Boat Builder Central

I'm a terrible poster.. I finally got the paint to stick last spring. I discovered while wet sanding, that if the water beads up, then the paint won't stick. Once I sanded the "slick spots" until the water stopped beading, and the paint went on well. Duh! I'm still not certain where my con...

Beautiful motor and really cool boat. I've followed your build with great admiration and probably a slight addiction. Please tell me that you installed grab rails and I missed it. I'd hate for you to stop posting because you fell off the boat and got seriously dead!! Hope you get the prop dialed in ...

Rick, I just got through putting VC performance on my boat. I was really pleased with it. It orange peeled and I had to tip off the air bubbles but it is hard as a rock and slick as snot (has Teflon.). The orange peel can be easily wet sanded smooth but I'm trying not to get that involved because I'...

Thanks, Jacques! That's some good info. Is there a way to post it in the FAQ or how to's? It' would be a good document to read before doing any painting. Of course, it's possible that it is already there and I missed it.

Will

Thanks Steven! Did you use "Flag Blue"? I just went through a few pages of your build and I will be pleased as punch if my paint job turns out half as good as yours. It's good to hear that the topcoat/primer combo is not an issue. I really liked the S3 and want to use it with the Perfectio...

Thanks for the quick replies. Gary, I'll try the auto-body de-waxing thing. That's a good idea. I used alcohol in between primer coats, but nothing on top of that except the brushing reducer as recommended by Interlux. I washed with Palmolive with "Oxy" because that's what we have under th...

After some internet research and thinking, I believe I have a case of surface contamination. It could be: 1. Something in the well water 2. Stearates in the sandpaper 3. Something in the Lowes roller tray left over from production 4. Something on the roller 5. A poor job cleaning the boat I plan to ...

I'm a slack poster. It's been hard making the weather coincide with my time off from work, but I've made some pretty good progress on the bottom of the boat. I repaired the damaged part on the keel just like Joel suggested and it turn out great. Just not sure where the picture went. :oops: I put 3 c...

Joel, is a single depth 3/4 good for his stringers, or should he double two 3/8 to get the 3/4, and get more interior plys? I have no idea, and that's why I'm asking. Some 3/4 ply doesn't have that many plys, and they are thick. If you don't have the 3/4" for the stringers yet, order 3/8"...

I just did my stringers one at a time like you are talking about doing because I was concerned about deformation like you. I left it on its 2 bunk trailer and had no problems. There are some downsides to replacing one at a time: 1. If you remove them all at once, there is only one cleanup. You will ...