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Finished the inside wall early in the week. Yesterday the canvas guy installed the back canvas, its white on top and gray underneath, it looks great!! Today I started to fabricate the hardtop, layed the first 1708 on the honeycomb, once it was dry, covered the pipework with plastic and put the honey...

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This weekend I finished a lot of loose end jobs on the boat so that next weekend I can start fabricating the hardtop. Installed the pre amp for the music, connected the gauges to the nav lights, installed the relay for the engine starters, installed the logos, the front hatch hardware, completed the...

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Lot of hardware installed today. Ladder, front hatch, side grab rails, middle cleats, rod/cup holders, antenna mounts.Also sanded and applied 2 coats of west system so the captain's chair ladder back. https://i.imgur.com/cMWAosa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oOR6lOt.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JLsExp8.jpg htt...

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Welder is done!!!

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Hi, yes they are the MT3 single controls. To use them as I installed them you need to turn upside down a part on the inside. Its clearly explained on the instructions and very easy to do.

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Yup, Hatteras don't like Bertram parts

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Ladder to the bridge is done, hardtop is almost done, just 2 more pipes to weld. Bridge back bench will be done today with the rodholders. I'll take better pictures tonight.

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Today finished with the trim tab wiring, connected the speakers, installed the transducer, installed the starboard door up in the bridge and installed a 120v outlet in the cockpit.

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Wired almost everything today, still need to connect the trim tabs harness, lights for the instruments and the bridge speakers.After wiring everything, I hit the starter button and they turned over.

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All wrapped up for the welder to start working on it on Wednesday.

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Spent the day installing everything on the bridge. Nothing is wired, that will be done next weekend. It looks GREAT!!!! https://i.imgur.com/5vyHlJe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/IpL9gqw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8M7kwsg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wAoWzHd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uX3GbOn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

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You are 1000% correct. That is EXACTLY what the 4 painters have done. The one before this one worked on the boat for 2 month, did the frame-less windows, commute every day for him was 1 hr each way and he bailed with $0 in his pocket.

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Forgot to add, the painter bailed, he sent me a text that starting this week he could only work on my boat 1 day per week to do the floors (he didn't know that I had done them) and I told him to come and get his mask and leave, that I had completed his job.

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Assembly continued today, connected the hot and cold water lines to the outside shower, installed and connected the saltwater washdown, installed both fuel fill hoses, wired the back console, wired the fuel senders, installed the door lock and installed the drain hoses for the deck drains.. Plan for...

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Continued today installing parts, installed both shorepower receptacles, a starboard door, shower, hawse pipes and switch panel. Tomorrow need to put the hoses on the deck drains, hoses for the fuel fills, connect the water lines on the shower and saltwater washdown, connect the fuel senders and put...

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Was able to sand and apply 2 more coats of paint to the deck hatches, then put the sand on top. Then started to assemble everything on the back deck. Plan is for tomorrow to finish with the back deck, saturday install everything on the bridge and then on sunday wire everything on the bridge and the ...

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Gave the first 2 coats of paint to the deck hatches, will put the sand tomorrow. Also started removing all the tape and paper from the boat. The nonskid came out beautiful, I went ahead and installed the entry door. https://i.imgur.com/815GIrv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FupokHN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

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Deck hatches have been sanded, faired and primed.

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Today gave the 2 coats of paint to the back deck, need to give it 1 more tomorrow, also gave the front deck the last coat of paint. In the afternoon, painted the back door and a pvc cable cover I made. Plan for this week's afternoons is to work on both cockpit deck hatches. https://i.imgur.com/30Wwu...

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11 hour day today working on the boat. Started the day sanding the chanels where the back deck hatches go, that took me almost 4 hours as they were in bad condition. Then applied 1 coat of paint to the front deck, then came back and primed the chanels on the back deck, then to the front again to giv...

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Started the day installing the swim platform. Had a friend give me a hand as one had to be outside and the other one inside. Came out nice. Then taped all the edges on the front deck, sanded the deck and sprayed 2 coats of paint and left the sand in place. Plan for tomorrow is to give it 2 coats of ...

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Finished the nonskid on the walkway. Plan for tomorrow is to install the swim platform and sand, paint and put sand on the front deck. https://i.imgur.com/Eii7ibY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XSOJ6zS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CooW3St.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9uHTQth.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FMQh8Ds.jpg

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Finished with the non skid on the bridge, gave it 2 coats of paint over the sand. Then taped, sanded, painted and left with sand the walkway under the side glasses and in the back. Plan for tomorrow is just to remove the excess sand and paint over it. On saturday I want to do the front deck, that wa...

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I continued with the bridge nonskid. Taped the edges and the lines that define the nonskid pattern, sanded everything with 220 and 320 grit, cleaned everything gave it 2 coats of paint and left the sand in place. Plan for tomorrow is to remove the excess sand and apply 2-3 coats of paint. Also want ...

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Painter painted all around the boat today, and the cockpit, all is left now is the nonskid on the floors. Don't know what I'm going to do but the welder starts on monday and both of them can't work at the same time so I think the nonskid will have to wait and the painter will need to cover all the p...

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All covered up for paint tomorrow.

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They were eating.

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Today sanded the swim platform, taped the edges, gave it 2 coats of paint and covered it with the nonskid sand. Also sanded the hatch and re-sprayed it.

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Started the day sanding the swim platform, front hatch and second station door. Swim platform and second station door came out perfect but for some reason the paint for the front hatch ran down completely, tomorrow I'll sand it and shoot it again. After that was done, sanded the back door on both si...

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Spent the weekend working with the swim platform (it was worst than I imagined), the front hatch and 2 clam shells for the blowers exhaust. Yesterday sanded all the awlfair around the platform and filled out a few pin holes, gave it 1 coat of primer and 100 pin holes came out so left it with putty l...

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Everything has been painted but the floor and the stern.

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Today I filled out and sanded all the pinholes around the side windows, then re-primed both sides. After that was done put some Awlfair all around the platform as the edge is uneven. Also put some awlfair under the front hatch. https://i.imgur.com/4U2kOXZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mK5LzuJ.jpg https://...

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Painter applied 1 coat of paint around the windows and noticed that everything was uneven so he spent a day this week sanding, then putting the awlfair and fairing everything. On the cockpit he took care of all the small details. He asked me if I could sand and prime so that he can paint this next w...

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SS thru hulls were installed today.

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Today I was able to cut and install the inside wood frame around the starboard window. What a mess of resin with cabosil, thankfully I covered everything. The plan is to do the other side on tuesday. Tomorrow I want to install all the thru hulls on the hull to connect all the hoses that I have layin...

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We have WHITE!!! He only applied 1 coat as a few imperfections came out with the paint brightness and it was going to rain. He will fix those imperfections and will give it 2 more coats. https://i.imgur.com/6vpr1cJ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z8s6wuG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/nxrXKFZ.jpg https://i.imgur.c...

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Finally went and saw the boat with my own eyes and with the paint dry. It looks BEAUTIFUL.

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Thanks

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It wasn’t me. I know my limits

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Hull has been painted!!!! https://i.imgur.com/u0PNXQv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YzTvS10.jpg https://i.imgur.com/DDoXnui.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NiHJCjV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qDSrlbz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/npm9zBN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TzwMgey.jpg https://i.imgur.com/A0FZnE9.jpg https://i.imgur.co...

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Primed all the decks today. The back decks has a lot of pin holes. I'll be working with those, the front hatch and the 2 back deck hatches and drain channels while the new painter works on the boat. He's starting tomorrow. https://i.imgur.com/2x1XsIC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/a5Zh2WY.jpg https://i.img...

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Went to work on the boat after work today, removed all the pipe work, grinded down all the places where it was attached to the hull and put fiberglass in all those areas. Tomorrow some sanding and awlfair. She looks weird without the pipe work.

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Where can I buy

PRIMER 206 G+P
AKTIVATOR 100
296 SEALANT

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What type of adhesive/sealant is used for installing the glass to the fiberglass frames?

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Spent the day filling out the majority of pin holes and scratches that the primer brought out. After that was done I re-primed all the areas worked on. The new painter went to see the boat, we agreed that I would finish priming the boat (floors still need primer) and he will take it from there. He s...

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Primed everything today except the floors, continuous spraying from 9am-2pm, overspray was so much that I need to sand them before priming them. Also the primer brought out some details that need fixing, and I had like 6 runs towards the end of the day as I couldn't feel my arms but will start worki...

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Spent the day sanding from the rub rail up with 220 grit. Plan is to prime with 545 tomorrow. Pics tomorrow. New painter is coming on Sunday to see the boat and give me an estimate.

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My plan is to finish the primer myself and then paint the hull sides. After that is done, I need to sit down and think how I’m going to do the upper part and non-skid and I’ll pay someone to polish it.

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BAD NEWS!!!!!! Painter didn't come on friday neither saturday. On saturday at about 10:30am I sent him a text asking him if he was coming to which he replies...NO. I sent him a msg back telling him that we had an agreement that he would work on the boat friday, saturday and sunday and in the last 2 ...

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