Post by Pete on Oct 27, 2013 18:44:19 GMT 10
Ok, I lied... Honda do make a boat but it's a little inflatable (Honwave)
A honda boat lol
I'm still enjoying riding my bike and had a fantastic ride to school (work) last week... poured down with rain but hey, that just added to my 'wet weather' riding skills
Thought I might throw up a few pics of my boat's refurbishment, for nothing other than keeping the Tasmanian Members Section ticking along lol
Purchased Feb 2013,
May, 2013 Slowly stripping EVERY fitting off to replace with new and to modify the deck layout (to install newer, more modern and better deck equipment )
Once every deck item (literally every item) was removed I filled every (yes, every!) hole with a 2 part epoxy filler. Once the holes were filled the deck was sanded smooth and any defects were either filled again and then sanded down again.
Now minus her fittings and ready for epoxy filling.
June, 2013, Once the deck holes were filled and smooth I applied a 2 part - epoxy primer as a base for the gloss marine paint
Lucky for me I decided to replace fitting as this one was rusted through and well past its use by date. It was an important part as it held the side shrouds that held the mast. Had it broken at sea the mast literally would have come crashing down.
September, 2013, The boat all painted in her primer and ready for gloss painting
October 2013, Finally this weekend....I got the 2 pack painting done. It took just under 4hrs to paint because I rolled the paint on in 300mm sections and then used a dry paint brush to "tip off" the pain by running the paint brush over the wet paint to give it a smooth finish. The paint has 'flow properties' so it slowly blends itsef smooth...hence, it took just under 4 hrs.. roll on 300mm... tip off, then roll on another 300mm then tip off and so forth and so forth.
Here's the finished paint result after close to 5 months work... all she needs now to to be reassembled :-)
Had a few dramas along the way, became single (my choice) and stuffed shoulder at work but thing do challenge us however, it's not the challenge or problem that's important it's how we deal with them that's important.
Cheers, Pete
A honda boat lol
I'm still enjoying riding my bike and had a fantastic ride to school (work) last week... poured down with rain but hey, that just added to my 'wet weather' riding skills
Thought I might throw up a few pics of my boat's refurbishment, for nothing other than keeping the Tasmanian Members Section ticking along lol
Purchased Feb 2013,
May, 2013 Slowly stripping EVERY fitting off to replace with new and to modify the deck layout (to install newer, more modern and better deck equipment )
Once every deck item (literally every item) was removed I filled every (yes, every!) hole with a 2 part epoxy filler. Once the holes were filled the deck was sanded smooth and any defects were either filled again and then sanded down again.
Now minus her fittings and ready for epoxy filling.
June, 2013, Once the deck holes were filled and smooth I applied a 2 part - epoxy primer as a base for the gloss marine paint
Lucky for me I decided to replace fitting as this one was rusted through and well past its use by date. It was an important part as it held the side shrouds that held the mast. Had it broken at sea the mast literally would have come crashing down.
September, 2013, The boat all painted in her primer and ready for gloss painting
October 2013, Finally this weekend....I got the 2 pack painting done. It took just under 4hrs to paint because I rolled the paint on in 300mm sections and then used a dry paint brush to "tip off" the pain by running the paint brush over the wet paint to give it a smooth finish. The paint has 'flow properties' so it slowly blends itsef smooth...hence, it took just under 4 hrs.. roll on 300mm... tip off, then roll on another 300mm then tip off and so forth and so forth.
Here's the finished paint result after close to 5 months work... all she needs now to to be reassembled :-)
Had a few dramas along the way, became single (my choice) and stuffed shoulder at work but thing do challenge us however, it's not the challenge or problem that's important it's how we deal with them that's important.
Cheers, Pete