Looks really good! I Like the older Chevy 1500 P.U. in the background too. I have an 1988 model 2500 and would not part with it.........has that old reliable gas guzzling 350 in it that upsets all the local greenies and electric vehicle folks..
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Can't help you in that area as I paint mine with green Zinc Chromate as It gives superior protection to the aluminum and I like the woodsy outdoors look of the green myself.
Very nice............super low mileage too! I haul my bigger boat with my 88 model year Chevy 2500 and it pulls and stops without breathing hard.............Old trucks, old boats, old tackle, old guns and old friends all go together!
Is Zinc Chromate the same as self-etching primer? And do you have some more pictures of your boat on a trailer so I can see what it looks like? Cool looking boat and it looks very much like mine..... what is it? Thanks....
When I recently bought my boat, I had to buy a tow vehicle as well. MY 2015 VW Beetle diesel won't take a hitch due to the def tank being in the way. So picked up a very nice looking 2007 Tahoe 5.3l with a tick in the engine (common for the lifters to fail on these due to the 4cyl to 8 cyl mode (AFM) where it disables 4 cylinders when not needed). Got it for a good price. Then rebuilt the top end and refreshed a few things and there you go. Paid less for the Tahoe than I did for the boat!
Yes Zinc Chromate is a self etch primer. It was developed in the WWII era for use in the aircraft mfg plants to prevent corrosion in the aircraft's structures. It is mostly used in the aviation industry today but works perfectly for aluminum boats also. However care must be taken in using it............suit up and wear eye and protection and a painters mask when spraying it. You do not want to breath the fumes of it. Given proper preparation and handling it works perfectly for the job. I have sprayed several aluminum boats with it and love the results. It comes in green or a mustard yellow color.
Beautiful Tahoe...........!! Can I ask how much did it cost?
$3k all in. Only because of the engine work needed. I was lucky as I didn't need to replace the cam. Just pull the heads and replace lifters and pushrods and cleanup the heads.
Thanks for the pictures of the boat! And yes, I have spent a lot of time in Florida as well... My parents lived near Spring Hill for many years as well as Port Richey.... Lots of good memories..... My 12 foot Lund has been painted three times now... It was originally a "dinghy" that hung on the back of a yacht.... but I learned a lot about painting aluminum, the hard way. I knew that I wanted to use self-etching primer and have used it before .... this was a first time on aluminum however... I used it, paint the boat Lund Red and in less than a year, the red paint started to flake off... I researched it enough and talked to the good folks at Rustoleum to find out that after the self-etching primer was applied, I needed to put on another coat of regular primer before putting any kind of paint on the boat.. The second time it was painted with Lund Red using this information, it went well... And now the third time it is painted a blue color that is not authentic, but looks cool....
Very nice...... love old cars!!! But time has caught up with me... Like to restore boats now... nothing mechanical really.... and a lot of mindless work...... I excel at that....My antique car, all stock just as it rolled off the line, fully restored. Won't tow a boat.
