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Now that summer is a distant memory, I finally got this thing done. I stripped it down over a year ago thinking I would have it ready March or April but had to prioritize other projects.
The boat was pretty average cosmetically when I got it but the dealer I brought it from had replaced the engine (new long block) and repainted the transmission and gearbox so it was solid mechanically. 95% of this boat has been taken apart and refinished or replaced. Here's what I did:
- Wet sanded the entire boat including the hull bottom. Had some gouges to fix and that was a challenge color matching.
- Removed the carpet and gel coated the floors with the original color spec. New carpet in the hull sides etc.
- Boat didn't run that great at first. So it got a full tune up and after going over the entire electrical system and installing duel batteries it runs perfect and everything works like new.
- The windscreen and deck hardware was sandblasted, power coated, wet sanded and painted with a metallic silver single stage polyurethane. The tower powder coat was just faded so it got sanded and painted gloss black. All stainless hardware was re-polished.
- I wanted the interior to look original but a little more modern. The only pieces I reused were the hatches, helm frame, back seat base, dash/side pods and the fiberglass combings. The port side base now includes part of the clam-shell and the stbd side base is a cooler that drains into the bilge. All new 50/100 lbs boat foam and a really nice quality leather look marine vinyl. I re-trimmed both the helm pods in matching vinyl/color and made a woven vinyl mat for the floor.
- Boat didn't have sound so I went for a modest system to go with the overall scheme on the interior. Wetsounds HTX 6 channel amp, 4x XS-650 speakers (behind the combings), 1x EX-12 sub in a sealed box under the glovebox and a Clarion black box head unit. Gotta say it sounds really good, much better than I thought it would.
In the new year I need to put a little work into the trailer, probably install a ballast system and then somebody else can have it. Take a look at the photos, has to be one of the nicest Super Sports regardless of year. Personally I like 2000-2001 model years as they have such a classic look.
Cheers,
Shaun
The boat was pretty average cosmetically when I got it but the dealer I brought it from had replaced the engine (new long block) and repainted the transmission and gearbox so it was solid mechanically. 95% of this boat has been taken apart and refinished or replaced. Here's what I did:
- Wet sanded the entire boat including the hull bottom. Had some gouges to fix and that was a challenge color matching.
- Removed the carpet and gel coated the floors with the original color spec. New carpet in the hull sides etc.
- Boat didn't run that great at first. So it got a full tune up and after going over the entire electrical system and installing duel batteries it runs perfect and everything works like new.
- The windscreen and deck hardware was sandblasted, power coated, wet sanded and painted with a metallic silver single stage polyurethane. The tower powder coat was just faded so it got sanded and painted gloss black. All stainless hardware was re-polished.
- I wanted the interior to look original but a little more modern. The only pieces I reused were the hatches, helm frame, back seat base, dash/side pods and the fiberglass combings. The port side base now includes part of the clam-shell and the stbd side base is a cooler that drains into the bilge. All new 50/100 lbs boat foam and a really nice quality leather look marine vinyl. I re-trimmed both the helm pods in matching vinyl/color and made a woven vinyl mat for the floor.
- Boat didn't have sound so I went for a modest system to go with the overall scheme on the interior. Wetsounds HTX 6 channel amp, 4x XS-650 speakers (behind the combings), 1x EX-12 sub in a sealed box under the glovebox and a Clarion black box head unit. Gotta say it sounds really good, much better than I thought it would.
In the new year I need to put a little work into the trailer, probably install a ballast system and then somebody else can have it. Take a look at the photos, has to be one of the nicest Super Sports regardless of year. Personally I like 2000-2001 model years as they have such a classic look.
Cheers,
Shaun
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