I like the way yer sealin' those holes!!...why go to all the trouble you have and NOT overkill sealin' the core...gotta be the number 1 cause of transom failure...plus it LOOKS KILLER!!...:clap:

I actually have 2 projects in 1 happening on this boat. Im also astetically restoring my 1975 135hp evinrude. The whole lower end is getting new seals and painted. the trim and tilt bracket was sand blasted and shown here is etch primed as of today. the whole motor will shot with epoxy kote and then painted Evinrude White. heres some pics of the process.
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You do some GREAT WORK, Kracker!!...just me, but if I's paintin' motor and boat, I'd paint 'em same color instead of two different whites...like I said...just me...I can't wait to see it if it PINK!!...lol...:party:

reel the boat is gonna rolled with gelcoat and not painted. I might just paint it with a brightside interlux white

Nice to have it all coming together at the same time! I'm going to have to wait a season to fix my cowling up. I wish you would go ahead and shoot it with some pearl white so you can tell us how you ended up with great results and save me some reading and sanding. Pearl white with new decals sure would look sharp reflecting those under-gunnel lights

Setting aside the process...I just always thought boat color and motor color when the same looked pretty cool custom...;)

I completely agree with you on the motor color and top side color. Im gonna try and get the color as close as possible. I have a new product Im researching now. I have an engineer at work getting some info on a rubber roof coating that is the same material used to coat fiberglass tanks and industrial equipment. They just used this product on a job and it costs 30 dollars a gallon and is uv stable comes in white,grey and light green. we will see!!!

well my ultimate goal for finishing my deck was to use a bedliner type/kiwi grip style coating for the floor and deck cap and anchor lockers and other areas. Well after many days of research I have found alephatic product that meets my specs. Its a SRC Tempco roof coating!! thats right a roof coating, its doesnt say MARINE or WEST MARINE on it. Thats because its the same product spec but just in a roofing application. I happen to find a local vender here in va beach who sells this product and he happens to have an account with my work. So after a couple minutes of talking to this rep he is amazed that my application is gonna be on a boat because he has been begging this company to market it for the marine industry. He told me its amazing that an ole country boy like me from pungo would be the one to research this product and drive the nail home as to why it should be used for boat decks. Anyway he is giving me a 5 gallon bucket of this stuff for FREE!!!!!! Yes free!!! he wants me to help him get this on product on boats. This could not only end up being good stuff for my boat but also a buisness adventure!!! So it official, all my top side will be done in a alephatic bedliner type non skid, color will be white.:sly:

Hey Kracker, let us more know about this stuff. I will be putting a new floor in my sons V soon!

I will. Im picking it up on Friday and will be doing some tests on some things throughout the weekend and hopefully rolling it on the boat by monday.