mudcatwilly Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 Some of you may recall me asking all these questions about my 1975 Lund trihull. Well, I've spent the past 2 months restoring it and here are some pics: A lovely shade of '70's burnt orange The custom black stripe is original That's a 1990 Suzuki DT85. Note the color match! Lots of body work More body work and tons of sanding. I have the motor painted here Stripped down the bow Lots of patching along the keel Here's the finished paint job! Fitted with Endura50 TM and moved the fish finder up front Installed a swivel seat and new carpet Painted to match my ride! The first bass caught in my restored boat Hope you liked the pics. If you have any questions about boat restoration, I can maybe help. I learned a lot on this project. Quote
bassboy1 Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 My 1974 15 foot aluminum Lund has a similar shade of goshawful yellow. Here is a pic from about a year before we got it. When we got it, it had been sitting under some sappy trees that dropped leaves sticks etc. in it. We built a new trailer from scratch, gutted it, and right now it has a new deck and foam and consoles are mostly built and are waiting for installation. Also has a 1971 50 horse Johnson hanging on the back. What color do you think we should paint it? The interior is gonna be a gray, as that is the color of the TUFF COAT we put over the deck. We figured it looked better having the same color all through the interior. Quote
abelfisher Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 Nice job, Chris!!! Hope you have a great time with it. Now you HAVE to use it! Look forward to another day of fishing with you this year. Again, nice job on the boat! Looks great. I still have your cooler, btw. Quote
mudcatwilly Posted March 15, 2007 Author Posted March 15, 2007 Abel, hey man Berryessa is on fire! Get down here. I got the launch fee. Quote
abelfisher Posted March 16, 2007 Posted March 16, 2007 Hey Chris, I PM'd you. Check your messages, please. Quote
mfase730 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Great looking job, do you have any recommended books on restoration of boats? Currently have a 1989 Sylvan 17 foot alum. hull 70 hp. mariner that I bought to restore completely and looking for books on subject. Thank you, Mike Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted March 17, 2007 Super User Posted March 17, 2007 Good job man, something to be proud of!!! Blaine, Quote
Gotta Love It Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Amazing job on that restore!!! ENJOY!!! Quote
mercury89 Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 Very sharp, its amazing what you can do with an older boat. Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted March 20, 2007 Super User Posted March 20, 2007 Great job! Nothing like doing it yourself and enjoying the results. Quote
BD Posted March 21, 2007 Posted March 21, 2007 Looks great! My brother just finished his restoration project too. I'll ask him tonight if I can post his boat pics. Looks good. I want to paint my trailer....any recommendations here? Quote
BD Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Here as promised, is my brothers thread: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1174522943/0 Quote
mudcatwilly Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 BD, For the trailer, grind off any rust and give it a good sanding to rough up the surface (use a sander where you can or you'll get tennis elbow!) You want to lay down a primer coat and then a good marine paint. Outboard motor paint would work or I believe you can use boat topside paint, but ask someone at Westmarine first about that one. You'll use less paint if you brush it on, but I'd prefer to spray it. I'd probably change out the bunk carpet while the boat was off the trailer too. I did that on mine, it's not too difficult. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 29, 2007 Super User Posted March 29, 2007 WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
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