1989 Allison xtb restoration

[Jordan428]

I have a 89 xtb that was a barn find basically. The boat was clear coated once upon a time and was peeling. So I stripped it all off mostly the best I could. Then wet sanded by hand and polished it out the best I could. The gel still has a white oxidation in some parts that won't seem to come out so I'm think the gel is probably trashed. It also needs to be recarpeted and have some gauge holes fixed and some spider webbing in some places fixed. Along with the bottom being blue printed as it has some gel damage from floating logs in the river. I'd like to know who is the best in the south at doing boat restorations and is able to bring this boat back as close to possible to being new. Don't care if it's gonna need to be repainted or regelled. Just looking for who can do the best work.

[tunnels]

I have a 89 xtb that was a barn find basically. The boat was clear coated once upon a time and was peeling. So I stripped it all off mostly the best I could. Then wet sanded by hand and polished it out the best I could. The gel still has a white oxidation in some parts that won't seem to come out so I'm think the gel is probably trashed. It also needs to be recarpeted and have some gauge holes fixed and some spider webbing in some places fixed. Along with the bottom being blue printed as it has some gel damage from floating logs in the river. I'd like to know who is the best in the south at doing boat restorations and is able to bring this boat back as close to possible to being new. Don't care if it's gonna need to be repainted or regelled. Just looking for who can do the best work.

What's the structure of the boat like ! transom, stringers ,floor and core of it has any ?? may not be wet but rot of any thing that's got wood is still possible after all that time ! sure need to be looked at seriously before you start making it look pretty !!

[Jordan428]

What's the structure of the boat like ! transom, stringers ,floor and core of it has any ?? sure need to be looked at seriously before you start making it look pretty !!

its is made out of the core mat construction. So it's the no wood construction as far as I know. So it's structurally sounds. Runs 85 with a super mag

[Jordan428]

No soft spots. All hard as a rock

[tunnels]

No soft spots. All hard as a rock

Good to see you have checked everything before hand !

[Jordan428]

Good to see you have checked everything before hand !

Thanks man. Me and my dad been doing it for a long time. Just don't really have the time to tackle a full cosmetic restoration.