ugly 1978 customcraft 16' & 1979 johnson 70 h.p.

[oops!]

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the pitting on the hardware is a pita.......i didnt restore mine...i replaced them.....they are about 8 bux each. but you could try a drill mount buffer......dont use emery cloth....you will go right thru the chrome.

pic two is just a wash job.

the rails in pic 3 can be buffed up with a drill mount buffer.....and some stick stuff called rouge. we get it from princess auto.....its like your harbour freight.. but it is really farm oriented.

what the heck is pic 4?...is that a steering wheel?.....paint it

the rouge stick will buff out most of pic 5

 

[crazy and lazy]

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I was trying to get a pic of the scratches and I was in the sun so I leaned over to get some shade.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Well I got about a 1/3 of deck glassed in today. Messed up the second batch of resin put too much hardener in it. That's ok I knew I was gonna have to get more materials anyways I just hate that I was on a roll. I went ahead and put the primer on this lil beaut. Went through a whole quart with ease, Glad the primer's white too otherwise I'd have to get another quart and put another coat. In some places I put 2 and it could probly use another coat but we're gonna call it good. Not real happy but It's not gonna be boat magizene ok maybe for the ugliest boat. I hope the top coats of paint go better. I'm sure it will. Oh yeah, the Texans lost!!
Thanks OOPS, yeah I got that resin like you get at auto zone. What do you use that empty glass bottle for? (Corona bottle)

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Well it's been a while but this weekend I was back at again. I think I have everything to finish. Just have to finish:facepalm:

 

[Willyclay]

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Attaboy!

 

[drumz2129]

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Your ugly boat is the first boat like my project I have seen so far. Mine is a 1979 with a fantail and has a 1978 Evinrude 70hp. It is not in as rough of shape as yours but you have more progress on yours. I am hoping to get started replacing my fantail and front deck this weekend. It is rough with a 2.5y/o and a 7month old.

Here is a link to the thread I started last week. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=529597

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Not too much done this weekend Did manage to cover the two front seats and the back rest.

 

[jjacobs007]

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Dont forget to clean out all that old yellow crap from the motor hood,it will screw up your carbs and mtr fast.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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finished the paint job. looks a lot better. Still UGLY but not as bad. haha Now trying to round up the pieces to mount the hand rails. When disassembling I wasn't careful to save the old ones. Let that be a lesson, dont get in a hurry, it costs in the end. tonight try to do out line for carpet.

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

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You know the interweb forum motto right?

No pics it didn't happen.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Ran into a small problem. Was going to use a a rivit gun to put the rub rails back on but that didn't work worth a poop. Went with machine screws and nuts. Here lies the problem. On the front port side there's some place where the rail doesn't want to line up right.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Also was wondering about the idea to hide the steering and throttle cable. Someone mentioned pvc pipe. Surely I don't want to drill ne more holes than NECESSARY right? Was thinking of trying heavy duty tie wraps? Thanx in advance for sharing your help and ideas. Todays Friday yea! We got plenty to do. My fanily is starting to get excited cause now they can see the progress.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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[crazy and lazy]

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Almost finished w the ugly duckling. Not as nice as id liked but my girlfriend put me on a timeline. Neways trying to post pics.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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We took it out last night just to make se sure alls good. Well we didn't sink. Haha! She started right up and seemed to be running a little rich, cause it started idling a little high. I will try to post some pics tonight.

 

[tallcanadian]

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I just stumbled upon this thread and I got to say, I'm quite curious to see the finished product.

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Try

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Here we got

 

[crazy and lazy]

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Tried

 

[crazy and lazy]

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I'm retarded! Been trying to load these darn pics! Sorry guys still trying.:facepalm: