tubber
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About 3 days ago I decided to undo, strengthen the attaching point, then re-install my bow eye on the 1977 17' whaler.
The boat was painted years ago with a grey primer then an off white that began to peel, especially along the sides where they did not use much/any primer.
Well one thing led to another and now I have sanded pretty much everything below the rub rail back to the original gelcoat. There are a number of old repairs using epoxies, marine tex, poly, and lord knows what, so even though the gelcoat looks good for the most part, matching it will be tough.
I have a bone spur and a bit of compression in C5/6, so my shoulders aren't working right, but it's coming along.
I ground and added some mat to the keel and few other spots, gouged out some dings and pits with a dremel, then sanded and faired with thickened gelcoat. Will be rolling on new gel coat (Fibertek offwhite- they ship) tomorrow. Then I'll be wetsanding until it looks better than before, which won't take much. Sanding to a glossy finish, new rub rail, and topsides/deck can wait till I get 10 chinooks.
I found a nice lady that printed me new K numbers (that's right) and made accurate counterfeit Whaler logos.
When she called an hour after I called her, she said to pay with a case of MGD, so I did.
The remnants of the old vinyl house stickers for the name are gathered for some sort of renaming ceremony at a later date. WTF does Salmon Ho even mean?
I still need to go over all the fasteners topside and deal with an oil change and repacking bearings.
If last years gear is rusty, I have copies and doubles and enough crap to catch fish, so I won't get to that.
Covid, new kitchen, and new roof all got in the way of my plan to fish every month since I retired April 1.
Next pic will be after knocking down the gel and putting on the decals.
The boat was painted years ago with a grey primer then an off white that began to peel, especially along the sides where they did not use much/any primer.
Well one thing led to another and now I have sanded pretty much everything below the rub rail back to the original gelcoat. There are a number of old repairs using epoxies, marine tex, poly, and lord knows what, so even though the gelcoat looks good for the most part, matching it will be tough.
I have a bone spur and a bit of compression in C5/6, so my shoulders aren't working right, but it's coming along.
I ground and added some mat to the keel and few other spots, gouged out some dings and pits with a dremel, then sanded and faired with thickened gelcoat. Will be rolling on new gel coat (Fibertek offwhite- they ship) tomorrow. Then I'll be wetsanding until it looks better than before, which won't take much. Sanding to a glossy finish, new rub rail, and topsides/deck can wait till I get 10 chinooks.
I found a nice lady that printed me new K numbers (that's right) and made accurate counterfeit Whaler logos.
When she called an hour after I called her, she said to pay with a case of MGD, so I did.
The remnants of the old vinyl house stickers for the name are gathered for some sort of renaming ceremony at a later date. WTF does Salmon Ho even mean?
I still need to go over all the fasteners topside and deal with an oil change and repacking bearings.
If last years gear is rusty, I have copies and doubles and enough crap to catch fish, so I won't get to that.
Covid, new kitchen, and new roof all got in the way of my plan to fish every month since I retired April 1.
Next pic will be after knocking down the gel and putting on the decals.
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thank you for posting... 
