Subject: RENEGADE
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001
Hi Gayle,
Well I finally got around to finishing my Renegade just in time for the summer
boating season. After fibreglassing, the topside was sprayed with a sanding gel
then sanded. 5 coats of hi-build primer were then applied, sanding after each
coat and finishing off with a white polyurethane final coat with metallic
grey/blue pearl essence stripes and blue pinstriping and lettering. The
interior was upholstered grey and blue, with *Renegade* embroidered on the
doghouse, carpeted and the gauges installed. Last but not least, I made and
installed the windshield, swimgrids and bow railing.
I am still planning on building a fibreglass sealed latch-down cover over the bowrider for rougher water. She handles exceptionally well and as you can see sits nicely in the water.
I am still breaking in the motor and am running at about 55 Mph top speed. She gets lots of looks when fired up, and even more compliments about the bowrider and the finish I have really enjoyed working from your plans, as well as adding my own personal touches on the topside. The whole project lasted just short of three years, but had I worked on it full time, it could have been done in 5 to 6 months.
Thank you again and I look forward to the next Glen-L project. Regards
James Nikolai
P.S. If I could I'd like to thank several people who helped make the
project a success.
Dr. Nick (Dad)
Al (Crash) Scott
Jim Treffrey
Bob Manzer
Paul (Petey) Thornhill