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    Please help...24 Offshore vs 25 Sailfish

    My boat looked great when I bought it last year . I paid $15,500 (With a trailer that I later sold for $1500 and a full 200 gal tank of gas.) I did: Re glass detailed top of dashboard (lots of holes there from old electronics) Hatch cover recoring (2) Refinished all mahogany trim Made...
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    Please help...24 Offshore vs 25 Sailfish

    Definitely the Sailfish. Hands down. I have the same 1989 Sailfish and Ive ridden/fished in 2 Offshores and with all due respect there is no comparison. Completely different platforms. The Sailfish will do what you are asking it to do. Regardless of what the seller says, get ready to dump some...
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    Gauge panel, waddya think

    What store of theirs did you go to?? Im in Trenton all the time.
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    Gauge panel, waddya think

    Also, how did you order it?? Did you give them the old one as a template? And what material is yours made from?
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    Gauge panel, waddya think

    Thank you very much - where are you from?
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    Gauge panel, waddya think

    WOW - thats really nice - which trophy shop did the panel for you?? Id like to get mine both done.
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    Paint Jobs

    BTW - I prepped and painted the '89 Yamahas with the PPG Deltron system and they came out beautiful. I would highly recommend that stuff. You strip off the old paint, and wash the aluminum with a PPG phosphoric acid based cleaner. Then you wash with a special PPG etching acid, dry it off, and...
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    Paint Jobs

    The blasting is done and now Im sanding the hull. It had so much paint built up (previous owner was a painter) that soda wouldnt touch it and they had to use sand. Im amazed at how sound it looks after 20 years. I found one water blister in the transom glass that I ground completely out and...
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    Paint Jobs

    I checked out Interlux - they have a 2 part teflon epoxy that comes in white and goes on a freshly blasted surface. I can wet sand it and polish it if I like too. I think thats what Im going to use. Thanks guys
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    Paint Jobs

    Hi Guys - I have my 89 Sailfish being soda blasted Monday. It has so much bottom paint on it that the paint is shearing off in chunks. They are also going to blast my 2 outboards, which are off the boat so I can do a complete PPG epoxy prime/basecoat/clearcoat paint job on them...
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    Garmin vs Lowrance vs Raymarine

    I have the Northstar 128 system with their 4K radome and its wonderful. The radar and sonar are razor sharp. It also has their floscan system and GPS. Its worked very well.
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    Another New Guy!!!!!!!!

    Thanks guys. I look forward to getting out there with you all. :lol:
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    Another New Guy!!!!!!!!

    Thanks guys. I have a new trailer for my boat and normally put in at Highlands.
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    Another New Guy!!!!!!!!

    Thank God!
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    Another New Guy!!!!!!!!

    Hi Folks! Ive been checking this site out since I bought my '89 Sailfish last year. I have to say I think this forum is excellent and your informative posts have been very helpful to me as I restore this boat. Im glad I finally joined. :lol: Fred