bring 342 back to life

GMSLITHO

Where are you keeping the boat on the river or the sound  my brother has a boat on the river in nyack

javhav

@GMSLITHO I will be keeping it on the sound but sometimes I stay on the river in peekskill 

GMSLITHO

From manhattan to Kingston  is the prettiest boating on the eastern seaboard

LaRea

First time I've seen the technique of using aluminum foil to wrap for overspray.  I'll use that next time I do touch-up on my outdrives.  

javhav

@LaRea the tin foil trick I learned from a old timer makes life so much easier plus saves $$$ on the tape people dont realize how expensive tape is 

javhav

GMSLITHO said:

From manhattan to Kingston  is the prettiest boating on the eastern seaboard

You got that right especially @ night 

GMSLITHO

It’s well marked and easy to navigate the Long Island sound is a little confusing in spots 

Dream_Inn

javhav said:

GMSLITHO said:

From manhattan to Kingston  is the prettiest boating on the eastern seaboard

You got that right especially @ night 

Hey know, easy on the whole "eastern seaboard" thing   The Chesapeake bay has it's share of pretty boating!  (I'm just razzing on you)

@Javhav - that is sure one pretty looking boat!  & I love the tinfoil trick!  I gotta tell my old man about that one!  He worked as a painter for GM (on an assembly line) for ~30 years, and he never taught me that trick!  If I can teach him something when it comes to  painting, that'd be great!

Stodge

You guys and your salt water boating.  You need to see the North Channel of Lake Huron some time to appreciate beautiful boating scenery. 

MarkB

What kind of paint did you use on the gelcoat? Is it durable, wondering about scratches?

Dream_Inn

There was someone in my marina that painted around the edge of their swim platform this spring.  It really looks nice to the point I had thought about it.  I know, give it a year or two first and make sure it was a good idea.  Mine has some cracking and stress marks, yes, from slight bumps into pilings I'm sure.  If paint actually fixed it and looked good staying nice, it's something I may do.  Curious though if it's something that will flake after the first slight bump? (no, I really don't 'hit' things )

zaverin1

My experience with paint over gel was a disaster!
this was even after finish was west sanded and primed.
that is using automotive paint 

javhav

MarkB said:

What kind of paint did you use on the gelcoat? Is it durable, wondering about scratches?

The trick is the paint 2 part acrylic enamel rock hard when it dries it gouges rather than scratch all the supposed scratches on my old boat that I painted with enamel came off with thinner and a rag and that's me always hitting the dock also the shine last for years 

javhav

zaverin1 said:

My experience with paint over gel was a disaster!
this was even after finish was west sanded and primed.
that is using automotive paint 

Automotive paint base coat clear coat is not strong enough 2 part enamel is the key but hard to spray the clear is built in so that means no blends and no stopping while spraying or else you'll get ashy spots and shine spots but like I say it's the way to go tried and proven 6 years and still shine's like the first day

javhav

@Dream_Inn never had problem with flack  the surface has to be prepped rite the procedure I do is wax and grease remover on the surface then sand 220 grit da clean again then I spray the enamel  no primer the gel coat acts as a sealer the paint is able to bite in the gel coat 2 coats of enamel are enough to cover the 220 sand Mark's any coat after that is icing on the cake pretty easy  I've painted boats and trucks like this never had a problem 

javhav

Speaker pods fiberglassed and painted ready for install 

cls10105

Looks awesome, very happy for you and a little jealous. Lol

randy56

Nice work, you about 3 week from launch, The weather will be nice by then.

J3ff

I'm in his neighborhood and have been in for 2 weeks. Def has been kind of a waste, but then again, hanging on the boat in the rain at the dock is fun too.. people make it a point to come visit if they know you are there. 

javhav

Here's how the pods look installed 

javhav

  

javhav

randy56 said:

Nice work, you about 3 week from launch, The weather will be nice by then.

Yes sir I'm looking forward to it

MarkB

Jeez, dude that boats going to be worth top dollar when it's done. Hopefully the engines start up, lol.

javhav

@MarkB motors definitely start up and run sweet the only thing left to do to them is put the coolant reservoirs up 

javhav

@shawnmjr lol I should and my bank statement with my taxes  to satisfy some people on here I'll give you a hit they still pump thare waste out but it's not a boat

javhav

Finishing the cockpit floor now just need to finish the platform 

reneechris14

Is that the floor from Moler??

javhav

reneechris14 said:

Is that the floor from Moler??

Yes it is

boatman37

Very nice work!

javhav

@boatman37 thanks I appreciate