Teaser of my completely redone 2007 SANTE 220

[nautiques4life]

Just curious as I recently got a new long block as well, warranty was 3 months and now 4 months later I'm having issues again. Hoping you have better luck

[ziepfenj]

Slowly but surely. Tower is installed. Will finalize the Roswell tower speaker install soon, then on to installing all ballast hoses and seadek.

[ziepfenj]

As I'm installing the flooring I ran across a question - does anyone know if there is some type of support that sits in the hole in the middle of the gas tank to support the fiberglass floor? There was not one with the boat (this piece was removed when I purchased) and it seems like a large span with no support. Any input is appreciated!

[nukemustang]

If it is like my 211, there is just a round hold that has that gray foam stuffed in it. I think it may have been just in case the design of the boat had a drain plug down there possibly? but there is nothing that sticks up from there to the deck.

Tim

[swc5150]

Did you have to wet sand the hull to get it so nice, or were able to buff it out?

[ziepfenj]

I would estimate close to 50 hours wet sanding this boat! I had 100+ small nicks/gouges to repair and sand out, so I ended up DA'ing the whole boat and blocking down the repaired areas. I then had about 50+ hours in buffing/polishing (through about 4 different stages). No wax yet. I was going to use marine/rv wax (which takes forever, if you have ever used it), but I'll likely only use the spray on wax at this point.

[seth]

I think the hole in the gas tank is a structural support for the tank itself.

[jonnydeez]

Ive got a 220 as well, and,I am considering removing the original decals and adding the chromax ones like you have. Were the decals difficult to remove? Do you have any pointers to remove them? Also, after removing the decals do you think it will be necessary to wetsand and buff, or do you think just buffing will be fine. I don't want the boat to be faded and where the decals were, it still looks new.

[ziepfenj]

My boat was badly oxidized. The decals were not terribly difficult to remove - especially with the use of a heat gun. Because the boat was oxidized/scratched so bad, I had to wet sand everything and buff. I think you could get away with just buffing (a 2 stage buff) if your boat has not had tons of exposure/oxidation. Otherwise, 1000-1500 on a DA with water would be relatively easy on such a flat surface.

[enzo thecat]

Ive got a 220 as well, and,I am considering removing the original decals and adding the chromax ones like you have. Were the decals difficult to remove? Do you have any pointers to remove them? Also, after removing the decals do you think it will be necessary to wetsand and buff, or do you think just buffing will be fine. I don't want the boat to be faded and where the decals were, it still looks new.

I've got some Nautique crest decals for sale. They are OEM. They will transform the boat and also cover and protect more surface area of the gelcoat. I think if you can find them, you will see they are over $600 online. I'm asking $350.00 plus shipping for the complete set. I'll give a PN member $50.00 off. This version is for a white deck and not a colored deck.

[JMitch811]

I have a very similar 220 to yours and redid my decals last year. Here is a picture of how she would look with the new decals. I think it was a massive upgrade. Seadek as well. heat gun takes the old stuff off pretty easy

[enzo thecat]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n480015[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n480016[/ATTACH] I have a very similar 220 to yours and redid my decals last year. Here is a picture of how she would look with the new decals. I think it was a massive upgrade. Seadek as well. heat gun takes the old stuff off pretty easy

Yes. Those are the decal set I have for sale.

[Neverenough]

I had the floor out of our 220 back when we did seadek and there was no support. It was an 08, not sure if it's the same??

[ziepfenj]

No worries about the floor. Someone in this thread mentioned there was a small foam cylinder in the hole - no support. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything when I installed the floor, only later to somehow crack the fiberglass.

[vvfdfirefighter]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n480015[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n480016[/ATTACH] I have a very similar 220 to yours and redid my decals last year. Here is a picture of how she would look with the new decals. I think it was a massive upgrade. Seadek as well. heat gun takes the old stuff off pretty easy

JMitch811, How much did your SeaDeck Interior flooring cost. I was sad to not see these listed on Nautiqueparts.com.