1982 Sea Nymph Fishing Machine Restoration & Modifacation

[Marvin122]

She has come a long way, let me know what you think

 

[Bayou Dave]

:clap2: Congrats!! Looking good.

 

[sberl]

Nice work! I like the interior lighting. Mind posting a closeup of the dash? I have a similar layout and just curious what you did with yours.

 

[Marvin122]

Nice work! I like the interior lighting. Mind posting a closeup of the dash? I have a similar layout and just curious what you did with yours.

Sure I will post a few. I started with buying the wood grain steering wheel. Then the goal was to try and match the color. I purchased 3 different colors and ended up mixing 2 of them together. Once I got the mixture as close as I could I sanded the surface of the wood down with 100 grit sand paper and rounded the edges with the sheet sander (nothing fancy). The wood was very porous so I actually stained it twice with 24 hours between stains. Then I used the first layer of clear top coat varnish. I let that dry for about 18 hours. I lightly sanded the dry varnish to Remove the smooth clear finish and cleaned off all of the sanding residue. Then clear coat again. I did this a total of 4 times and I think it came out great. ( Note, you must sand the clear coat or you will have a horrible reaction that will make you have to start over.)

Thanks

 

[Marvin122]

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[chevymaher]

That really looks good. Kudos to the builder(you).

 

[Marvin122]

Thanks

 

[sberl]

Thanks for the extra pics! Came out looking really nice!