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Kristof 
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 Posted: February-20-2011 at 6:22pm |
One more if all my CCFan buddies (with a little help from mu lovely wife) hadn't talked me out of my initial plan  .
I'm glad I kept the original gelcoat and very happy with the result I got (even if my arms, back and shoulders hurt like hell from all that sanding and buffing  ).
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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kapla
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Posted: February-21-2011 at 2:09pm |
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nice work there!!!
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<a href="">1992 ski nautique
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C-Bass
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Posted: February-21-2011 at 4:27pm |
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Looks awesome. With every one of these gel buffing project, the guilt builds up. One of these days I'll have to join in.
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The Dude
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 12:50am |
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C'mon Cbass! Get r done!
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Kristof
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 5:51am |
I had that same feeling! All it took was a little driving accident from my wife... Maybe you should let your wife drive her against the dock to get you started...??
But, before you start, train your shoulders and arms first, cause they are gonna hurt .
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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C-Bass
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 11:36am |
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Haha. I'm sure that accident will happen right after I get done with all the work.
I plan on using a DA sander for the majority of the boat when I do mine, so hopefully it won't be too bad. |
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Kristof
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 1:59pm |
Exactly what I said to myself when I started...
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C-Bass
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 5:37pm |
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I forgot you used a DA too...
 Any reason you did yours dry vs. wet?
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Kristof
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Posted: February-22-2011 at 6:54pm |
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No particular reason, other than being lazy and not wanting the wet mess...
I used 3M sanding disks and they worked great. Did 600 and 800 grit dry with the DA and did the 1200 grit wet by hand with a sanding block. And believe you me, I was very glad my buddy came to help me on the wet sanding... It felt like it would never end .
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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Kristof
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Posted: May-10-2011 at 6:53pm |
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Final update... She's ready and in the water!!
Thought this day would never come LOL. Finished the gelcoat repair (what a PITA for an amateur like me...). Mounted the speakers in the tower. Put new decals on (not original, but I really love them!!). Buffed and polished her to a nice shine. New distributor cap, rotor and points. New spark plugs. And so on... Now she runs like a champ and I'm happy with the way she looks. Here are some pictures: 
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mdvalant
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Posted: May-10-2011 at 7:21pm |
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Beautiful job sir. Glad you get to enjoy it now!
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Riley
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Posted: May-10-2011 at 7:22pm |
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Looks Great Kristof! Nice job.
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IAughtNaut
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Posted: May-10-2011 at 7:29pm |
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Never saw this thread before today, the work you did looks great, you should be very proud of all you accomplished. I really like the red and black too...and the speaker box is SWEEEET! Congrats man!
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 9:10am |
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Kristof
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eric lavine
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 9:28am |
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nice! are those hubcaps?
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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SNobsessed
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 10:49am |
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Krisof - Great looking SN you have - I like the year
The line attachment ball on top of your tower is something I have not seen before. Is that common in Europe? Looks like it belongs on top of a Delorean. |
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
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Kristof
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 10:50am |
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Eric,
Yes on the trailer wheels No on the speakers 
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 10:53am |
Or he got it off a old utility pole!! I wouldn't want to be in the middle of the lake in Kristof's boat during a lightning storm.
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Kristof
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 10:56am |
Its just on that type of tower. Some towers over here have that attachment ball, others have a different type. It does allow me to attach two lines there... On top of a Delorean...? Ha, if I drive fast enough, maybe I'll start travelling through time
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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Keeganino
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 6:37pm |
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Kristof the speaker rack looks even better on the boat than in the build pics. Nice lines to compliment the tower. Since I got most of my boat related projects finished before White Lake I have had to fill my free time with other projects. Here is a wakeboard rack I built for the screened in porch out of left over materials from the boat restoration. CPES'ed it first because I read that it is a great primer then painted it old ford blue. Red carpet from the floor and a nautique sticker from the White Lake Marine goody bag.
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"working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger
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jeffro28
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 6:49pm |
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keeganino looks good, looks like some cool boards ,have you been to belews lately?think im going friday after court ya ya i ran a red light
 anyways maybe we can get together and hit belews one day
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Keeganino
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Posted: May-11-2011 at 7:05pm |
I did not make it out last weekend. I was under the house replacing pipes Might be able to make it out Friday. What time?
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"working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger
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Kristof
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Posted: May-12-2011 at 5:39am |
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Keegan, that boardrack looks cool!
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- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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jeffro28
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Posted: May-12-2011 at 12:33pm |
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keegan im thinking around 12 of so if you r interested give me a call 336 264 8800 i have a buddy who has been wanting to go out on it so he may want to tag alone also
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jbear
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Posted: May-13-2011 at 3:13am |
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looks like a winter well spent to me!
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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lewy2001
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Posted: May-13-2011 at 4:51am |
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Kristof looks great.
 that wet sanding is fun but it all seems worthwhile when you get that shine.
But not so sure of the black decals. If you are interested I can ask my signwriter for the artwork that he used on mine. They are not original but as close as he could get. There has also been a post recently about original decals for the 89 I think it was bama_nautique. 89-90 Decals |
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If you're going through hell, keep going
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eric lavine
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Posted: May-13-2011 at 8:51am |
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Kristoff, when you look out your window at home do you see alot of hills?
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Kristof
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Posted: May-16-2011 at 8:15am |
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Lewy,
I know not everybody likes the black decals, but I love them. If ever I decide (not likely, but one can never know)to sell her, I can replace the decals with original ones (White Lake Marine has them). Eric, My part of the country is flat, so no hills here... |
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- Gun control means: using BOTH hands!
- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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wakeboardin2k4
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Posted: May-27-2011 at 9:01pm |
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Kristoph. Did drysanding go as well as you had hoped? Dry sanding with aggressive paper would make me nervous but if it worked well for you I'll trust your judgement on my next one!
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"I'm planning to bring my girl that rides on a trailer with me and leave my girl that complains about camping at home"
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Kristof
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Posted: May-30-2011 at 12:01pm |
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Eric,
Drysanding with the DA sander worked better and faster than I thought. One thing to keep in mind is to make wide movements back and forth with the sander, not going over small pieces. After the drysanding, you'll still have to wetsand with the finer grits before polishing... Lots of elbow grease involved...
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- Gun control means: using BOTH hands!
- Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
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