FS-18 - "Bare Bones"

[glossieblack]

Neat bleach, or diluted?

[Aripeka Angler]

Neat bleach, or diluted?

Sorry, I left out important details.
The bleach is diluted 50/50 with water.
I prefer Chlorox outdoor cleaning bleach, it has a little bit of soap added.
The trick is to give the deck a bleach bath and let it sit in the sun for a few minutes before rinsing.
It’s also important to let kiwigrip totally cure before torturing it with bleach, petroleum, fish guts and dirt.
I’m not going to claim to know exactly how long, but 4 weeks should do the trick. It’s pretty tender until it fully cures.
I installed kiwigrip on my son’s GF12 and on my XF20. Both held up well...

[pee wee]

That's turned out so well- looks slick like a factory boat but built so much better! Nice attention to detail, too.

[Fuzz]

I think the real hint here is letting the Kiwigrip cure for 4 weeks in warm weather before using the boat. I have been less than impressed with my kiwigrip but the problem could be it was not fully cured before I started using the boat.

[Capt UB]

I see you got the SLT6.

They do have some adjustment, I would sometimes leave the pin in, when not needing the extra bow down help. Also, had lighter springs actuators sent to me. Put a wire tie around the pin and actuator so it doesn't pop out...

I did have some problems with hard turns with them in full mode! Let me know.

Bob

[Jaysen]

I think the real hint here is letting the Kiwigrip cure for 4 weeks in warm weather before using the boat. I have been less than impressed with my kiwigrip but the problem could be it was not fully cured before I started using the boat.

For you that means setting the boat on fire to get the temp high enough to cure.

[Aripeka Angler]

That's turned out so well- looks slick like a factory boat but built so much better! Nice attention to detail, too.

I appreciate the nice compliments Hank.

Bob, I’ll let you know how the spring loaded trim tabs work. Kinda curious myself.

For you that means setting the boat on fire to get the temp high enough to cure.

That’s hilarious.

[Aripeka Angler]

We rigged some more today.
Mounted the hatches, the aforementioned tee nuts worked as slick as owl poop. Need to post a picture, it’s amazing how tight you can crank down the bolts. Figured I would mount the latches, lifting rings, etc before removing and painting the hatches.
Today’s pics...

[glossieblack]

[Jeff]

Again, really nice work AA!! Beautiful FS18!! Jeff