I made my plans, however when I went to work my plan I was forced to make changes.
I initially said I was going to roll and tip the gel not spray, this did not work out since the Home Depot sold me a roller, which came apart during the rolling.
I bit the bullet and brought a real gel coat gun with the correct nozzle 4.7 mm.
See link
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gel-Coat-and-Res...QQcmdZViewItem
It goes back on ebay when I am done!
My progress so far with the Gel coating looks promising so I decided to do the entire Boat!
I have since remove the rails and patch all holes etc.
I pull the 60-gallon aluminum tank more holes that the government bailout plans.
Purchase a Poly tank used for 30 bucks, I will foam it in, its one inch too long for the hole on the deck, I will cut the deck floor and re-glass (I am confident I can re-attach it without any issues)
In the previous pictures hope you guys notice I eliminated the deck drains from both sides of the boat and re-routed both to the inside in the bilge area. I also lower the main drain hole in the transom to fully drain the hull!
Sanding, I refuse to go with the manual sanding block and that’s my line and I am sticking to it.
The orange peel effect from the previous extra thick spray (deliberately done to fill all minor flaws), I was forced to go with a 60 grit to cut the peel yes its that hard, and 220 to prep it for the final coat.
I am using the GelCoat as primer in this step if so to speak.
I am using a De-Fault palm sander and producing exceptional results, once this is done on the previous spray I will mist on a light coat of GelCoat and DURATEC HI-GLOSS CLEAR Mix 50/50 with gelcoat for a beautiful high-gloss finish.
I will post pictures of all the aforementioned steps