The "Bling Rocket" build

[srislash]

So got a bit of progress. When I installed the motor mount I weighted the mount a bit and rested the hull bottom on wood in hopes of getting rid of those convex hooks. Which, worked for the most part,but one corner of the mount still pushed down a tad much. You will see this in the second pic, the first is where I filled the concave areas with Glazing putty for the first time

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This is after wet sanding and ready for another coat

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You can see the dark convex spot on the top left where I went thru the gel coat. One more coat of glaze and hopefully that is it.

[srislash]

Alright, ready for paint. I need to get primer from LHS today as I am going Tamiya a Pearl white and want to stick with same brand at least for base coat. Constructed a paint booth so I can keep some heat in the area.
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And in light of another members recent mishap, I got serious about covering the interior
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First I will start on the bottom with straight white. I got the bottom smoothed and squared the strakes by running the sanding block down the length of them.

[srislash]

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Here are the proper pics

[Southwest]

I noticed the bottom of boat has primer on it. Just read the earlier postings where you found rockers. I'd sharpen the strakes as they would aide in turning. You have to be very careful there as you already know about gel coat . I found at hobby shop, small triangular strips that are sharp and CAed and ran them the full length of strake. Now in wooden boat, the strake edges are sharp which are basswood and cover with CA and show no wear.

[lenny]

Looking good,
That Tamiya Pearl white is going to look nice on that hull.

[tiqueman]

And in light of another members recent mishap, I got serious about covering the interior
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Eeeasyyyyy.....

[lenny]

Yes is,
It was not flat and had convex spots at the ride pads,
Most of them do have that in spots.
Mine has that convex a little bit and is missing some gelcoat on the bottom to,
But that is how I got it in the swap shop on hear.
Some day I will give it some TLC and may be do it in the Tamiya Pearl white to.

I noticed the bottom of boat has primer on it. Now was this due to finding the bottom has rockers or depreesions, same thing?

[gsbuickman]

Nice job bro, mesa' like. Have you seen the new Rustoleum glo in the dark paint yet ?. I was watching reviews of it last night. It would be useless on a boat, cause we only run in the daylight, but it would be kool as a top coat :).......

[Southwest]

Since you are revamping the boat, would another layer of FG hurt as it would strengthen the inside bottom and the extra weight won't hurt with the power you have. The boats we get now are very thin and flex way to much and won't last very long. I found this out in No Step models.

[lenny]

Eeeasyyyyy.....

Talk about letting the cat out of the bag.

[srislash]

Eeeasyyyyy.....

Sorry

[srislash]

Since you are revamping the boat, would another layer of FG hurt as it would strengthen the inside bottom and the extra weight won't hurt with the power you have. The boats we get now are very thin and flex way to much and won't last very long. I found this out in No Step models.

You must've missed the CF inlay page. And I am not worried about gel coat in spots as it will be painted over.

[srislash]

Nice job bro, mesa' like. Have you seen the new Rustoleum glo in the dark paint yet ?. I was watching reviews of it last night. It would be useless on a boat, cause we only run in the daylight, but it would be kool as a top coat :).......

I have been wanting to do an 'evening runner' for some time now since our days are short in the winters up here. GF just told me of some Xmas lights that are on a string the size of thread. We have carol ships up here that would be cool to run around. LOL.
I will check the glow paint though.

[tiqueman]

Sorry

At least I can't say it was my fault. What a nightmare that was....

[Southwest]

Yes, I went right on by or over the top of my head. The inlay looks great.