dtg
03-18-2005, 09:48 AM
My brother and I bought a 1987 16' Aluminum Starcraft Walleye type boat from an Insured of mine(he upgraded to a 27') a few years ago and it was in almost new condition, that is until I decided to take a shortcut up in Canada down 50 miles of gravel road. That little time saver cost me a ton of stone chips in the paint. I've got all kinds of stone chips in the paint and it looks horrible.
We're new to boating and neither of us are what you would call "Handy". How do you repaint the boat? Is it fairly easy or is it best to just have a pro do it? Using a pro sounds expensive, but at least it would get done right. I don't even know what kind of paint is on there. It's a real shame too. The first time I dropped it into a local lake I had a couple of guys ask me if I bought it new and were floored when I told them how old the boat was.
I'm sure we're going to have to replace the floor soon too. I had a freind go over backwards in one of the chairs as I lurched the boat forward. It ripped the screws right out of the wood, my temp sloution was to turn the base so I could get a good bite into untouched wood and it has held fast for the last 4 years.
We're new to boating and neither of us are what you would call "Handy". How do you repaint the boat? Is it fairly easy or is it best to just have a pro do it? Using a pro sounds expensive, but at least it would get done right. I don't even know what kind of paint is on there. It's a real shame too. The first time I dropped it into a local lake I had a couple of guys ask me if I bought it new and were floored when I told them how old the boat was.
I'm sure we're going to have to replace the floor soon too. I had a freind go over backwards in one of the chairs as I lurched the boat forward. It ripped the screws right out of the wood, my temp sloution was to turn the base so I could get a good bite into untouched wood and it has held fast for the last 4 years.