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Thank you kind sir. Should I do the back and then let it dry before flipping it over to do the visible side? Or just flip it on some blocks and not care what the back looks like?

Thanks for the help. I was hoping you'd chime in. I've seen some of your responses in the past and you seem pretty knowledgeable. Do you have any knowledge on the "old timers formula"? I bought the stuff to do it yesterday and was thinking probably so the hidden backside of the transom first...

Hello all, So I am going to be applying a coat of Rustoleums bare metal primer on to a thin layer of their self etching paint today but I need some help.. I am going to be spraying it on and I have a math question. I think I am going to thin it a tiny bit to help it flow through the gun a...

I took mine down to bare aluminum only because I won't have a motor until next season and I figured what the hell.. But I washed it down with tsp and water solution, and after it dried I applied the gluvit, then I just scuffed if up (the gluvit) with some 220 and then washed it down with a 50/50...

I used a combination of an angle grinder and a sawzall. Two of the bolts came free naturally with a wrench but the others were a b*tch. The transom wood itself was pretty soft and spongy on the sides enough to where it slid out pretty easily once I got all the fasteners out. My only...

Oh and while the glut was hardening yesterday I replaced the rotten bunks on the trailer and threw some new carpet on them. Not much of a pic for that but heres one. Also if any of my readers remembers my serial number was worn off on the placard and couldn't get an exact year of the boat...

Yeah thats kind of my thinking. If that happens so be it! I'm going to hit it with some 600 grit or maybe even a bit rougher. Whatever comes off will just get re primed. I probably should have given it a mineral spirits bath too.

Ok a little more work today on the boat. Finally got to do some fun stuff! My uncle was generous enough to donate 3/4 of a sheet of some marine plywood he had laying around. (He/we used to work at a fancy lumber yard) It's 3/4" Sapele plywood. He only needed a small portion for a firewall...

Looking good! I have a question about your paint prep work. After you put the self etching primer on, how long did you let it cure before you scuffed it up for the next paint work? I applied the rusto self etching primer on Saturday evening and today I took my fingernail to a hidden area and...

Ok so finally got some progress on the ol' tin! Saturday morning the GF and I went to the local marine supply place and picked up a quart of gluvit, and also a bunch of cans of good old rustoleum self etching primer. Now it has been a week since I had finished removing all the paint and I...

Looks good! And don't worry, I'm pretty new here too. I don't have a tone of comments on my build page yet either. (except from engineered, he's commented a few times, thanks!) I figure most guys are busy with fishing right now.. Tis the season anyways.. But anyways do you know yet...

Thanks for the info. Did you have any leaking or were you just putting it on to prevent future leaks? Another thing I'm now questioning is the building of everything out of aluminum. I'd like to but **** it's going to get expensive.. Plus being a carpenter by trade I know I could probably...

Thanks for checking out my thread! I will definitely let you know. Right now I'm debating on Filling it with JB Weld and putting on a keel/bow protection strip of some sort. Do you have a build thread on this site set?

I actually just got done yesterday with the interior. I seriously will never strip a boat again lol.. Above the floor line its clean to bare aluminum, below its like 90%. I am pretty sure it's enough. I definitely have all the seams and rivets cleaned up enough for gluvit. Does anyone know...

Thanks for the reply So you don't do gluvit on bare aluminum? Good to know. I'd like to primer it soon so it doesn't begin oxidizing. However I needto etch it first right? I used TSP the last time and it turned out really well. Looks like I'll be washing it one more time

Hey guys, Now that I got the entire hull stripped I am wonder what order I should be going in.. I'm going to gluvit so is that next? Or should I paint the exterior first, then gluvit? And should I build my interior frame first before every thing so that all new rivets through hull get gluvit and...

Great work! I'm really liking your build. I'm actually building the same boat! I just finished the stripping today. I can't wait to see where you go with it.

Thanks but I'm located in Kittery Point Maine. I'm actually debating on just saving through the winter and buying a brandy new motor come next spring/summer.. That way I'd have a warranty and wont have to mess with getting one going. I just can't decide between a 20 or 25 horse. I motor around...

Thanks for the reply! I used a combination of chemical strippers and scraping/sanding and a pressure washer. It was not a fun time but I'm glad I did it. As far as the rest of the interior paint I probably will go at it this weekend. It's primer that I put on top of the original paint. I'm...

So what do you guys think? Just suck it up and strip the rest of the hull (interior)? Thanks ahead for any responses!