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  1. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of an update received the remainder of my order from TMS on Saturday. fought with the windows to get the glazing in and everything compressed to get the screws in we found out that the two of us were no match. stepped in the fuel tank access hole twice....made up new swear words...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mobile format

    Not really liking the mobile format, at least on an android. Some functionality is missing such as the todays posts button
  3. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit more progress. Have the forward hatch restored. had the painter at work spray it in a metalic silver imron then I used left over black window urethane (from a vehicle repair) and glued in the polycarbonate back in Then I started working on the vent grills
  4. Scott Danforth

    Best wax for non-skid

    In the middle of my resto and i need to wax my nonskid soon. This is not a patterend non-skid, however an aggressive rolled non-skid Looking for the best easy to apply.....as in spray it and forget it for a year wax I wont be able to buff it in, so im not looking for a paste wax
  5. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    here is a bit of an update.... the Admiral and I got a rental Yukon XL courtesy of GM and spent May 11th thru the 20th driving to Wausaukee WI, cleaning out dads house (2 20 yard dumpters) repairing the siding on the side of the garage, tearing out carpet and getting the house listed on the...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    Good luck with the BMW.... On a different note, I have a pic of your 328 being built....
  7. Scott Danforth

    FIXED - Forum headers now messed up

    Hey programmers, something else amiss now with this recent login.
  8. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Had my bud that works at Chris-Craft come and install the dock lights. I was wanting them in the front, forward of the anchor locker bulkhead, however was informed.... "you want them a bit aft, so they illuminate the doc, in the front they become "headlights" and dont do much to illuminate the...
  9. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    back to the boat. was able to get some buff time on the transom, cap, etc. the love bugs were out in force. managed to buff thru the white in a few areas. will need to spot-spray those. will need to pressure was the non-skid so I can spray wax it.
  10. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of progress and setback. the turbo in the daily driver took a dump, so I spent some time yanking that. getting it rebuilt with a larger compressor wheel and updated bearings (multiple bearings vs a single 2-row)
  11. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of update on the dash. Awaiting my switches to start wiring. however the gauges are in. a bit of trimming some fiberglass for the new layout will be required installation of the gauges and comparison to old dash layout.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Spring of 2019...... lets see how many cracked blocks this year

    This past winter was brutal. areas that normally are immune to freezing temperatures did see freezing temps so far, I have noticed 4 water in oil threads. my guess is between now and mid may, we will get a bunch more.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    for a first-timer on a restoration with an Avanti, I would go more with 120 hours. That includes pulling the drive and motor, uncaping, building a cradle (even building it on the trailer), removing the carpeting, cutting out sections of floors/stringers/etc, rebuilding, swearing, getting...
  14. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    used a multi-tool and 60 grit to remove the love bug carcasses.... touched the areas up with a brush, made the repairs proud so I can sand down here is a bit after buffing with the cutting compound. need to go back over with the finishing compound a bit.
  15. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    eradicated most of the orange peel in the gel. I looked like a smurf
  16. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Bit of update from the weekend. wetsanded both sides of the boat, need to go back over some areas. started buffing, first pass with AquaBuff 1000. still need to do the 2nd and third pass, then move on to the final buff with finess it. this highlighted much of the gloss, however also pointed...
  17. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    here is the rest of my pics there are about 50 love bug parts in the gel... mostly wings and legs.... little flying bass-tards kept landing on the gel.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    here is the prep and outcome of the center stripe tape off the whole area, then tape off where I will roll the non-skid
  19. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Was busy on Sunday. here are some shots of me spraying
  20. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    We have a white bottom........ oh, and the boat bottom is white too Largest spray yet.... on my knees under the boat...... one of the things planned when the boat was off the trailer was to relieve the bunk where it was kissing the hard chine. no after pics, however a few minutes with a...
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