Bad weather so some TLC

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926bill

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:beer:It's been too rough to get out so spent some time on the inside of the boat. Stained and varnished some of the teak yea I know but I have it on some exterior doors that get alot wetter than this will ever get. I also took off that ugly contact paper off, filled holes and sprayed the dash with VHT wrinkle paint.Bought the paint at Advanced Auto. Thought somone might be interested cuz I saw quite a few posts on that subject.

BC
 

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Man you people are really making me feel like a loser as far as upkeep on the boat....awesome job there...I like the paint idea...I need to do my dash bad....I dont know if my boat ever had the contact paper becuase all it is is cracked gelcoat all over....I was going to cover it with some sort of plastic sheet but always thought the transition into the windshield and the teak strips wouldnt look so good....that paint may be the way to go.
 
Dash paint

The paint is VHT wrinkle paint black. My son has used it on his harley with better results, it is very durable. I like the texture, it keeps things from sliding around. I removed the wood, slid the hatch forward, and took off the windshield support. I then masked off the area to paint and sanded with 100 grit side to side as much as possible, try to get it even all over and don't tear up the tape or you'll have to redo it. Then cover everything in the front of the boat and I mean everything. Iused brown paper taped to the glass and covered the rest with old sheets. You'll get alot of overspray in that confined corner. Wiped the area with actone and let dry. The paint is suppose to go on real heavy in several coats the directions tell it all. Put it on even as possible! Go have a beer or two, it takes several hours for the texture to appear. Let dry for 24 hrs and reassemble. 1000% better than what I had. Thats it, pretty simple. I suggest opening the boat up and don't do this if its real windy, overspray. Use a respirator if you have one, at least a dust mask to keep from breathing overspray. Show us some pics if you decide to do this.

BC
 
WOW! Your V is immaculate:love: Great idea with the wrinkle paint, I have used it on some car projects and its great stuff. My throttle box is kinda crappy looking, think I'll try it on that
 
looks great. what is the teak box on the right side of the helm seat in the side of the boat? i have never seen storage there before..
 
As far as I know it only comes in black. I was going to ask that question myself on one of the forums. Right now it's only a door with no storage area, just access to wires for the radio. I think it had a tilt out compartment at one time judging by screw holes on the bottom of the door. Your guess is as good as mine.

BC
 
Here's a few more pics on what I've been up to since I put her in storage for the winter. Went to replace the center pannels on the rear access doors and when I took the screws out the whole thing fell apart. As you can see what a mess. I also built a stand for the kicker.

BC:beer:
 

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Put a new lower unit on this fall and decided to dress up the upper to make it match. I sanded it all down almost to bare metal, went to the local paint store and had them make up a couple of cans of epoxy primer and top coat. This is the primer I put on a couple of days ago. I'll let it cure for about a week then spray the gloss black finish coat. Just ordered new alpha one decals to put on when I'm finished. Should look like new,I hope!:beer:

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The paint store in my area can mix any paint and put it in rattle cans for small jobs. I didn't feel like getting the spray gun out so I went that route. They have automotive,marine,anykind. This he told me is a marine epoxy, what brand I don't know, that alot of the local boat yards use. I'll let ya know how it holds up, but that might be awhile since the lake is about iced over.

BC
 
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