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1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
- sandro.klersy
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1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
I want to share with you the recovery of my carver 28 purchased after 6 years of inactivity. The old owner for his wife's serious health problems had completely forgotten to have such a beautiful boat.
I'll show some photos of the before and after the deep cleaning work
now I have to polish the upper part and wax it to give it a better look and take a few years less.
I also have to remove the old silicone in some areas and replace it with the sika.
- waybomb
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1987 3697 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar 46 Kevlar Vee offshore
1969 15' Glasspar / 1967 Johnson Electromatic 85
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
Looks alot like mine did -was sitting for 10 years.
Fred
1969 Glaspar Avalon /1969 Johnson Electromatic 85
1987 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar Kevlar 46' with triple blown 572 ci
1995 Boston Whaler Rage
Past - 1988 2807, 1989 4207 Aft
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
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- sandro.klersy
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
km1125 wrote:Source of the post Looks great!! What did you use to clean it up?
I use a 3M Marine Wash; it's a gentle soap for decontaminate the gelcoat and prepare it to receive polishing and wax.
In some areas where the mould was very agressive i have used a ULTRA-professional product......the WC Net with bleach because it removes the mold spores thoroughly and at the same time has a whitening power.
This product has been recommended to me by staff that builds rubber boats for SACS for years ..... on the rubber it removes molds that no other product takes away!
Usually for the all day washing of the boat i use only the 3M Marine Wash and marseille degreaser.
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
Great job!
- sandro.klersy
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
I sanded all the propellers, propeller shaft and rudders and I saw that there are traces of a slight de-zinc but for a 30-year-old boat I could expect it. I removed the Trim to remove the various layers of antifouling that covered them for years and I saw that the gelcoat under it has so many cracks under them ..... is normal because it is a stressed area? Do you suggest to fill it with a gelcoat plaster before applying the cleaned trims with sika?
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Re: 1988 2897 Mariner - back to life!
That way if you ever decide to do the entire transom/boat hull you won't have to remove the tabs again, Dont think you would have to mix up much for that small area. Good luck with it......
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