1979 Viking build

**LakeFever** · 05-21-2023, 09:58 AM

Massive spray job. 3 coats rm onyx base, 3 coats gunmetal blue flake mixed in rm glamor clear, 3 coats clear on top, left to cure 36hrs, scuffed with 320 scotch brite pads, 3 more coats clear. Could probably have kept coating with extra reducer to smooth it out but we are sticking with the original plan to sand this down to 600 finish very flat, then flow coat 3 more coats of clear and that should be that. The contrast is so extreme my camera cannot pick it up lol. It totally blows out the color of the flake which you can barely see on the lower left of the bow shot.

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**LakeFever** · 07-22-2023, 11:21 AM

Paint is done, finally. What a crazy year this has been. So glad to be rounding this corner. Now onto rigging

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**Zammit_Racing** · 07-22-2023, 01:14 PM

Love the flake buddy! Looks awesome…
I wanted to do that same color and flake on my boat but was afraid I’d mess it up so I just sprayed white witch was hard enough.

**LakeFever** · 07-22-2023, 01:19 PM

The flake is easy enough to spray you just have to be prepared to drown it in clear afterwards. Almost 2 gallons of clear on this thing $$$

we pulled the snout out in the sun. Blinding

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**tnelsmn** · 07-22-2023, 02:13 PM

Looks awesome man! I know how pictures do very little justice for flake, that must look incredible in person!

**LakeFever** · 07-22-2023, 02:50 PM

Thanks Tony! Yeah its hard to get the photos to show all the color and contrast. We are very pleased with it. Its been a loooooong road to this day. Cant wait to rig it

**LakeFever** · 07-25-2023, 06:31 PM

Drilled the transom today

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**bbezok** · 07-26-2023, 05:53 AM

[QUOTE=LakeFever;3396036]Drilled the transom today

great idea to make a template.......

**XstreamVking** · 07-26-2023, 06:24 AM

Getting closer....Squirt job looks great. Gonna be an awesome boat!

**LakeFever** · 07-26-2023, 05:13 PM

Drilled the transom drain hole today. Measured the fiberglass plug, just a few thou over 3/8” per side. Also drilled and bolted the deck side panels up. Tried to make a threading die shoe arrangement for the 1/2” 316L stainless rod im using for the transom studs and that didn’t work too well. Threading stainless steel is a bear of a job. I might see if i can buy some bolts i need them 5 1/2” - 6” long fine thread

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**LakeFever** · 08-04-2023, 07:08 PM

Managed a few tasks. Got the splashwell plug swaged in nicely. A bit of a tricky job getting that all in square and neat. Also got the drivers seat in and drilled/mounted the helm. Made a few layouts for the gauges, decided on all straight. Will be drilling and installing those next as well as mounting the jackplate and seastar foot throttle