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Modification of dash board
Not a V-20 but... it is a boat.. NV needed a recore of the console and the top of the transom resealed. Late to the game with pictures but here it is. NV Repower 002.jpg
NV Repower 004.jpg Transom is busy NV Repower 005.jpgMulch NV Repower 006.jpgTool of destruction, surgical tool actually NV Repower 007.jpgConsole before the refit.
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08-15-2014, 10:51 AM
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Well at this point all I can add is you'll get better coverage with Pine Bark Mulch......
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08-15-2014, 12:57 PM
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Looking good Ridge... looking good..... That things gonna sparkle when you're done.
 And I totally agree with you on the tool of destruction/surgical tool. I love mine. I can carve holes, cut lines, etc. with surgical precision. Great for cutting sheetrock, wood, laminate, fiberglass... you name it.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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08-16-2014, 06:19 PM
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Make an appropriate size core replacement from 5/8" CDX PT PLYWOOD. Glassed up the backside and ground the edges so that it can be tabbed into place later
NV Repower 011.jpg Held the piece in place and marked where the old holes were, layed up 1.5 oz CSM where the gauges weren't, slapped it in place and held it there overnight with some small ss screws NV Repower 012.jpg Beveled the edges of the holes so they could be filled with layer upon layer of CSM NV Repower 014.jpg The work area NV Repower 017.jpg
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08-16-2014, 06:23 PM
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Layed up layers of CSM until it was a little bit highNV Repower 018.jpg
NV Repower 019.jpg Waiting on this stuff to turn to plastic now....  Side note: If this looks like work, looks ain't deceiving.. Grinding always makes for itch, glassing is messy th way I do it.. If you look at the pictures you can see where I used the grinder to remove some gel coat from around the steering shaft. You can see where the builder left the surface fairly rough. Basically gel coat over matt after a quick wipe down.
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08-16-2014, 06:25 PM
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Next favorite tool for this stuff is a Makita 5" grinder. Baby grinder I should say. Load the PSA backed 40 grit and let her eat..
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08-19-2014, 05:41 PM
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Sanded the dash flat, finally started making progress sanding the transom.
NV Repower 023.jpg NV Repower 021.jpg NV Repower 022.jpg
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08-19-2014, 05:45 PM
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Pushed on through another round of pain to get the gel coat on the transom and console
Da Transcum! NV Repower 024.jpg NV Repower 025.jpg Da Console, Fresh start, time to start cutting holes. Not too bad for a wannabe. BTW- My work looks better when I lower the res on the camera.. NV Repower 026.jpg
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08-20-2014, 06:14 AM
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I know, no glamorous teak here. Small repair cost about $200 in materials with about half the materials left over to build a bow pulpit. Quart of gel was $36. It has the wax added so it would dry tack-free. Not sure what that will do to the shelf life. I thought I would share, it is a labor of love really, not so much work, and instantly gratifying. That is something that I need from time to time... A completed project. Thanks for looking..
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08-20-2014, 12:23 PM
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I am constantly amazed at the level of skill that various people here have when it comes to projects like this. Ridge, those repairs are a thing of beauty and a joy to behold. I could only wish to have half that amount of skill. I'm really pretty good on a milling machine or a lathe, or most metal working machines, but I totally suck on things like you are doing. A tip of the old Bosun's hat to you sir. Well done!!
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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