calvinator
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2010
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- 286
Been out of boating for 15 yrs. Decided 2 yrs ago to get back in and it took a while to find the right boat for me and the fam.
Found it last October --- 21' Wellcraft Eclipse. Volvo Penta 5.8FL w/SX drive. 300 hrs.
Here she is last October.
She really needed just cleaning and some maintenance, impeller, prop, fuel sender, 2 battery setup w/charging relay, couple of grounding issues, etc.
Fiberglass was chalky, so I used two tubs of Aqua-Buff 1000 and 2000 and my 2500RPM polisher to bring the shine back. The red stripe was faded pink, so I re-sprayed it. A base coat-clear coat paint was going to be $140 in paint!!! I tried out the Rustoleum Topside Red for $14. Came out great, very glossy too.
To freshen up the exterior, I went with some vinyl graphics. Might be hard to see in the pic b/c overcast day, but there is a lot of sparkle pinstripe on there that glistens in the sun. Interior was perfect just grimey. Magic Eraser brought all the white vinyl back to perfect and clean.
Lastly, I went with a kicker sound system, 4 speakers, sub, Sony head unit, and 2 Kicker amps. NICE ! ! !
Found it last October --- 21' Wellcraft Eclipse. Volvo Penta 5.8FL w/SX drive. 300 hrs.
Here she is last October.
She really needed just cleaning and some maintenance, impeller, prop, fuel sender, 2 battery setup w/charging relay, couple of grounding issues, etc.
Fiberglass was chalky, so I used two tubs of Aqua-Buff 1000 and 2000 and my 2500RPM polisher to bring the shine back. The red stripe was faded pink, so I re-sprayed it. A base coat-clear coat paint was going to be $140 in paint!!! I tried out the Rustoleum Topside Red for $14. Came out great, very glossy too.
To freshen up the exterior, I went with some vinyl graphics. Might be hard to see in the pic b/c overcast day, but there is a lot of sparkle pinstripe on there that glistens in the sun. Interior was perfect just grimey. Magic Eraser brought all the white vinyl back to perfect and clean.
Lastly, I went with a kicker sound system, 4 speakers, sub, Sony head unit, and 2 Kicker amps. NICE ! ! !
