Very Nice! Now its time to enjoy the boat and get to the trailer at some point. My trailer needs attention also as I hit a semi retread on the way to the lake two summers ago and it took its toll on the drivers side fender similar to yours; thankfully the boat was spared and we made it out on the water. How many months/years has this project taken? Kevin Bugel (1975 I/O Dyne w/351 Ford MC)
thanks guys, kevin, your right, im ready to enjoy it now. as for the trailer i'll hopefully get it done this summer? i didnt have room to work on both. when the boats in the water the trailer will get some much needed attention. i started the project after last season @september. i think im stiil married? hehe. i'll send some progress pics at some point. one great thing about this dyne is that every piece of original trim was with the boat and in good condition.
How did you get the floor to look like that. Did you have the inside gelcoated or is it a great fiberglass job? Daniel
Now that is one smokin' hot boat! I almost think I see one or two little BanoDyne influences in there.... I'm glad you got the rub rail all worked out. It looks great. When we last spoke I recall you were uncertain about it but I have to say it came out as perfectly as you could ask for. Have fun this summer! I hope this motivates more people to take on these restorations... it is time and money well spent. MarkBano :drink:
daniel, i just fiberglassed the inside. a real pain in the a**. it turned out pretty good. i think i spent WAY to much time on some of the detail on the glass. when the engine covers down you dont see much anyway. Mark yep there are definit;y some of your thought and ideas in this boat. im takin it up to the lake after work tonite. im keepin my fingers crossed that it stays on the top of the water? hehe thanks Russell
Did you have the boat re-gelled or was it painted? You did a nice job of building it. My trailer was in the same shape as yours when I first got it. After you get the boat in the water it is not that hard to get the fiberglass shell off of it. I stripped mine down to the frame and redid the entire thing from top to bottom. I had a spindle that was chewed, and I found it cheaper and obviously better to replace the entire axle unit with new hubs and bearings. My suggestions is to use only LED lighting when you replace the lights. Pretty much all of the manufacturers of trucks anymore are using pretty light duty breakers in the headlight switches. If you use halogen lighting more than likely it will pop the breaker and you will end up driving blind out of nowhere. I have had that happen to me a couple of times with my Tahoe while driving in the darkness of the northwoods. Kinda scary. After I fiberglass repaired the fenders I sanded the entire deck down, and then had it professionally painted by an auto body shop that specifically does work on Corvettes. They did an excellent job, and the end result was awesome.
i painted it using interlux perfection 2part paint. i read about gel-coat and found most people are getting away from using it? too expensive and paints are allot better than they used to be. as for the trailer, im gonna pull off the fiberglass and clean up the frame. it really looks worse than it is. only a few areas where its messed up. i sanded a few test spots out of curiosity before i sanded the boat.
