Lets see some boat pics!

[kenzmad]

I highly recommend a tonneau cover for towing, it not only keeps crap out of your boat but saves fuel on the highway as well.

 If you don't mind answering, why have you decided on 20'?

 21'6" Commander X, 6.0L, Hamilton 212, Yamaha T-8

what did you use to polish up the bottom half of the boat? shark hide after? my NWJet needs to look this pretty again.

[cohoho]

I suspect a lot of hard work and time!!!!!!  

[Bearhunter]

My 2159 Trophy w/alaskan Bulkhead, miss some of my past Aluminum boats but sure do have a lot of family fun on this boat!



Even this ugly Mug can catch fish my my boat...

My boys love boating as well

[robodad]

I've never done this from my phone before but here's my boat, we'll see of this works

   I'm very jealous !!!

Here is mine !!

[kenzmad]

My 2159 Trophy w/alaskan Bulkhead, miss some of my past Aluminum boats but sure do have a lot of family fun on this boat!



Even this ugly Mug can catch fish my my boat...

My boys love boating as well

I had the same boat as my last one. mine was an outboard 1981 right? I had a switch on the das that said "fuel" do you have this switch and if so, what does it do? I had the boat for 10 years and never figured it out.

[rasbo]

that trophy looks like the same boat woodman has

[woodman]

that trophy looks like the same boat woodman has

Mine is the 2359. They are great for any weather with cabin and heater. Just put a brand new engine (350 c.i.) and brand new out drive in it last year. I plan on using the crap out of it this year.

[rasbo]

that trophy looks like the same boat woodman has

Mine is the 2359. They are great for any weather with cabin and heater. Just put a brand new engine (350 c.i.) and brand new out drive in it last year. I plan on using the crap out of it this year.

getter done

[huntnphool]

I highly recommend a tonneau cover for towing, it not only keeps crap out of your boat but saves fuel on the highway as well.

 If you don't mind answering, why have you decided on 20'?

 21'6" Commander X, 6.0L, Hamilton 212, Yamaha T-8

what did you use to polish up the bottom half of the boat? shark hide after? my NWJet needs to look this pretty again.

 It makes any aluminum boat look great but its a lot of work! You better think hard and think twice because once you start there is no going back.

 First you need to sand it. If you look close at your aluminum you will see tiny lines through it. You must sand out these lines starting with 180 grit and ending around 800, I used a DA palm sander.

 From that point the polishing isn't too bad. I started with jewelers rouge, rough cut at first and then with a final polish cut. I can now use liquid or paste polishing compounds and it polishes right up like a aluminum wheel.

 I tried Sharkhide when it first came out, actually bought a couple cans of it thinking it would be perfect. At that time the directions had you wipe it on. I found that there was no uniform, good looking way, to apply it and have all the polish work that I had done look good. If you could maybe thin it with acetone or something and spray it you might be able to get a better finished product, for me the hand wiping application completely countered the polish work. It also dulled the shine a little bit. I stipped it all off and have not put any on it since.

 My trailer is polished as well. The diamond plate wheel well areas look great once you are done, the only issue is you need to go around each individual diamond, once finished polishing, and clean the black residue from the bottom edge of each one. This quickly became way too much work. I pulled the boat and took the trailer to Line X and had the wheel well areas done, turned out great and adds a little grip when standing on in the rain or after pulling the boat out of the water.

 I need to do it a couple times each year to keep it looking good. My problem is I have bunk rails and need to slide the boat back off the trailer, to access the area that are covered by the rails, then crank it back onto the trailer.

 Good luck.

[kenzmad]

Very nice job on the boat. no way do I have time to do that though. Mine is used primarily in the salt and I think that would require even more attention. looks great though

[kenzmad]

My Northwest Jet 218 lightning

[DeerHarvester]

I really want to polish my boat and now would be the best time to get it done.  How did you slide your boat off the bunks?  This seems like it would be a real pain. 

[huntnphool]

I really want to polish my boat and now would be the best time to get it done.  How did you slide your boat off the bunks?  This seems like it would be a real pain.

  With the trailer attached to the truck,I put a floor jack under the rear of the boat and lift it a couple inches. Then I unhook the front strap hook from the boat, run the strap under the front of the boat to the first trailer cross member, around the cross member and back up to the boat hook. Crank the strap like you were pulling your boat up onto the trailer except in this case its pulling the boat backwards. I crank it back enough to get to the areas I couldn't access with the bunk rails in the way. Once finished just re route your strap back to normal and crank the boat back onto the trailer.

 That was how I did it originally, I have since made a piece that fits on the cross member and utilizes a wheel, so it rolls much easier rather than rubbing on the trailer cross member.

 my trialer is custom made and is stout enough to do this, better make sure your cross member can handle it before you try it, you dont want it bending.

 Other option is to take it to a marine area that can lift your boat off the trailer and put on stands, this is expensive though.

[DeerHarvester]

Thanks, I would not have thought of that.

[mtbeav]

now here's a boat  http://www.redrif.com/2012/01/16/bad-ass-boat-of-texas-highway-patrol-6-pics/