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Offline Rosscoe

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Re: Wet sanding
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2010, 08:12:08 PM »
Keep sanding & polishing until just before the gel coat wears thin. Then stop ...

lol, yeah ok!
Ross
61 Surflite 1964 90HP Johnson project
67 V163 Bayflite Super Sport  1989 100HP Merc
67 V164 Bayflite 120HP
67 V174 Crestflite Rat Rod
71 V175 Crestflite 350ci -Jet
73 GT 160
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Offline Jerry

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Re: Wet sanding
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2010, 11:01:18 PM »
Ross the older Gel was a lot different than it is today. You may just have to re-shoot it to get it to look good.  Twin City Outboard has a bunch of lenses. don't worry about horsepower, but I would check the transom before you do a lot of work to it. Now's the time to do it if you're gonna.
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Offline Rosscoe

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Re: Wet sanding
« Reply #22 on: December 28, 2010, 08:48:23 AM »
Ross the older Gel was a lot different than it is today. You may just have to re-shoot it to get it to look good.  Twin City Outboard has a bunch of lenses. don't worry about horsepower, but I would check the transom before you do a lot of work to it. Now's the time to do it if you're gonna.
Jerry, how would you suggest I check the transom? I suppose when I cut the floor out in the rear, I may expose the bottom of it at that time. I did probe around through the holes drilled in it and the wood feels pretty good. I suppose too, I could chip away at some of the glass fabric in the inside in several places.
My plan is to only replace that bad part of the floor under the splash well. The rest feels solid. I am NOT doing a transom on this baby. It looks to be impossible to do from the inside so the top would probably have to come off and that is all way more then I wanted to do to this one. Who knows. If I take my time with it (over a year or two) maybe I'll change my mind.
Re$hooting it $ounds expen$sive.
PS, what are you working on this winter?
Ross
61 Surflite 1964 90HP Johnson project
67 V163 Bayflite Super Sport  1989 100HP Merc
67 V164 Bayflite 120HP
67 V174 Crestflite Rat Rod
71 V175 Crestflite 350ci -Jet
73 GT 160
84 CVX 17  83 115 Merc
88 CVX-23 350 Mag

Offline Jerry

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Re: Wet sanding
« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2010, 12:15:32 PM »
There's two things to do to check the transom. Jump on the motor and see if the transom flexes. Tap on the transom with a coin and listen for a hollow sound. It should sound solid all over. Believe me you will hear the difference.  There is some cost involved. It all depends on what you're looking for. If you're just looking for something to use, I wouldn't worry about it.
I'm not getting much done this winter. I have been working on my Classic Barracuda a little. I hate winter.
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Re: Wet sanding
« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2010, 08:08:57 PM »
No motor on there yet to jump on, but I did remove the ski/tow hooks of the transom today and by the looks or the screws and the fact that they didnt back out, its probably not so good. It all feels very solid however. I should probably start a new thread.
I've stopped with the sanding/polishing until I get some 3m stuff. I'll work on the floor until I get bored with that.
Jerry, working on boats makes the winter a lot shorter. Especially if you give yourself some deadline. ;)
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Ross
61 Surflite 1964 90HP Johnson project
67 V163 Bayflite Super Sport  1989 100HP Merc
67 V164 Bayflite 120HP
67 V174 Crestflite Rat Rod
71 V175 Crestflite 350ci -Jet
73 GT 160
84 CVX 17  83 115 Merc
88 CVX-23 350 Mag