemed simpler with the terminal set up, especially when it comes to hooking up to 12 volt. the ones i was lookin at you had to cut the wire to expose the wires needed to hook up to a switch or power.
all in all prolly 6 in one hand half dozen in another.
same led's etc.
yep the confusion for me was the pics under the main pic, i think thats how i ended up buying the non waterproof ones by mistake

Saw the outdrive,looks good. I got my disks from a local place. My outdrive is on the to do list, did it last season, and by season end it had peeled outer paint to primer.

We'll leave the light on for ya,lol

sorry to hear that about the peeling paint, if you dont mind me askin what kind did you use?


as far as the light goes, i am pysched for the in the water pics,, how far away is thunder?

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

This is the link if your looking for the film disks. This place is local and it is a really cool place with lots to offer. You guys may want to look through there products. Great prices.

Its called Smart Shoppers. http://www.smartshoppersinc.com/index.html

thanks for the link, i got a 5" one also glad to hear you went oversize, the smaller discs wear out arond the edges quickly

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

thanks also for the step by step.
i do got some scratches, not deep but a few areas to adress for sure.
first thing i gotta do when he puts humpty dumpty back together again is to clean her, all that greasy aggrivation
not to mention puttin the hull away dirty:facepalm:,,, all in good fun.

its sooo beautifull out there, whats it june allready, i lost track of time

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

sorry to hear that about the peeling paint, if you dont mind me askin what kind did you use?

as far as the light goes, i am pysched for the in the water pics,, how far away is thunder?

Don't remember, will have to go back and look. Its in the thread somewhere. I used oem paint ordered from ebay. The primer stayed, will sand down and paint again. Maybe using an eching primer.


Thunder is 2 weeks before derby which is may 8th. got a few weeks to get everything buttoned up. Will want to put it in a couple weeks before to do testing and test runs. Gps figures. Make sure everything that worked last year works this year etc. Time to get the lowrance stuff out.

thanks for the link, i got a 5" one also glad to hear you went oversize, the smaller discs wear out arond the edges quickly

I got the 6 inch on purpose so when sanding corners and around chines, it would get into the corner easier. Worked great.

The film disks are different from regular disks, there just bad azz.

If your just doing the hull sides etc, just start with the 1000 if using the film disks, then polish with compound.

thanks also for the step by step.
i do got some scratches, not deep but a few areas to adress for sure.
first thing i gotta do when he puts humpty dumpty back together again is to clean her, all that greasy aggrivation
not to mention puttin the hull away dirty:facepalm:,,, all in good fun.

its sooo beautifull out there, whats it june allready, i lost track of time

Simple green or purple degreaser works great, but dilute the purple power stuff. It will also strip the wax on anything that you want to shine/compound/sand.

Its beautiful here to, but has been hot as hell down on the river working. I am burnt to a crisp already and its not even spring yet. Hope this isn't a clue of how hot it going to be all season. If so, the summer will be to hot to friggen boat. rrrrrrrr

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

Got the stern leds fixed, I hate soldering. anyone have any tricks for doing really small soldering. 4 wires right next to ech other sucks to solder.

Here's some pics that tickle my fancy baaahaha

 

[chriscraft254]

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[chriscraft254]

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[GT1000000]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

All of the lighting options look SUPER Koool!, ...But...

This is the "Lord of the Lights" finest work, Yet!

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

Told ya he liked the lights,lol

All of the lighting options look SUPER Koool!, ...But...

This is the "Lord of the Lights" finest work, Yet!

 

[chriscraft254]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

No progress on the boat but here are some pics of the river project. Got the stair system in and cut into the rock. The next step will be to install 4x6 railing post and deck the top landings. Then will be waiting for more decking material to arrive to finish the entry down to the next build that will be on the other end. Once the railings go up, it will really show well, I have a very certain way I do my posts and finish. Unlike most other decks built.

Will get some more time on boat projects this coming weekend. Yeah

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

Simple green or purple degreaser works great, but dilute the purple power stuff. It will also strip the wax on anything that you want to shine/compound/sand.

thanks, i'm gonna try the super secret patten pending exclusive pittsburgh stuff to get the grime off then i will use them discs.
i think if i try to use the discs when dirty i'll scratch her all up:facepalm: ,,,,, i am ,,so,,scared.lol
prolly all for nothing if it handled all that paint residue you had going on.

Hope this isn't a clue of how hot it going to be all season. If so, the summer will be to hot to friggen boat. rrrrrrrr

i smell an update,,,,,,,,, ac and a genny,,,lol batman would love the ac,,,, who you kidden with all them lights youll be too tired to boat in the day from all that night lighting

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

^^^^^^^^^ lmao,,,, you musta run him for hours,, he looks beat

 

[lil buggy]

Re: 1990 Chris Craft 254 Seahawk ( Refurb and upgrades)

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i cant remember:facepalm:, the green part shining on the rear under side of the hardtop, do you have it mounted in the door to the overhead? or above the box? can you see the lights there from the back of the boat? that light there will be valuable on the water, great idea!