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Location: Minnesota | I had established June 7th to finish my boat but after getting it home last sunday and practically taking most of things off... I dont think I would be able to finish it til at least by September... Now I have few questions... again, the boat is a 1988 Bass Tracker Tournament 1800FS with Mercury XR4 Black Max 150...
1. I definitely will be taking the motor off so that I could replace the transom... I can see 4 bolts... and I know that I will have to take the gas tank out to be able to access the bolts.... but is that all??? What would be the proper steps for taking the motor off???
2. The flooring is definitely a MUST REPLACE... The front deck is all fiberglass... and from the looks of it... seems to be fine... the rear deck is all fiberglass and has Aluminum Lids that makes up the deck... so its all fine... Now only way I can really take the floor off would be to take the top half off... which is also why I would need to take the motor off... What would the proper steps be for this???
3. What would be the best and the safest way to remove the glue residue from carpet on fiberglass??? Scrapper??? Black Paint/Rust stripper that you could attach to a drill??? There are some areas where the old glue seems to come off easily but some areas where it seems like its more stubborn than a mule...
I might not have to replace the transom but from what I have seen... I figure why not kill two birds with one stone...
I definitely will NOT go with carpeting ( I will install snaps for snap-on carpeting tho)... I am deliberating between Herculiner/Rhino Lining or Vinyl Flooring... With Herculiner... Just basically need to mask off the areas that I dont want to apply on Herculiner and apply it... basically no seams in corners... but if Vinyl would be better... What would be the proper way to do it so that there doesnt seem to be any seams for corners???
Also... what type of high-speed buffer do you recommend... I did some "high speed hand" buffing yesterday and it seems like the gelcoat could be salvaged without wet-sanding...
I am also looking to replace ALL of the wirings, cables, etc etc, along with all switches... It seems like its a bit of a mess and I really want to make everything very SIMPLE and workable...
I was going to take pics of the progress I've done... but the rain is preventing that... hopefully by Saturday... Any thoughts, any feedbacks from ANYBODY on any level will be greatly APPRECIATED... if you got a thought... I want to hear it...
If you prefer to email me the info, feel free to do so... [email protected] ... Thanks!!!
Edited by Rebel9921 4/24/2008 9:27 PM
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Boat Restoration Questions