pic of work so far

83mulligan

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OOOHHHH YEA I forgot to tell you guys , I got another 1/2 gal of hardener for the gal of epoxy I got left !!! And also got 5 more yards of 10.5 oz e-glass to finish the batteries boards down in the corners buy the transom !!! Thanks Steve , he just had US Composities add it on to his order !!! He hasnt got any thing done this last week , he's been busy !!! seen him sat !!!! ok so add 61.00 to my total !!!!!!!!! Thanks again Steve !!!!!!! John

No need to thank me, gave me a chance to look at all the pretty women that frequent your store :eek:
 

ne7800

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John what thickness plywood did you use on the floor?
 

ne7800

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Ok cool! i was pricing out marine grade plywood :eek: not going to happen $117.00 a sheet
 

jcsercsa

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Ok cool! i was pricing out marine grade plywood :eek: not going to happen $117.00 a sheet

OOHHH heck no , marine grade down here is olny like 67 bucks , but you dont need it just make sure you seal the ext,grade good !!!!! and you know it might have been 1/2 inch , I will have to go look !!! John
 

jcsercsa

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Well Its still raining here !! She is all ready for the next round of paint , Just got done sanding her with 1200 grit !!!! Man She Is going to be sweet !!! John
 

ne7800

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Well Its still raining here !! She is all ready for the next round of paint , Just got done sanding her with 1200 grit !!!! Man She Is going to be sweet !!! John

So your getting ready for the red? or another coat of white?
 

jcsercsa

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So your getting ready for the red? or another coat of white?

At least one more coat of white !! yep she ready , got the heat going out there and the humidity is at 55% now so tomorrow going to crank it up again and one more quick wipe down !!! john
 

jcsercsa

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Ok guys and gals got the heat going out there and the humidity is down below 50 % so I am painting !! Pic's tonight !!! John
 

jcsercsa

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Hi all

well thinning it even more really did the trick !! the paint leveled right out !!!! and its looking better, I was getting worried with the first coat !!

The only problem I got now is I am running out of paint I will get another quart ordered tomorrow

Ok here is some pic's


Boat001.jpg



Boat002.jpg



Boat008.jpg




Boat009.jpg



Boat015.jpg
 
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jcsercsa

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Hi all

Well I was just out there and she is dry, and looking a heck of a lot better, One to 2 more coats of white is going to be needed !! so back to sanding I got only enought for one more pan full of paint , so if I can get her sanded before next week theres a couple spots where I want to hit !!! john
 

redfury

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John, do you plan to let the paint cure, then sand/buff it out?
 

jcsercsa

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John, do you plan to let the paint cure, then sand/buff it out?

Well yea, think it was TD or someone said it take 3 week for it to full cure !!! I will sand her then wait my time !!John
 
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zach103

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still more pics of that new boat.. what ratio are you doing for thinning it?
 

jcsercsa

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still more pics of that new boat.. what ratio are you doing for thinning it?

What about the pic's i posted tonight ??? lol

Well it called for 5 % and with what i measured it was about 7 % I went with !! turned out great !! John
 
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92excel

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so i might have missed it.. but did you go back with roller then brush? or try out the roller roller?

justin.
 
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