SW Skif Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Spent the last 2 days sanding, buffing, and waxing. 20 year old gel coat looks great now. Water ready but not fish ready. To be continued.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainsman5 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINNY DIPPIN Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Wow, looks great! Will be doing same to my 05 2000V this spring after figuring out process. She's showing her age and needing some TLC inside and out! Just purchased Farecla 3 stage wax system and will figure things out durring the pending LONGGG New England winter 😩 Not sure what to do with non-skid deck and MFG decals. Any tips? Liking the T-top, assume custom aftermarket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Skif Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) Oh my goodness, when you mentioned t-top I thought I don’t have a t-top. I looked at the picture and I’ll be darned, it looks like a t-top!! I have no plans for a t-top....This is a strictly fishing machine.👍 All I can say is sanding , buffing and waxing is hard work. Take your time. To do it right you cannot rush the process. Don’t forget to include a mask when you do the sanding and buffing. Presta Super Compound and Meguiars wax. Makita palm sander & Makita variable speed sander. My decals are weathered but you know, I think they give my 20yr old pathfinder character. Im keeping my decals as is for now. I have wheels now! Edited September 28, 2019 by frogfoot Added info on compound and wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 I saw the top. I thought if you would have backed the boat up one foot it would have fit you boat perfectly. Nice phot bomb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Installed Battery Tender plug under the gunnel of the 2500 for kite / deep drop reel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 Went to the sandbar . 🇺🇸🏴☠️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINNY DIPPIN Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 9:28 PM, HoneyB said: I saw the top. I thought if you would have backed the boat up one foot it would have fit you boat perfectly. Nice phot bomb That's too funny! I thought it was you're boat's T Top. LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 7:55 PM, frogfoot said: Oh my goodness, when you mentioned t-top I thought I don’t have a t-top. I looked at the picture and I’ll be darned, it looks like a t-top!! I have no plans for a t-top....This is a strictly fishing machine.👍 All I can say is sanding , buffing and waxing is hard work. Take your time. To do it right you cannot rush the process. Don’t forget to include a mask when you do the sanding and buffing. Presta Super Compound and Meguiars wax. Makita palm sander & Makita variable speed sander. My decals are weathered but you know, I think they give my 20yr old pathfinder character. Im keeping my decals as is for now. I have wheels now! Wow, looks like a brand new rig. Tight work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Finally getting around to putting a flush mounted fuel vent on the 1900T. Talk about making yourself nervous when expanding the hole for the new vent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim33042 Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 HYD, I have a friend that needs to do this - looking forward to your written detailed process and pics! Please!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 9 hours ago, HewesYourDaddy said: Talk about making yourself nervous when expanding the hole for the new vent!! remember, it's only fiberglass....not like you are doing surgery on your hand or anything it can be easily fixed by a good glass guy....take your time, measure, measure, then cut.....just be sure you have the right tools to do it.....airsawz, high speed dremels, etc. with NEW blades. dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted October 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Wanaflatsfish said: remember, it's only fiberglass....not like you are doing surgery on your hand or anything it can be easily fixed by a good glass guy....take your time, measure, measure, then cut.....just be sure you have the right tools to do it.....airsawz, high speed dremels, etc. with NEW blades. dc I used a rotary tool with a barrel sander attachment. Nice and slow. Sand, fit, sand, refit. Now that I’ve got the hole opening finished, I will put it all back together tonight (it started to get late). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, HewesYourDaddy said: I used a rotary tool with a barrel sander attachment. Nice and slow. Sand, fit, sand, refit. Now that I’ve got the hole opening finished, I will put it all back together tonight (it started to get late). make sure you bevel the gelcoat around the hole like a funnel to keep it from cracking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craSSh Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Finally got around to putting in my Battery Tender trolling motor plug. Next on the agenda is rewire the bilge, livewell, and recirculation pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Waaaay more work than it needed to be!!! The kit comes with 3 different sized hull shims as well as a soft silicone style gasket for outside of the hull. I used the middle sized shim and it was a frog hair too small (needed about an extra turn on the vent threads to get tight). Throw the gasket away. When you attempt to tighten, it wants to ooze from under the vent-to-hull mating area. The largest shim is much too big to fit in the area inside the hull. I scratched my head for a while and my only choice was to sand down the large shim to approx 3/16-1/4” bigger than the medium shim. Use 5200 in place of the gasket on outside of hull. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Just so you can kind of see how this piece goes together..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coto Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Updated my console door from this to the new ones If anyone wants the old when they can have it for free. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierHPS2300 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 8:57 PM, craSSh said: Finally got around to putting in my Battery Tender trolling motor plug. Next on the agenda is rewire the bilge, livewell, and recirculation pumps. Here a lot about these.. What its purpose? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just a better quality trolling motor plug & socket, that's it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 They really are the “state of the art” trolling motor plugs, I actually have two on my boat with the second being for my electric kite reel. It’s one of those products that probably will never be improved upon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 hours ago, jason p said: They really are the “state of the art” trolling motor plugs, I actually have two on my boat with the second being for my electric kite reel. It’s one of those products that probably will never be improved upon. I couldn't agree more! I loved it on my old boat and just added one last weekend to the new boat. Genius idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I’ve got a question for you guys that have replaced the hatch gaskets in the back of your Pathfinders. I bought the suggested size (from someone here in another thread) of McMaster-Carr seals. Will be replacing tomorrow. Question is - what was your best method of trimming the end to match as closely as possible to the opposite end where they meet? Also, any suggestion on the best location to place the gasket ‘joint’? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 5 hours ago, jason p said: They really are the “state of the art” trolling motor plugs, I actually have two on my boat with the second being for my electric kite reel. It’s one of those products that probably will never be improved upon. Yep, only one I would use..... dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Got a new tow rig . 🇺🇸🏴☠️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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