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Ronda
Posted: 23 Jun 2020, 18:49
by rayza1
Finally decided to give Ronda a birthday present, a new engine pipe and a good sand back in preparation for some new clear coat. The old clear coat was the hardest finish I have ever seen. 80 grit sanding disks and a palm sander and it still took 2 days to get rid of the old stuff!!
Re: Ronda
Posted: 23 Jun 2020, 20:21
by Alan
Looks good mate
Re: Ronda
Posted: 23 Jun 2020, 21:14
by WoodRay
Great stuff Ray. Good to see someone in the shed.
Re: Ronda
Posted: 26 Jun 2020, 09:35
by Wildwoody1
John Mathews used a 2 Pack Clear on all the Lewis Hulls he Sold (best Mate was the spay painter ). As Ronda was purchased via his Business that may account for the hardness of the Clear-coat.
Re: Ronda
Posted: 21 Jul 2020, 19:08
by rayza1
Re: Ronda
Posted: 21 Jul 2020, 21:09
by 4541 Andy
You know Ray, some yellow pinstriping would really set that deck off
Re: Ronda
Posted: 22 Jul 2020, 10:39
by WoodRay
Looking good Ray. Hope to see it soon.
Re: Ronda
Posted: 25 Jul 2020, 09:19
by screwit
Looking fantastic Ray.
Are you going to tighten some Rove's before you get it wet and slow some leaks down Ray. ?
Re: Ronda
Posted: 27 Jul 2020, 17:23
by rayza1
Hey Ross, i did some roves before Narranderra last year and that helped a lot. The biggest leaks are around the transom now so i will concentrate on that and see how that goes, i'm happy to put up with a bit of water but not the amount it was letting in. It's my next job as it turns out
Re: Ronda
Posted: 02 Feb 2021, 19:52
by rayza1
I had a go at making a set of automatic bungs today, Ronda has a mechanical linkage set up to operate the carbies so i ran an extension from the swivel which sits beneath the carbs to under the rear seat which in turn is attached to a set of leavers that pull the bungs in and out. So when i open the throttle it in turn opens the bungs. I had to fit a bigger return spring for the throttle but on the whole it seems to work really well. Has anyone else done this or am i some kind of pioneer? Will post some pics when i can