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I have finished repainting my boat and I'm now putting things back on it. I am replacing the steering column but seem to have lost the pictures I took of how it was originally placed. Here are pictures of what all pieces I have and I'm wondering if you guys could maybe help me to figure out how...

Sorry if this isn't in the right place. I couldn't find a trailer repair section. I was supposed to get my boat sand blasted by my cousin but he can't get his blasting setup to work. It has been a month already and I don't want to wait any longer. I decided to sand it myself using wire wheels...

I have decided to start another project since im getting close to being finished with my first boat. I have an 1978 arrow glass 14 foot flat bottom boat that I am wanting to convert into a bass boat. I mostly want to convert it because when you move or drop anything in the boat it makes alot of...

So I just got around to putting my last coat of rustoleum topside paint on my boat today not knowing we had rain coming. It has been a really hot day ( mid 90s) and the paint has had at least 6 hours to dry and is dry to the touch. I used the Valspar hardener on this coat. My problem is that the...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help If you compare his boat to mine you notice the fins on mine are taller and have a sharper slope than his. His has what I am guessing is a splash tray mounted to the transom which mine does not have. His bow cap is much smaller than mine. It is...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help It has been a while since I last posted so I figured I give you guys an update. I painted the cowling again as you described and the paint has stayed. I will finish that up in the next few days and will post pics when its done. I just got back...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help Last I decided to take woodonglass advice about salvaging the steering system. I have finally gotten the steering assembly apart and you were absolutely right. it is all salvageable. There was a round plastic thing inside the assembly which I...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help I'm back with another update. I have gotten a pretty good bit of stuff done since I last posted. I finished the harness and got the wires covered in heat shrink. Only thing left for the wiring system is to paint the junction box casing. I took a...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help Hello again everyone. I really haven't done to much more on the boat. Kind of wore myself out working on it as much as I have. Today I have a pic of the badges I chromed. The 5 is the only one that has any problems. Some how only that one badge...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help Short update today. I finished stripping the cowling, polished the trim on it and finished repainting my engine medallions. The medallions aren't perfect but they look a lot better than before.

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help So Ive been working on the cowling for the motor today. I pulled all the badges and trim off of it and stripped it down. It will get painted along with the boat. I still need to run one more light coat of stripper on it and then it will be done...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help Back again with a few questions and an update. Sadly I didn't know it was supposed to rain last night and didn't cover the boat after I laid on the gluvit :(. Not sure how long the gluvit was wet but I dried it and its very hard. hopefully it set...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help Finally the cold and rain have stopped here so I got to do more work on the boat. Yesterday I put in the new transom board. I'm no carpenter but i must say it looks great. I would like your opinions on whether I should leave it wood grained or...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help I will give that a shot kfa. I had thought about pulling the pulley and loops off and replacing them with the new loops but i do want to keep it all original. Even these few rivets. Ill also do the tape thing woodonglass. I'm working on the...

Re: 1958 lone star malibu boat restoration help back with a few more pics.I received a few things in the mail today.this is a new medallion I bought. The paint was chipped on mine so I just went ahead and got a new one. I actually got a gift for buying it. He sent me a golden jubilee...