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    #41
    well there has been some progress, after being jerked around by the painter for the past month, its finally down his shop, im really hoping that the bottom should be painted by the beginning of next week, but it seems like all my time goals in this project never turn out as they are supposed to
    1st pic is where the clear was cracked, the only bad spot on the entire bottom side









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    #42
    well its been a while since i posted any progress but heres whats been happening the past couple months
    the bottom of this boat prob has 50 - 60 hours worth of work on it and it wasnt even to bad, most of that is in prep work for the paint.

    initial primer coats



    after some minor patching, dont have any pics of the patches they were very fine, and this is after wetsanding for a glass like finish on the topcoat




    after the wetsanding a very thin coat of primer was put on to seal everything in before final paint
    never got a pic of the final primer, not really missing much but heres just a sneak peak of the bottom
    not bad straight outta the gun

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    #43
    Looking good.
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    #44
    i havent had a chance to update this thread but heres a little info on whats been going on, the bottom is painted, it is all wetsanded and cut, all it needs now is to be polished.

    here are pics of it right out of the gun




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    #45
    today the boat also took its biggest step forward to being completed, the biggest question mark i had was what to do with my blown motor, rebuild or look for a newer one? well i came across a deal i could not turn down, 08 Merc 225 ProXs 68 hours on the clock.

    I was beginning to lose faith in the project, im positive buying this motor is gonna get me back in the mood to finish this boat up and get it on the water.



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    #46
    Love the black, gonna look good with the merc!
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    #47
    Boat looks awesome nice work! That merc will be a great motor. Ready to see it done. I would like to find one of these and bring it back to life they look like awesome boats.
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    #48
    the boat is getting a keel guard put on tomorrow then flipped over, so meanwhile here are the pics of the wetsanding and buffing, first pic is 50/50 shot
    Left side Cut not polished / right side wetsanded up to 3000 grit













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    #49
    Looking good keep them picks commin !

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    LOOKIN GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

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    #51
    That boat is going to look brand new when you're finished.

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    #53
    just a quick update, the hull guard was put on and the boat was flipped right side up. and i will say the black bottom looks meannn

    i have alot of work ahead of me on the top side, will have more progress pics later in the week

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    #54
    Thanks for the update, you all are doing a great job!
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    Looking great man.

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    #56
    beautiful.

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    #57
    looking sharp

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    #58
    is the top done yet?

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    #59
    Quote Originally Posted by RJP44 View Post
    just a quick update, the hull guard was put on and the boat was flipped right side up.
    How did you flip it?

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    #60
    thanks for the comments guys, unfortunately there hasnt been any visual progress, just more sanding. i really havent had alot of time to work on it in between school and work. atleast i still have my tracker so im not totally boat less for the spring lol

    as far as flipping it, i built a bracket that attached to an engine hoist to spin the rear, mounted in the same holes as the jackplate, then the front i used a chain fall to attach to the front ring and alot of man power. pretty much wrestled it around without any damage lol

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