bring 342 back to life

reneechris14

Love the color should reflect nice with the water and sun. Keep up the good work.

Liberty44140

Wow it looks awesome! 

GMSLITHO

Wow looks great .did you brush it 

javhav

@GMSLITHO no it was sprayed on 6 layers of polyurethane enamel and 3 layers of a special ceramic  hybrid clear coat 

GMSLITHO

Tried spraying once outdoors in a yard years ago there was just too much dust and stuff floating in the air ,wasn’t happy with the results 

Liberty44140

I did think to myself, “he must have found some nice days with zero wind!”

javhav

Liberty44140 said:

I did think to myself, “he must have found some nice days with zero wind!”

Yes I waited for a day with little wind and I used a fast reducer and paint accelerator to flash over quick so nothing would be able to stick there's a couple of nibs but nothing to crazy can be cut and buffed but I don't see a need 

golfdog

You're doing a fantastic job with your boat. 

Liberty44140

javhav said:

Liberty44140 said:

I did think to myself, “he must have found some nice days with zero wind!”

Yes I waited for a day with little wind and I used a fast reducer and paint accelerator to flash over quick so nothing would be able to stick there's a couple of nibs but nothing to crazy can be cut and buffed but I don't see a need 

Yea a couple of small bumps you’ll never notice, such a big upgrade 

Stodge

WOW nice job.  She's gonna be a pretty girl when you're done.

Glassguy54

Man! That's going to be one nice looking boat when its finished. Great work.

javhav

Thanks you guys for the feedback I appreciate it I was a little hesitant on the color but turned out better than I expected 

Dude_Himself

Gorgeous! I've gotten great results with Awlgrip (brush and tip) but always end up with a few suicidal bugs smacking into it. Or sweat drips (on the deck).

rasbury

looking very nice!

javhav

@Dude_Himself lol yep there's a couple bugs in the mix

MarkB

Nice color.

MojosBoat

Javhav, that looks awesome! It is going to look great on the water.

javhav

Waiting for the day

MarkB

Nice ... you build that dock?

cls10105

Javhav, what mount did you sue for your tv and how did you find a sturd spot to hold it. I like where you put it but i couldn't feel anything that would hold a tv in that spot

Stodge

If you're putting the TV over the opening of the mid-berth, you will end up going through the fiberglass behind the vinyl, which is behind the lower dash at the helm.  If you take out a helm cup holder and reach down you'll find that there is fiberglass behind the starter switches etc.  That's roughly where you will have screws come through from the inside.  In my case I used a small TV mount that does not have an arm.  I drilled from the cabin through the vinyl and fiberglass.  Then had a helper hold the nut inside the gap behind the helm while I tightened from inside.  I used 2 1/4 bolts to hold the mount.  Worked like a champ.  But it's a major PIA to reach.

cls10105

@Stodge thanks man

Dude_Himself

Might be a future on the Chesapeake for @javhav.

https://www.proboat.com/2019/03/patch-and-release-refitting-a-brandnew-sportfisherman/

MargaritaGirl342

Your work is fantastic! What refrigerator did you go with in the galley. I need to replace my old Tundra.

javhav

@MargaritaGirl342 thanks for the feedback and  the fridge I don't remember but I can check tomorrow I know its 110v but I used the DC converter from the old fridge 

javhav

drives done motors ran getting close and to my surprise only one leak found loose power steering hose 

javhav

prepping top for paint  a little body work and alot of tape and tinfoil 

aero3113

Awesome! What color are you going with for the top section?

Stodge

MargaritaGirl342 said:

Your work is fantastic! What refrigerator did you go with in the galley. I need to replace my old Tundra.

I replaced mine with a Vitrifrigo 4.2CU.  They make a fridge-only version which I went with.  They have normal (with freezer too).  It fit great.  The biggest headache is getting the old and new fridge in and out of the cabin.  

javhav

aero3113 said:

Awesome! What color are you going with for the top section?

Going with a fleet white I can't stand the bone white gel coat just wanted something brighter