I’ve read into it. Special application for marine so I’m sure it’s means a special price point as well. I’m not into the power coating, painted, colored look of boats now a days. Powder coating chips and crack, some sooner than others, but eventually all. More money in something that isn’t functional....
You probably would love to wax aluminum. It just fits your OCD self
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It was...turned out very nice. He won't do anything to that scale again due to realistic cost versus finished product value but it was a very cool project. I enjoyed helping with it but said to him many times that I would have never had the resolve to finish it out the way that he did.
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Buddy of mine swears by Sharkhide aluminum protectant if you are just staying aluminum.
Check out Fluid Film...intended use is on equipment and tractors. Noticed one day that it smells just like Woody Wax. Started digging into it and apparently it is the same stuff but can be bought in bulk at about ten cents on the dollar. Use it on all my brightwork, cockpit walls, under the gunnel and all non skid. Makes clean up of fish blood super easy....especially things like on that last full body shake of a wahoo that throws blood all over every nook and cranny of the back of the boat that has the place looking like a slaughterhouse.
I’d never have powder coat on aluminum or any boat product. LineX yes and there’s another ceramic epoxy coating they use as well that’s good but I don’t remember the name of it. I just want things as maintenance free and easy to clean as possible. The hell with waxing and polishing. The SP gets painted soon and so long gel coat BS.
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.
You might take out a dozen before they drag you from your home and skull fuck you to death. Marsh Chicken 6/21/2013
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T-top done. Guy did a great job, for a great price, and in a week!! Plug for Austin Black with Blackwater Welding.
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She’s getting worked on..... I’m getting antsy, ready to get her rigged
That looks great!
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Looks good, I have been looking at a solid 24 near me that has been sitting for years.
Debating it
I got a line on a I think 1990 Mako today but the length is not 24. You interested hit me up and I will find out more about it. Saw the boat tonight but did not get inside and look around.
Gettin old is for pussies! AND MY NEW TRUE people say like Capt. Tom >>>>>>>>>/
"Wow, often imitated but never duplicated. No one can do it like the master. My hat is off to you DRDUCK!"
heck yeah.
Looking good, Matt.
A guy, who I don't know, father passed away in Fla, he went and brought his Dad's 24 Mako up here.
Dad kept it on a lift, no trailer.....so he went and bought a brand new aluminum double axle and went and got it.
It looked great and was used frequently by his dad. The boat has twin OX-66 on it. That was about 6 years ago.
It's been sitting up here since, not moved, not washed, not cranked. Trailer still looks brand new. No T-top but I know somebody
I think it would be new tires, clean or replace the fuel tank, change fluid and filters on motors, replace all hoses, new plugs, clean or replace VST system and
I bet it would fire right off. It's not a full transom or I would have already bought it. I spoke to him and he said, "make me an offer".
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Ought to be able to gaff and sling some mahi mahi in that thing at this pace
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