oceansbreeze
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- May 9, 2005
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- 276
Hey fellow boaters..
I've been away from the iboats forums now for about 3 years, did the divorce thing, and now getting life back on track.... last time I was here I was posting and researching new boats. thankfully I never did buy one, I would have lost it in the divorce!!
Anyway, I recently came upon a deal that was too good to pass up. I purchased a 1987 Wellcraft Elite 220 bow rider. The condition is beautiful. The original owners kept it in a boat house on a boat lift, and the engine appears to be impeccably maintained. The interior is immaculate, no rips in the fabric anywhere....
Now I've been reading all the posts I can about cleaning up the hull, I want to give it back it's shine. I took some photos, and posted them on my website - plus the specs I found on the Wellcraft site (thanks to a post I read here)
Mind you, she is a little bit muddy, it was raining the day I towed it to my parents place, until I can borrow a truck to bring it the last 150km's to my house.
---- link removed - not valid anymore ---- 08/19/2010
I am looking for some advice on bringing back the shine, based on what you can see in the pics. The bottom is hardly has a scratch on it. The faded blue is where I wanted to focus my attention.. Do I really need to "polish" the white part of the bottom of the hull? Are there any benefits to this?
From what I read, give it a wipe down with lacquer/thinner, and some wet 1000 grit sandpaper or so... but I'd really like to have somebody's opinion once they look at the photos, and tell me what they think.
Also, off topic for this thread, but I'm gathering up the safety equipment I need for this boat, my last boat was only 18 feet, the regulations are a bit different once it gets over 20 feet. I require a ladder when the freeboard is over 1'8". Is freeboard purely side measurement, or does the swim deck count for this, which would be within regulation height, and therefore not require a ladder?
I am so glad to be back on this site and hoping to get out on the lake soon! Thanks in advance for any input!
Bruce
I've been away from the iboats forums now for about 3 years, did the divorce thing, and now getting life back on track.... last time I was here I was posting and researching new boats. thankfully I never did buy one, I would have lost it in the divorce!!
Anyway, I recently came upon a deal that was too good to pass up. I purchased a 1987 Wellcraft Elite 220 bow rider. The condition is beautiful. The original owners kept it in a boat house on a boat lift, and the engine appears to be impeccably maintained. The interior is immaculate, no rips in the fabric anywhere....
Now I've been reading all the posts I can about cleaning up the hull, I want to give it back it's shine. I took some photos, and posted them on my website - plus the specs I found on the Wellcraft site (thanks to a post I read here)
Mind you, she is a little bit muddy, it was raining the day I towed it to my parents place, until I can borrow a truck to bring it the last 150km's to my house.
---- link removed - not valid anymore ---- 08/19/2010
I am looking for some advice on bringing back the shine, based on what you can see in the pics. The bottom is hardly has a scratch on it. The faded blue is where I wanted to focus my attention.. Do I really need to "polish" the white part of the bottom of the hull? Are there any benefits to this?
From what I read, give it a wipe down with lacquer/thinner, and some wet 1000 grit sandpaper or so... but I'd really like to have somebody's opinion once they look at the photos, and tell me what they think.
Also, off topic for this thread, but I'm gathering up the safety equipment I need for this boat, my last boat was only 18 feet, the regulations are a bit different once it gets over 20 feet. I require a ladder when the freeboard is over 1'8". Is freeboard purely side measurement, or does the swim deck count for this, which would be within regulation height, and therefore not require a ladder?
I am so glad to be back on this site and hoping to get out on the lake soon! Thanks in advance for any input!
Bruce
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