Recent content by MikeSchinlaub

Can you pull the tank? I haven't had to do it on one of those, so I don't know how tight they're in.

Oh yeah, well I once pulled our trailer about 3 feet before I realized the tractor hitch wasn't lifted. The jack was center mounted, and it bent the mount back. Had to get another side mount after that.

Use a drain snake and hose to flush the livewell. It would be best if you could take the hoses off of the pumps so you aren't just pushing it into the impellers. I'm guessing you have a bassboat with the drains next to the bilge drain plug, with the cable turn valves next to the driver's seat?

We're going to let the Caravelle hang for a while, but it set up really well. I'm doing a ranger now that the owner tried to do a flake job with a brush.

Yeah, I think those are pretty crap too. I don't really know how to judge load ratings and stuff, but those don't even have spring clips. They're pretty common here though.

Are you talking about these?

We FINALLY sprayed the hull of that Caravelle that I posted about back when I first joined this forum. This was my first time using the pressure pot gun. I can see why Beave used to go through a pair of boots every week when he was spraying molds way back when.

You need to do the csm and roving at the same time. The csm bonds better to the grinding scratches, and the roving will be chemically bonded with the csm by the resin. In your csm dry fit picture, is that overlap onto the hull at least 6 inches? Hard to eyeball through a pic.

Just a little spot in on a 2027 Caymas. Have to give credit to Beave here. When I got to the flake, it just wouldn't come out of the gun. I got a few seconds of good spray, and managed to mostly cover the spot. He managed to get enough out to finish blending it. I think it was...

Sprayed, sanded, and started buffing today. I had trouble getting the shape right, so I black gelled my bodywork yesterday and blocked it out some more.

Fast orange has pumice in it. You will be scrubbing the stain off and scuffing the gel. It would be dulled when you finish. It works great for glass stove tops though.

I haven't actually done it myself, but the same thing was recommended by a guy on s10 forum. Just prep like any other paint job, really clean and well scuffed.

Spray with a good 2k urethane clear.

The trailer doesn't even go near the transom either.