Smackdaddy's "Pole Dancer" 1652 Polar Kraft flush deck jet b

[Ryno685]

I hear ya on the cold, woke up to single digit temperatures again this morning. Now I get to go crawl underneath a railroad car and weld the coupler carrier back together....good times. Keep up the good work Mac! Coming along good!

 

[Gators5220]

Man that is one sexy looking aluminum skiff you got goin there Polar Kat!

 

[smackdaddy53]

Got this biatch flipped over and got about 3/4 of the bottom prepped and discovered a 3/4" hairline crack on a rib next to a rivet...I am going to take it to my buddy and get it welded and continue the build.

 

[smackdaddy53]

6 more days of work and I will be back on the project. The good thing is Im making some extra cash for the pole dancer.
Stay tuned

 

[Country Dave]

Hey bro,
I wanted to be the first to wish you happy anniversary. Lets go slacker......................... :mrgreen:

 

[smackdaddy53]

What up Dave? At least someone replied!
Working more on her tomorrow.

 

[Country Dave]

smackdaddy53 » Yesterday, 23:57[/url]"]What up Dave? At least someone replied!
Working more on her tomorrow.

Bro I think I'm just as excited about this build as you are,

I cant wait to see her in the water........................... =D>

 

[smackdaddy53]

Got the bottom paint all wheeled off, taking her to get the bottom imperfections welded up tomorrow morning then Gator Glide G4 is going on! One more milestone.

 

[Country Dave]

smackdaddy53 » Today, 00:52[/url]"]Got the bottom paint all wheeled off, taking her to get the bottom imperfections welded up tomorrow morning then Gator Glide G4 is going on! One more milestone.

Hey that's cool bro,

When are you going to water test, or at least float test? I want to see what it draft's. I say she will float in 5"

 

[smackdaddy53]

Pressure washed, dry and about to acetone the whole bottom, mask off my sides and get to coating.

 

[smackdaddy53]

Got the first two base coats of GatorBase primer on, will have to wait until next days off to apply three coats of GatorGlide and I am done! Gotta drink some beer and watch this primer cure...

 

[Country Dave]

That's what I'm taking about,

Looks bad azz.............................. =D>

 

[Paul Marx]

Smack , I picked up a 14 X 56 and want to paint it . With the GG do you have to take it down to bare metal ?

 

[Gators5220]

I hear that GatorGlide is some good stuff.

 

[smackdaddy53]

Yes, David recommends taking it down to bare metal so it sticks but once it is on, it is there. The G2 is slicker but the G4 is still slick but super abrasion resistant. Go to their website and it breaks it all down for you. You can call David Ward from Gatorheads and he is more than happy to answer any and all questions you may have. After a few years if it begins to wear a little all you have to do is wipe it down with acetone and spray or roll another coat or two right over the existing coat. Just this first two base coats is rock hard and looks really good. It looks brown in the pictures but is really a graphite grey color. I think with the medium grey sides and light grey Tuffcoat deck it is going to turn out sharp! They do not recommend applying much above the water line because it will "chalk out" faster on the sides in the sun. I am ordering another quart just for touch ups once a year or so.

 

[Flatbotm]

looks awesome Smack! Now I want to take everything of the Grumman and turn it upside down.

 

[smackdaddy53]

Check this out...highly scientific experiment in action. This shows how slick this coating really is.
https://youtu.be/U0wr2PSpaTY

 

[rscottp]

I was really concerned that the beer was gonna spill! Not my brand but hate to see things wasted!

 

[HRalston]

smackdaddy53 » Yesterday, 13:03[/url]"]Check this out...highly scientific experiment in action. This shows how slick this coating really is.
https://youtu.be/U0wr2PSpaTY

Wow that is really cool. Awesome build you have going Smack, look forward to seeing it in action!

 

[smackdaddy53]

smackdaddy53 » Yesterday, 13:03[/url]"]Check this out...highly scientific experiment in action. This shows how slick this coating really is.
https://youtu.be/U0wr2PSpaTY

Wow that is really cool. Awesome build you have going Smack, look forward to seeing it in action!

Thanks, me too! Maybe by mid summer.