Aluminacion Hull

Established "NEW" waterline with interlux 2000E level with rear chrome mount.

This is my revised limit for the under water prep and paint.

conditon upon arrival in CA

The journey from Kenosha to CA was a bit tough on some of the old marine bondo work by the PO

So off to stripping the transom first

Tried a few things. The coal tar bottom paint was a major pain. The yard cried uncle, I then tried a small soda blaster and then moved up to a sand blaster.

I found that a mixture of soda, sand and glass media did the trick. Soda took off the paint fine but not the orig chris craft fairing bondo

then used epoxy primer base coat

Interlux 2000E on sanded and degreased bare aluminum

Then glass filler

Used dynaglass fiberglass filler

Found this stuff to be most affordable but has quick set up time and is kinda lumpy especially as it sets up under application in summer temps.

Typically this stuff is sanded smooth.

I used this up to the "NEW" waterline.

Interlux glasstite filler

Used this product as a final smoothing coat, much more workable

upper hull

I did paint in lifts to make tape lines at water stripe and upper strip so that I could match them.

Sanded hull sides and spot fairing in spots the painted with the interlux 2000e

toe rail and moulding strip

Sanded to bare metal, interlux 2000e and watertite fairing

OK back to the coal tar

On the hull sides I chose to go with sanders. Lots of hard work.

Advice to those wanting to do this job, rent a commercial blaster and do it in one big push. It was my orig plan but here in CA the yards are under too much enviro scrutiny.

Find a barn or rent a shop and do in a weekend, time lapse here is a summer and spring for this one man band

At Name Change??

At this point I was thinking of going with a PT-109 theme

My what bright eyes a roamershark has

All kinds of possibilities with vinyl wraps

I have considered it for a brushed al stripe and for transom

3m also has some heavy duty stuff used in commercial construction that mimics wood stone and metal

3m di-noc

U name they have it

Marine teak

Mahogany

How about marble or carbon fiber

Sail Boat in Brushed AL

I got the idea from a few aluminum hulled sail boats

3M Dinoc on boats

It seems the di noc crowd loves the carbon fiber look.

There are hundreds of examples on cars, here is a couple boat applications

I think its best applied under cover

How about birds eye maple interior

or exterior brushed al stripe

Probably have to replace every few years on exterior.

Finishing touchs on primer and filler

Final smoothing coat of watertite filler

Final coats of 2000e

White and Grey