J13MEX
Active Member
Well, my introduction kind of turned into a progress blog but will make one here so it's easier to be followed.
As you will know if you read my intro, I bought the boat knowing nothing about it/boats all together. I have lived on this forum since, learning lots along the way so hoping it will turn into something pretty special!
When I got it home, no trailer, engine or anything. Literally just the boat itself.
After a quick pressure wash to see what I had got myself into I realised what a winner I was onto, no major damage, clean hull and lots of fun to come..
First job and the big one was the bodywork! It had been brush painted with hammerite multiple times in different shades of blue!
A few pics showing the sanding..
After a few nights it was killing me seeing the inside in such a state... So I spent a night on the inside..
Before..
After..
As you can see in the above pic.. The top half is darker blue which is the original gel coat. The lower shade of blue is the last layer of hammer****e. It took 2 nights to get from the above picture to this...
I could probably have got away with just flatting back the old paint and going over it but I didn't want to take any chances of reactions hence I went the whole way back.
The time had come to get the paint on.. I decided I wanted to go a very light almost baby blue colour.. Few days later I was left with this..
After these pictures were taking I obviously finished the bits that were unpainted in these shots..
Today was the day, time to flat it all back and polish...
That didn't happen! I decided I didn't like it all blue! Now, what I'm going to do is leave the part behind the windshield blue, a few other blue details and have the rest bright white..
Out come the power tools..
Was in the garden sanding from about 9am through to about an hour ago! Dedication right there
Wearing old joggers but forgot to attach the dust hose to the sander so my bottoms took one for the team..
Nearly done..
After a quick wipe down and keeping it wet so it looks nice and shiny.. Gives you an idea of what I want.. The light blue. Bits stay.. The dark blue gel coat is going white..
That's as far as I got today body wise.
Engine..
After weeks of searching for a 15-20hp engine.. I managed to find a Yamaha 28hp 2 stroke engine. Guy bought it new years back and hardly used it as he bought a smoother 4 stroke so it sat around until now..
I'm picking that up when he is back from holiday, will service it up, paint it too match and get new badges for it. It should FLY!
That's about as far as I have got at the moment as the paint is taking so long!
Comments, advice or criticism welcome.
All the best, Jamie
As you will know if you read my intro, I bought the boat knowing nothing about it/boats all together. I have lived on this forum since, learning lots along the way so hoping it will turn into something pretty special!
When I got it home, no trailer, engine or anything. Literally just the boat itself.
After a quick pressure wash to see what I had got myself into I realised what a winner I was onto, no major damage, clean hull and lots of fun to come..
First job and the big one was the bodywork! It had been brush painted with hammerite multiple times in different shades of blue!
A few pics showing the sanding..
After a few nights it was killing me seeing the inside in such a state... So I spent a night on the inside..
Before..
After..
As you can see in the above pic.. The top half is darker blue which is the original gel coat. The lower shade of blue is the last layer of hammer****e. It took 2 nights to get from the above picture to this...
I could probably have got away with just flatting back the old paint and going over it but I didn't want to take any chances of reactions hence I went the whole way back.
The time had come to get the paint on.. I decided I wanted to go a very light almost baby blue colour.. Few days later I was left with this..
After these pictures were taking I obviously finished the bits that were unpainted in these shots..
Today was the day, time to flat it all back and polish...
That didn't happen! I decided I didn't like it all blue! Now, what I'm going to do is leave the part behind the windshield blue, a few other blue details and have the rest bright white..
Out come the power tools..
Was in the garden sanding from about 9am through to about an hour ago! Dedication right there
Wearing old joggers but forgot to attach the dust hose to the sander so my bottoms took one for the team..
Nearly done..
After a quick wipe down and keeping it wet so it looks nice and shiny.. Gives you an idea of what I want.. The light blue. Bits stay.. The dark blue gel coat is going white..
That's as far as I got today body wise.
Engine..
After weeks of searching for a 15-20hp engine.. I managed to find a Yamaha 28hp 2 stroke engine. Guy bought it new years back and hardly used it as he bought a smoother 4 stroke so it sat around until now..
I'm picking that up when he is back from holiday, will service it up, paint it too match and get new badges for it. It should FLY!
That's about as far as I have got at the moment as the paint is taking so long!
Comments, advice or criticism welcome.
All the best, Jamie
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