Smitten again

[seacraftks]

Great boat have fun with the rebuild

[shine]

cool boat, and the hull looks to be in good shape

[brushhippie]

The guy I got the boat from gave me new seats a porta potty and three stickers...the boat needs only two so I figured what the heck and put one on the daily driver...looks pretty good!.

[brushhippie]

Well I get her cleaned up...well got the dang moss off from it leaving the original old faded blue gel coat...I figure on repairing the nicks and scratches this winter then paining it...but till then does anybody know a product that will remove the oxidation for now?

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by brushhippie

..but till then does anybody know a product that will remove the oxidation for now?

I've used Polyglo for about 7 years with excellent results. The Poly Prep included the kit is a very strong cleaner that does a pretty fair job on oxidation, although their Poly Ox product appears to be specifically made for removing oxidation, so it may be better. Even the Poly Prep will leave the surface very dull looking, and the Polyglo may show some streaks after the first couple of coats, but after about 5-6 coats, it will have a very high gloss! And unlike wax, it will last at least a year, even in the high UV we have in South Florida! I've used Meguires HD Oxidation remover and Collinite Paste wax which works ok but only lasts about 3 months, so I'll never use that stuff again!

My 42 year old boat was only 3 years old when I bought it and had been kept in an in/out storage building, so gel coat was in good shape. I never waxed the cabin top for over 30 years because I didn't want kids slipping and falling off the slick surface, so the gel coat in that area is fairly thin. Since I haven't had kids up there for a long time, I finally tried the Polyglo on the cabin top about 5 years ago. I was amazed that it looked almost as good as the hull, which has had much less UV exposure!

[brushhippie]

I went back and checked it out after it dried...and it is really not that bad....makes me want to try and bring it all the way back....and leave it.

[Bushwacker]

If the gel coat is intact without a lot of craze cracks and isn't worn down to the mat, it will look like new with the Polyglo on it, and will be much cheaper than paint!

[brushhippie]

It has some places that need repaired but for the most part in really good shape...since we are getting into repair mode I will start a thread in the other section.

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by brushhippie

I went over and got to see it up close finally and I think its gonna work just fine...it is rough but she'll be a dandy when I finish Im gonna add a freshwater tank and I had thought about building a hardtop for it but maybe just the full size bimini like this one.
Ill have to build a dive platform for the stern also.

Here's a link to Pressure Drop's old Seafari, He had an interesting hard-top set-up. Might help with ideas...
http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...t=Seafari+sale

[brushhippie]

Thanks! that is exactly what I had in mind...always wanted a spotting tower!