i know this post is over a year old finally found one similar to what im planning on doing to my 74 22 srv, ,taking out the worthless found on the road dead (ford) and putting on either 2001 yama 200 or merc 225,, i have both motors , probably going with the merc,, but will post later ,, what kind of speed did u get out of yours and do you have build pics,, i would love to see them
thanks for the reply , i have made tremendous progress on mine, got the old engine out , cant seem to find anyone that wants a ford 302 anymore ,, but anyway got the transom glassed in and also fabricated/made my own bracket/pod,, fiberglass and coosa board, got it on today and exhausted,,, hit 12hrs friday 12 sat and atleast 12-13 sunday,, quite a marathon of working on it ,, if i like it , i will paint the entire hull, thinking of going to all gloss white , hull is a pale yellow,, not a fan of yellow , cant wait to hang the motor , hopefuly tomorrow if all goes well, i will let you know performance numbers as soon as i have them, going to try a 15 pitch 2001 yamaha ox66 efi, 178hrs
war eagle btw,,,,,,im a fellow auburn grad '92, anyway i have tried all paints ,, alexseal, awlgrip/awlcraft, imron,ppg,interlux perfection,,,,but by far the best and cheapest believe or not is rusoleum from home depot and the hardner from tractors supply , every bit as shiny as awlgrip , and 5000% cheaper,, its the most unbelievable perfect paint, you can also thin it and roll and tip,,,,but i always spray,, far easier , faster ,, less steps,, just need a good compressor , and i use a 1.5 mm tip in gun,, and of course massive amounts of prep,,, i dont use any primer, most of the time unless alot of glass work ,, then i will seal it with gelcoat thinned or awlgrip 545 epoxy primer,,,,hands down , no one makes a better smoother primer and easier to sand than awlgrip ,,,,,,unfortunately they have priced themselves out of the market on paint,,, way too expensive for there paints when other like rustoleum will do just as good and in some cases better on repairability. if im doing a true all original blueprint oem restoration on a boat , then i go with gelcoat , far cheaper than awlgrip ,,and most of all that what the manf built it with,, just my 2 cents,,, i know many will disagree,, and if they do, feel free to go get awlgrip or the others they are excellent , but for me ,, to expensive when something else will do just as good, rustoleum is the biggest paint company by far of the ''marine'' paints,, and therefore have the money to hire the best chemist and chemical engineers , to produce a product for the customer that is incredbile
