We got the final two coats of GelCoat on the boat, and now it's officially a white boat! We still have to wet sand it to get out a good shine. It looks pretty good, but there is still some eggshell we will sand out. I tried to play with the pictures so you can see the eggshell, but even with the eggshell, I'm excited to see the outside done!
And then we cut out the holes to put in the rod holders!
But, I got these rods holders off of ebay, and they aren't super impressive. The top part wasn't really welded on well, and the part that keeps the rods in line wasn't welded on well either. We are going to send these down to my TIG welder so they don't come apart after we start abusing them! I don't want to say what brand they are, but if you look close you might be able to see the name, and I would probably recommend a different brand
And then in a pleasant surprise, when we took the gear/gas shifter out of the box, I was very very impressed with the build. All bronze with a chromed top part, and it felt really well made and it'll be fun pulling on those levers! Can't wait
And then in between all the other stuff Harold started fairing the electronics box.
We are moving forward
09-16-2015, 05:06 PM
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