Facelift for the Sea Hunt
May 26, 2018 15:20:26 GMT -5
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Post by mwardncsu on May 26, 2018 15:20:26 GMT -5
My Sea Hunt turned 8 this year and it was time for some TLC.
It had gathered a number of battle scars, with a few good ones this spring in TN - and after Charlie made fun of how she was looking I decided it was time to fix it up a bit while the boat was at the house as well as it being time to “Summer-ize” the boat.
Stripped the vinyl graphics / striping off the boat & removed the Sea Hunt lettering that has seen better days. Then cleaned the hull, wet sanded it to remove some scratches and gel-coated the deep ones, and then compounded / polished / waxed it. Also added a KeelShield to protect against further TN trips and sanded / paint the lower unit where hard water and some pitting had occurred, and polished (sorta) the prop.
Products used:
Hull Cleaner: The Works toilet Bowl cleaner
Graphics removal: 3M pinstripe eraser whee
Gel-coat: color matches from Mini-craft (anyone else have the “platinum”
Color and need some - I have 7/8 of a quart left....)
Wet sanding: 3M wet/dry paper and a block, and then 3M 6” disc used on a Porter Cable 7424XP dual-action polisher - 320, 400 grits hand sanded, and then 600, 800, 1500, 2000, 3000 via machine
Compound / Polish / Wax: Marine 31 products - compound applied with a Dewalt polisher and wool pad , polish with an orange foam pad, two coats of wax with a grey pad and the PC7424XP
Lower unit repair - sanding as above, self-etching aluminum spray paint, Yamaha spray can touch-up paint (
color), and automotive clear spray
KeelShield brand keel guard protector
Before:
During
After:
Back Home!
It had gathered a number of battle scars, with a few good ones this spring in TN - and after Charlie made fun of how she was looking I decided it was time to fix it up a bit while the boat was at the house as well as it being time to “Summer-ize” the boat.
Stripped the vinyl graphics / striping off the boat & removed the Sea Hunt lettering that has seen better days. Then cleaned the hull, wet sanded it to remove some scratches and gel-coated the deep ones, and then compounded / polished / waxed it. Also added a KeelShield to protect against further TN trips and sanded / paint the lower unit where hard water and some pitting had occurred, and polished (sorta) the prop.
Products used:
Hull Cleaner: The Works toilet Bowl cleaner
Graphics removal: 3M pinstripe eraser whee
Gel-coat: color matches from Mini-craft (anyone else have the “platinum”
Color and need some - I have 7/8 of a quart left....)
Wet sanding: 3M wet/dry paper and a block, and then 3M 6” disc used on a Porter Cable 7424XP dual-action polisher - 320, 400 grits hand sanded, and then 600, 800, 1500, 2000, 3000 via machine
Compound / Polish / Wax: Marine 31 products - compound applied with a Dewalt polisher and wool pad , polish with an orange foam pad, two coats of wax with a grey pad and the PC7424XP
Lower unit repair - sanding as above, self-etching aluminum spray paint, Yamaha spray can touch-up paint (
color), and automotive clear sprayKeelShield brand keel guard protector
Before:
During
After:
Back Home!
