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small update:
My 2015 AR240 is sold/Pending. (I have the bank wire transfer, just need the Cashiers check downpayment when i hand the boat over tomorrow).
Thanks to this, ordered a few goodies.
New Dimensions tower with ski racks, speaker prewire, anchor light, anodized grey.
New cover for the boat (for the tower)
It will be december before the tower arrives though.
Ramlin finally got back to me on the crash pad for the trailer. They can make their standard one with a custom bracket at the bottom. However, they are so behind on factory orders that custom parts are on hold until at least jan 1. They wont even price it for me until then. I've left it alone for now, but when I reach back out i'll be asking about modifying it further to be more like the modern boatmate one that allows it to fold down for the cover when needed.
I'm contemplating moving to a Ramp N Clamp setting or the Crash pad. Price will dictate what I do most likely. Though as my wife points out, we are used to a crash pad vs something unknown.
The wife and I are still humming and hawing over stickers for the boat. Teal is a "complementary" color with Burgundy. SO we are contemplating being wild and doing a grey with teal surround or Teal with grey surround "SPORT NAUTIQUE" motive, similar to the more modern and older boats.
Boat name still escapes us. We are both Professional Engineers and the last boat was named by a neighbor. "TWO P.E.'S IN A POD".
my current favorite refers to the fact that i thought wineberry was more purple in color and the fact we are huge Clemson Tiger's fans.
"DARNIT ITS GARNET"
I'll share some pictures as we worked on the boat. Boys helped me on a very cold day to get the old stickers off.
I'll spare you the hours and hours and hours of work i've spent on the boat to remove the shadow of the old letters.
i tried buffer 6" sanding pads and found they struggled to even make a dent. I'm not sure if they died too quick or what, but i found hand sanding was actually faster for me, it was easier to see if the pass of 1500 removed the 800 etc. (by changing angle 90* each time.)
the recipe i found to work was 1 pass, 800 grit. 2 passes 1500 grit, wash inspect, spot sand any remaining 800, wash inspect, 2000 grit 3 times, spot treat any major areas, then M91 cutting compound (I used a ton of wool pads but gave up and moved to modern pads that just hold up better) cleaning the pads every section. Then M67 (marine cutting/polish compound).
I'm holding off of wax until after i apply any decals I'm replacing.
during:
after:
Final on this side.
The Yamaha i just sold in the barn:
My 2015 AR240 is sold/Pending. (I have the bank wire transfer, just need the Cashiers check downpayment when i hand the boat over tomorrow).
Thanks to this, ordered a few goodies.
New Dimensions tower with ski racks, speaker prewire, anchor light, anodized grey.
New cover for the boat (for the tower)
It will be december before the tower arrives though.
Ramlin finally got back to me on the crash pad for the trailer. They can make their standard one with a custom bracket at the bottom. However, they are so behind on factory orders that custom parts are on hold until at least jan 1. They wont even price it for me until then. I've left it alone for now, but when I reach back out i'll be asking about modifying it further to be more like the modern boatmate one that allows it to fold down for the cover when needed.
I'm contemplating moving to a Ramp N Clamp setting or the Crash pad. Price will dictate what I do most likely. Though as my wife points out, we are used to a crash pad vs something unknown.
The wife and I are still humming and hawing over stickers for the boat. Teal is a "complementary" color with Burgundy. SO we are contemplating being wild and doing a grey with teal surround or Teal with grey surround "SPORT NAUTIQUE" motive, similar to the more modern and older boats.
Boat name still escapes us. We are both Professional Engineers and the last boat was named by a neighbor. "TWO P.E.'S IN A POD".
my current favorite refers to the fact that i thought wineberry was more purple in color and the fact we are huge Clemson Tiger's fans.
"DARNIT ITS GARNET"
I'll share some pictures as we worked on the boat. Boys helped me on a very cold day to get the old stickers off.
I'll spare you the hours and hours and hours of work i've spent on the boat to remove the shadow of the old letters.
i tried buffer 6" sanding pads and found they struggled to even make a dent. I'm not sure if they died too quick or what, but i found hand sanding was actually faster for me, it was easier to see if the pass of 1500 removed the 800 etc. (by changing angle 90* each time.)
the recipe i found to work was 1 pass, 800 grit. 2 passes 1500 grit, wash inspect, spot sand any remaining 800, wash inspect, 2000 grit 3 times, spot treat any major areas, then M91 cutting compound (I used a ton of wool pads but gave up and moved to modern pads that just hold up better) cleaning the pads every section. Then M67 (marine cutting/polish compound).
I'm holding off of wax until after i apply any decals I'm replacing.
during:
after:
Final on this side.
The Yamaha i just sold in the barn:
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