So Here She is

[tartuffe]

Thanks guys, it is actually Interlux Perfection Flag Blue, but it does look black in the pics. Looks like I'll be stripping and sanding the deck AGAIN....NOOOOO, that damn Petite Easypoxy is as soft as Boy George in a strip club. I can scrape it up in spots with my fingernail. My guess is that I put it on too thick.

[step up here]

Call Petite tec support .

[tartuffe]

Just got off the phone with tec support, told him I painted on Sunday and that ithe boat sits on my carport. He said nothing is wrong, probably just put on too thick and to put it in the sun and it will harden up. Man I hope thats the case. The thing is that I astarted to run out on one of my hatches

If it is that will be good to know. Still have to buy another quart to fix the spot I hit at 6:30 this morning with the sander to see how bad it was going to be to get off

Even worse is that it came off pretty easily with 120 grit so I'm not a believer just yet.

[cterrebonne]

awesome job

[tartuffe]

Installed the rub rail today. It was a one person job that could have used 2. If there is a hell and it has levels similar to what is described in Dante's Inferno, one layer is just putting on rubrail.

Here is a tip: Do not overtighten the screws, its will cause the rail to pucker a bit. I was half way through when I noticed this so I backed all the installed screws out a turn. I hope the pucker disappers when it heats up a few times. The remainder of the rail is nice and smooth.

Also another thing, I used C-clamps to grab a hold of the rub rail at the transom and then used a ratchet strap to stretch the railing tight. It worked great.

I'll post pics tomorrow, fingers are too sore to screws with photos at the present.

One other thing, if you want to track illegal immigrants, put a 1/4" bead of 5200 on the border. That stuff sticks to everything and gets everywhere.

[chumbucket]

Originally Posted by tartuffe

One other thing, if you want to track illegal immigrants, put a 1/4" bead of 5200 on the border. That stuff sticks to everything and gets everywhere.

So funny, but true!

[reelapeelin]

Can't wait to see it!!...did the floor harden up??...LOVE that nearly black BLUE!!...if I ever paint this '84, that's ZACKLY what I had in mind!!...did you spray or roll & tip?

[Night_Sailor]

Originally Posted by tartuffe

Thanks guys, it is actually Interlux Perfection Flag Blue, but it does look black in the pics. Looks like I'll be stripping and sanding the deck AGAIN....NOOOOO, that damn Petite Easypoxy is as soft as Boy George in a strip club. I can scrape it up in spots with my fingernail. My guess is that I put it on too thick.

Working my way backwards through this old thread. Do you thin that paint? I use Interlux Perfection and thin it 40% and have to lay down an extra coat, but it seems to work really well and is hard a rock.

[tartuffe]

Originally Posted by Night_Sailor

Working my way backwards through this old thread. Do you thin that paint? I use Interlux Perfection and thin it 40% and have to lay down an extra coat, but it seems to work really well and is hard a rock.

Hi Night, I kinda lurk on the forum so if it pops up I'll see it but anyway...the boat weight, I have no idea, I know its lighter than when I started the restore. The hatches and fuel tank cover alone went from 88 lbs to 33 with the foam cores. The whole deck was probably another 150 lbs less.

The boat tops out at around 44 knots with a 200 Evinrude spinning a 15x17 prop. I am sure it could do much better if I went to a 19 pitch but I enjoy being able to pull a wakeboarder out in about 3 seconds flat as well as stand it up in a nasty 3 foot chop in a 5 second wave period.

I did thin the perfection down to 10%, max thinning per instructions, it was still too thick and had alot of orange peel maybe 40% is the magic number, after 6 tries I just went ahead and sprayed it.

Thanks for the compliments, still trying to decide if I am ready to try it again.

[Striper80]

Just went over your build thread again, great job. I was wondering what rub rail you used on your build? Is the insert stainless? I was also wondering how long you ran the boat with the heavy re-enforcement on the back? Thanks