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Richie' Persuader

so far I have taken the interior completely out and took off all the trim exept the windshield which I plan on having powder coated at the end of the season. So now it mostly color sanding and buffing with a couple coats of wax and all new stainless rail stanchions. scrub the interior and spit shine the engine and bilge. Once i have her looking pretty I will replace all the maintenance stuff in the drive. Bellows,gimbal bearing,broken trim swicthrs, water hose and pickup impeller, then fresh oil. plugs wires cap rotor oil and filter than I should be good to go. I will post pics as I go along.
 

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Looks great! If you want to retint the windshield since it seems to be turning purple I can give you the name of a place that sells high end pro grade tint that won't fade.
 
Thanks guys. I already have a guy who does my tint but like I said I am just going to take it off for now because it looks crappy. I will get it done a little lighter next season along with the powdercoating of the frame.
 
I had my windshield tinted by the best shop in my area and they recommended I use black vinyl on the exterior of my lexan radius corners for them to lifetime warranty it and nobody has ever noticed it is not tint. Worked out well but could be considered one heck of a blind spot to some. I usually look over mine while driving unless im just in a no wake than I kick back and cruise. Enjoy your new boat Rich.
 
Finally finished polishing the boat today and gave it a quick bath to get the dust and compound out and snap a few pics, Tommorrow ill start on the interior rug band bilge.
 

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That polished out great. Send pics to the previous owner and show him how he could have charged a few more $$$$ with a little elbow grease.
 
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