FL14 paint
Fl 14 paint
Sorry John from Darwin,yes I saw your little gem...what are you building? ...I have forgotten.Al.
Hi Al,
I'm building nothing at the moment. I have ordered a set of OB15 plans as a starting point. The waters up here require something a bit bigger, maybe a c19. Although the smaller boats/flat bottomed are good for getting up some of the creeks and laying some crab traps. (Trouble with the small boats is the salt-water lizards might jump in and have a bite......)
Big Muddies up here and the odd Blue Swimmer. I caught a Blue Swimmer down your way at Tea Gardens a number of years ago.
I had a feed of Flat Head the other day too, but not from my line sadly.
Regards
John
I'm building nothing at the moment. I have ordered a set of OB15 plans as a starting point. The waters up here require something a bit bigger, maybe a c19. Although the smaller boats/flat bottomed are good for getting up some of the creeks and laying some crab traps. (Trouble with the small boats is the salt-water lizards might jump in and have a bite......)
Big Muddies up here and the odd Blue Swimmer. I caught a Blue Swimmer down your way at Tea Gardens a number of years ago.
I had a feed of Flat Head the other day too, but not from my line sadly.
Regards
John
Fellas,
I'm just about finished with the boat. I always liked the webbing effect that bay boats had on their paint job and decided to give this a try. Someone on this board suggested the Krylon webbing spray and I bought two cans of the black lava. It sprayed on beautifully. I then added the hardware. I should pick up the trailer tomorrow and hopefully launch it this week!
Grant
I'm just about finished with the boat. I always liked the webbing effect that bay boats had on their paint job and decided to give this a try. Someone on this board suggested the Krylon webbing spray and I bought two cans of the black lava. It sprayed on beautifully. I then added the hardware. I should pick up the trailer tomorrow and hopefully launch it this week!
Grant
Nice work there Grant, the webbing spray has turned out great and your smiling so that’s a good sign. It’s almost time to get that baby wet.
I’m no expert but you might have a problem. I know the plans say skeg or runners, but I’m pretty sure that it means something other than the runners I see you’ve stuck under the transom.
Have fun, Scott.
I’m no expert but you might have a problem. I know the plans say skeg or runners, but I’m pretty sure that it means something other than the runners I see you’ve stuck under the transom.
Have fun, Scott.
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Scott, I'm convinced Aussie's do good work. (Sorry, Grant not Scott) Tell us about the launch, power? tiller extension? Also, are the non boat paint spider webs adhereing? Sure looks good and helps with sun glare.
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Lon FL14, GV11
Montana
Montana
James,
The paint did it all. It has some type of special nozzle on it that sprays the paint out in a random pattern. You just pass over the surface holding the can 12-18" above what you want to paint. It was a little difficult on the vertical panels, as I had to get the can a little bit closer to the surface. I practiced on some cardboard beforehand. The paint dries almost immediately and you can't scratch or scrape it off. It should wear pretty well. The paint comes in very small spray cans--about half as big as a normal spray paint can. I used two cans to coat my boat.
Lon,
We are planning on launching in a private lake that a friend of mine has access to. We haven't purchased an outboard yet, so we will be using a trolling motor. The webbing spray stuck very well, and yes, it should definitely help with the glare, as well as hiding all of those tiny imperfections in my fairing job!
Grant
The paint did it all. It has some type of special nozzle on it that sprays the paint out in a random pattern. You just pass over the surface holding the can 12-18" above what you want to paint. It was a little difficult on the vertical panels, as I had to get the can a little bit closer to the surface. I practiced on some cardboard beforehand. The paint dries almost immediately and you can't scratch or scrape it off. It should wear pretty well. The paint comes in very small spray cans--about half as big as a normal spray paint can. I used two cans to coat my boat.
Lon,
We are planning on launching in a private lake that a friend of mine has access to. We haven't purchased an outboard yet, so we will be using a trolling motor. The webbing spray stuck very well, and yes, it should definitely help with the glare, as well as hiding all of those tiny imperfections in my fairing job!
Grant
FL14 paint
Mate,
You've got one good looking boat there!....the spider-web pattern was something I considered on my GV11 when I realised how much sanding there was to do,but now a year down the track,I have much the same finish in some parts,with stains around the inside of the boat from blue/black dye in the 2-stroke oil,blood stains from fish/bait/clumsy fishermen,black dye from angry squid just caught & brought aboard, & sundry bumps & grazes.
btw,you could do with a few rod holders around the boat....check out Lon's GV11 pics & you'll see them strategically placed around his boat.....of course he uses them for storing his flag,lantern, walking stick,tobacco pipe,as well as fishing rods..hehehe!
btw,what's your next project?...Al.Burke.
You've got one good looking boat there!....the spider-web pattern was something I considered on my GV11 when I realised how much sanding there was to do,but now a year down the track,I have much the same finish in some parts,with stains around the inside of the boat from blue/black dye in the 2-stroke oil,blood stains from fish/bait/clumsy fishermen,black dye from angry squid just caught & brought aboard, & sundry bumps & grazes.
btw,you could do with a few rod holders around the boat....check out Lon's GV11 pics & you'll see them strategically placed around his boat.....of course he uses them for storing his flag,lantern, walking stick,tobacco pipe,as well as fishing rods..hehehe!
btw,what's your next project?...Al.Burke.
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