Recent content by Redbelly

My transom looks exactly like the holes in surfman's. No I have not called G3, the hull is 13 yrs old and I am the 3rd owner. I don't feel like wasting a call. From one guys story on the net he said G3 knew about this before warranties ran out on these hulls. Doing the right thing about your...

From what I gather it is pre 2006 models. I read that G3 knew about the defective hulls in 2006 or so. My 1756 is one of them. My buddy has the exact '02 model and has the same issue. I know of two others that have had repairs from this with their G3's. The marine plywood in the transoms...

Cool! How are you liking that F70?

I am looking at it. Less than seadeck, and some crazy colors. :mrgreen:

Yes for damage control. I once had a 16' Scandy White, a tuff azz bote! Tunnel hull with a 40hp 4s Yamaha. It had a hydraulic jack plate that I would say is mandatory for this kind of rig. I can say I scared myself with this boat running shallow at WOT! If you do this I recommend a HD JP.

Barefoot I saw that topside paint while searching around. I have some zinc chromate primer to hit the bare spots with. Also some white vinegar wash on all the surface before painting. I have painted one other aluminum boat before but stayed with OD green. I used some military jeep paint and...

I would take a wire brush to the corrosion, then some white vinegar to clean it, then some zinc chromate primer, then paint. It should take care of any spreading.

If you are gonna strip it down to bare aluminum you need to prime it with a zinc chromate primer before painting. Yes I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. :mrgreen:

A major facelift. :) Hoping to make it look new!

I plan to document the process for everyone too. Maybe two tone paint on the sides. moving things around a blue/white swirl hydro turf maybe upgrading the look to the tenth degree I hope!

Hello everyone, I have been a lurker and now I am not! I am about to paint my boat white and add some hydro turf. What kind of paint would be best using a foam roller? How about on the fiberglass CC?