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Let's not forget the rub rail and transom too :oops: Yep It's on the "to do" list

Finished tackling my 33 year old gelcoat restoration on the hull. First sanded out medium scuffs with 320 grit sandpaper, then whole hull with 600 grit, washed down and scrubbed gelcoat with a scrub sponge. Moved on to 1200 grit wet sand. Then Vibra cut 1000 cutting compound, followed by 3m...

Pursuit OS345 Gonna start up a Go Fund Me now!!

I pre drilled through the wood where the screws fasten and shot epoxy down each hole. After that I got a bead of 4200 sealant on each screw up to the head and wiped off the excess after I set them in the deck. When I had to pull the deck plates up last summer to replace my gas tanks n fuel lines...

Yep, Grady never sealed them correctly, I redid both of mine a few years back. Nice stepping on a solid deck!

Nice day at Pyramid with my buddy Jeff and his friend Stephanie. Jeff won the annual Crosby's Lodge fishing derby in 2002 at the lake. Every yearly winner gets their name added to a placard :cool: I'm maddoggin my Lahontan Cutthroat Trout right before I released it. And a pretty sunset shot of...

Liked "I also bought a Powerball ticker yesterday........." :p

Hi Boomhauer, I only changed the swivel that the roto molded seats attaches to because my old seats were not able to slide or rotate. So that's the reason I said I would call Grady and see exactly who the manufacture was for the base and shaft for your boats model and year. I know Wise was the...

I decided last season to use vinegar on my motors every other time I used them, and the pee stream seemed weak the other day. After putting an "excavator" up there and seeing if it improves, some deposits came out on it. Today I gave my engine the "spa treatment". 10 gallons of vinegar and a...

Hi Boomhauer, I can safely say the you are correct the newer style pedestals will not work. I recently changed out my seat swivels. The attachment at the base seems identical to yours. Mine is 1987 Seafarer Seat manufacturer was Wise. I personally would call Grady to see if Wise or Garelick was...

Yep super cool!! Thank you

Heckler, I can't tell you which shop to try, but just had my '87 228 bottom paint removed. You can find out other peoples experiences in your area on "yelp". Although mine was sanded off-not blasted I paid $2,400, but that included fiberglass work to repair damage to the strakes and keel from...

I was able to get on the water for a bit today. Took some tinkering to figure out settings, and it was a good day. I didn't have any glitches from the new transducer in areas where the old one would go batsh#t. So a positive first day on that note~! Will head out again soon for a longer...

Congratulations! Hope you share a pic of her with us!!

Hi Boomhauer, there are quite a few members that own and have done a lot of restorations to older 226/228's. As Fishtails said its tough to answer without seeing. Pictures are extremely helpful, you should get plenty of help once you post one. Good luck! Lee

Happy with the flush install. Onward to a real water test of this new system ASAP o_O

Will update on this Drifter, one more coat of paint on the frame for the Humminbird 1158c, then I can flush mount into electronics box. Excited to test the system out. FYI- Cannon is coming out with a new bluetooth downrigger system in 2021, but I'm sure it will be expensive.

That looks really nice!

Yeah I bought some 3m Finesse-it II glaze to finish, then will apply a coat of wax after that. Honestly, I will be happy to get half of your sheen when I am through with this ;) Thanking you again for taking the time to help me out and share your process~

Thanks for the schooling on this....I will pick up a 7" polisher. I guess I was looking for an easy quick fix, now I am managing my expectations different on this project. I don't mind spending the time to get it done correctly, but I hate wasting time, so it's a delicate balance.