Pantera 24 transom replacement

[rchevelle71]

Rick , i bet that 's a good feeling to know that you are one more step to being done . Rick , just curious what primer did you use and what paint are you going to spray and i thought you already had it in jell .

Artie,

I put it in Gel, just for some extra water resistance(and to give me something to sand out some small imperfections) The rest of the boat is painted, so unless I stripped the whole boat, I had to use the same paint in order to match. The Paint I used is Interlux Epoxy Prime Kote for the primer, and Interlux Perfection Snow White for topcoat, this is the way the rest of the boat was done 4 years ago and it held up well. One step to being done with the hull work, then I have to rig it back up

Rick

[rchevelle71]

Got the paint done yesterday, but no pics, it was getting late when i got done, will get some pics tonight.

[rchevelle71]

Here are the pics with the paint, got some touch up to do on the front where the Keel Gard was, then it is time to put it back together

[tsp]

Nice job. You work fast. You cant tell it was ever touched.

[rchevelle71]

Nice job. You work fast. You cant tell it was ever touched.

Thanks,

I don't know about fast, it has been since January The pictures don't tell the whole story, I am not totally satisfied, up close you can see a few small areas of imperfection, but heck the boat is 30 years old. The whole boat is going to get stripped and repainted agin in a year or so(kinda getting sick of the purple), but dyeing to get back on the water, so it will do for now.

[jeffswav]

Mine is the same way, from 5 or 10 feet back it looks perfect. But if you get right up on it you can always find inperfections. When the boats were brand new they were not perfect. I am going to do a little touch up on mine this winter. I do not work on them in the summer unless I have to. Summer is for letting them run. Hope you get yours running soon.

[rchevelle71]

Mine is the same way, from 5 or 10 feet back it looks perfect. But if you get right up on it you can always find inperfections. When the boats were brand new they were not perfect. I am going to do a little touch up on mine this winter. I do not work on them in the summer unless I have to. Summer is for letting them run. Hope you get yours running soon.

I live in the land of endless summer(except for those 2 weeks in jauary where we need to wear a light jacket to go boating)

[sonicss31]

Looks good from my house. Try not to let it bother you. Finish the rigging and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Be proud of your hard efforts and remember you could have paid someone and gotten much less. Looks great!

[jeffswav]

I live in the land of endless summer(except for those 2 weeks in jauary where we need to wear a light jacket to go boating)

Were do you live?

[rchevelle71]

Were do you live?

West palm area, South FLA

[jeffswav]

West palm area, South FLA

You suck!! Just kidding, must be nice to boat year round. But we don't have hurricanes were we live.

[rchevelle71]

You suck!! Just kidding, must be nice to boat year round. But we don't have hurricanes were we live.

I'll take hurricanes every 5 years or so over Snow, and Tornadoes I grew up in the Northeast, and I gotta say, Hurricanes are BAD, but they are few and far between, snow up north is inevitable. No New pics from this weekend, but I DID finish the paint repairs in other areas, just waiting on motor mounting hardware(Backing plates etc), then it is time to start the rigging

[Bobcat]

Plus we get a three to 5 day day warning on hurricanes.......plenty time to stock up on the necessities ....

[rchevelle71]

Plus we get a three to 5 day day warning on hurricanes.......plenty time to stock up on the necessities ....

You Know it...............

Propane
Beer
Lots of Perishable meat(excuse to have the after party)
Beer
Fuel for Generator
Beer
Plywood
Beer
More fuel for Generator
Beer

OH,

and plenty of D-cell batteries for the portable TV, so you can watch football

I feel for you guys in the keys though, we have it kinda easy up here in the great white North

[Offshore Ginger]

You Know it...............

Propane
Beer
Lots of Perishable meat(excuse to have the after party)
Beer
Fuel for Generator
Beer
Plywood
Beer
More fuel for Generator
Beer

OH,

and plenty of D-cell batteries for the portable TV, so you can watch football

I feel for you guys in the keys though, we have it kinda easy up here in the great white North

[rchevelle71]

I think you get the picture:cheers2
Bobcat aand I are the reason they dont sell beer during the Hurricanes, they make us buy it upfront

[Buoy]

I think you get the picture:cheers2
Bobcat aand I are the reason they dont sell beer during the Hurricanes, they make us buy it upfront

Otherwise you'd wind up being the "looter guy" of S. FLA

[rchevelle71]

Otherwise you'd wind up being the "looter guy" of S. FLA

Wasnt my fault, I was thirsty

[rchevelle71]

Starting to look like a boat again, got the rubrail on, and mounted the jackplate today, motor gets bolted up tomorrow

[Buoy]

Congrats Rick!! Looks good.
Now I'm looking forward to seeing pics of her back on the water