Author Topic: GT150 progress (Read 96277 times)

V153 · « **Reply #120 on:** April 09, 2013, 10:22:57 PM »

Whenever Joe. They're not going anywhere fast. It's evident that ya have yer hands full with the painting project. Carry on.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #121 on:** April 11, 2013, 02:30:54 PM »

Well... I put just over 2 quarts of clear on the hull, port side and transom last night. 😊
It's got more orange peal than I would have liked to see, but at least it did not lift the color.

fireman24mn · « **Reply #122 on:** April 11, 2013, 03:50:31 PM »

Orange peel on the bottom of a boat is supposed to make it faster from what I have read. Smooth hull is supposed to be slower. At least this is what I have read on a few different forums. Supposedly it traps a tiny amount of water, and water on water is a better surface with has less drag. Dont know if it is true or if it makes that much of a difference. My first paint jobs had lots of Orange peel and many runs to go with them. Did you have to use the tape trick i showed you.

V153 · « **Reply #123 on:** April 11, 2013, 08:13:10 PM »

Quote from: fireman24mn on April 11, 2013, 03:50:31 PM

Orange peel on the bottom of a boat is supposed to make it faster from what I have read

Rumor has it it does. Like dimples on a golf ball ...

thedeuceman · « **Reply #124 on:** April 13, 2013, 10:44:13 PM »

Thanks to the "flipping crew"
Now the newly painted hull is pointing down...
And the seats are done

thedeuceman · « **Reply #125 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:30:58 PM »

But I did have to repair the sewing machine in the middle of the whole ordeal

75starflight · « **Reply #126 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:58:30 PM »

WOW!! Looks great! I can't believe that is the same boat Amber and I saw when we picked up the 140 last fall. What a difference!

Hyperacme · « **Reply #127 on:** April 14, 2013, 06:40:47 AM »

Just noticed the splash well knee pad ...
NICE JOE !

MarkS · « **Reply #128 on:** April 14, 2013, 06:47:57 AM »

Looking great Joe, you're coming down the home stretch now!

WetRaider · « **Reply #129 on:** April 14, 2013, 10:03:59 AM »

That's awesome. If it looks this cool in a garage, imagine how cool it will look on the water!

Rosscoe · « **Reply #130 on:** April 14, 2013, 10:40:19 AM »

Very impressive work for being a first timer (on a boat) Joe.

Crebb · « **Reply #131 on:** April 14, 2013, 01:18:03 PM »

I just can't get over how great those seats look. You sure got that down. Cangrats, all very nicely done.

thedeuceman · « **Reply #132 on:** April 22, 2013, 09:47:53 PM »

Back to it...
Splash well is primed

And all this foam talk got me thinking/second guessing just having pieces of 2" foam under the floor so I drilled 14 1" holes and put 2 cans of great stuff in there over this

Retro Performance · « **Reply #133 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:11:00 AM »

Boat looks fantastic...................Great work

thedeuceman · « **Reply #134 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:06:08 PM »

Splash well is now silver, and cleared.
So the painting is done

75starflight · « **Reply #135 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:46:14 PM »

Sweet Joe, it looks great.

Rosscoe · « **Reply #136 on:** April 26, 2013, 08:58:17 AM »

Just curious as to why the splash well didn't get done with the rest of the deck...

thedeuceman · « **Reply #137 on:** April 26, 2013, 09:09:05 AM »

Quote from: Rosscoe on April 26, 2013, 08:58:17 AM

Just curious as to why the splash well didn't get done with the rest of the deck...

The splash well was painted silver with the rest of the boat when Jeff painted it long ago, that paint job mostly remains.
when Allen split the hull he cut the back of the splash well out when he split the hull, so i glassed it into the transom.

dorelse · « **Reply #138 on:** April 26, 2013, 09:19:42 AM »

How soon until its ready for splash day Joe?

thedeuceman · « **Reply #139 on:** April 26, 2013, 09:27:09 AM »

the ice should be off silver lake (next to my place) by next weekend, i may take a day or so off from work and shoot for that, so May 4 2013 is my goal.
i just looked back, i picked this up from Allen on April 8 2012, 13 months