First Boats at the marina - 56K good luck

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googledude

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Well heres a few shots of the first three boats I've been working on down at the marina.



My first

33'



Rubrail down is complete:

boat1.jpg


Reflection Shot:

boat2.jpg


From the front:

boat3.jpg


From the side:

boat4.jpg




My Second

21'



boat5.jpg


Can you tell what I HAVEN'T done yet?

boat6.jpg




What I'm working on right now

52' Sunseeker ($800,000 Imported from England)



From the front:

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From the side:

boat8.jpg


A reflection shot of what I have completed

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Enjoy!
 
First one looks like my dad's boat...which reminds me that I have to tackle it as well :).





Very nice work. Boats are no joke and take a LOT of time.
 
Nice job ! :bigups What products did you use ? I just picked up some 3m ultra paste wax to try. Looks like it is going to warm up this weekend.
 
I always wonder how do you make the boat park/stand like that :nixweiss Its doesnt tilt? Oh my last thing...one what kind of sealant/wax are you using? I cant imagine what the salt can do :shocked
 
klnyc said:
I always wonder how do you make the boat park/stand like that :nixweiss Its doesnt tilt? Oh my last thing...one what kind of sealant/wax are you using? I cant imagine what the salt can do :shocked
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It's on wooden boards that are angled to hold the boat in position during the winter season (or whenever it's out of the water). Pretty simple idea although I still am not completly cool with being under the ones that have to be waxed on the bottom of the hull and just trusting that the boards are in the right place and it won't roll over on me.



The product I used the MOST on the first boat was 3M marine cleaner & wax. Hands down great product by rotary. I was very pleased. I also used some of their restorer and wax in one (had harsher rubbing compound in it) as well as a cleaner wax made by PRO that I picked up from a local distrubutor.



On the 52' I used 3M marine liquid wax on the reflection shot, as well as QEW for washing the hole boat (to try and keep the 100 gallons of water it would have taken out of the shop). Man was that a PITA. I currently Have 9 more boats to do and more are comming in every day. I think I will be busy with these for a while!
 
TW85 HHI said:
Hope they remember to reinstall the thru-hulls on the first boat before splashing it again. ;)
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Meh I have no idea what that is nor could I care because it's not my boat! Although he was very pleased with how it came out and gave a $25 tip!
 
Buick_guy1 said:
That 21' looks almost exactly like my parents, except we've got a 300 hp, 454 in the back. :D
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Speaking of powerful motors, the 52' has three turbo disels to push it along and burns a healthy aprox 120 gallons an hour (of gas). So when you wonder who's using all the gas and making prices go up...just think about this guy and his beautiful boat. Sad part is he has an even bigger one worth $1.3 Mil bringing him to just over $2 Mil worth of boats.:eek:
 
bboy850:

I have no idea what he does for a living. He has his personal assistant come down and handle all the business with the boat and drive it back to the eastern shore. No one has ever met or even talked to the actual owner.



Tasty:

YEP! That almost sounds like taking your $800K, putting it in a cardboard box on some street corner, and calling it a bank! But all in all the system works out pretty well. It's just for winter storage. The guy has a lift at his house where he keeps the boat(s).



Mrecktid:

I don't believe it's orange peel. I did do some research into it after doing his boat. Before they are painted they are fitted with this honeycomb type foam material that is painted on top of. It's the shape of the honey combs that make the paint look like that. It is NOT supposed to turn out like that, but it does (just like factory painted cars have orange peel...but they shouldn't!). But all in all there is no correcting it from what I've looked into and asked around about. That's just the way it is.



Saltydog:



You're tellin me! That has already happened. Since I just got myself together and started detailing full time (about 2 weeks ago) I pretty much was able to start off at the marina. I knew I would get slammed like this so I sort of planned around it to start when I did. That way I didn't have a bunch of regular's with cars that would have to be pushed to the side. I leave my trailer down at the marina and all, all I bring down is gas. They give me water. So it works out. I am booked for 3 weeks right now with boats, and I'm sure that list will get longer over the weekend (when everyone is at the marina). I'm not complaining at all, it is just unfortunate for all the folks that walk up and want their boat done to be launched into the water like THIS weekend (always the story so far), because there is NO way I can get to it.



Gotta get to work, I'll check back later.
 
what kinda money do you get for doing those boats because a few people have asked me if i would do a boat and i just didnt know what to charge?



thanks,

jon
 
n1976jmk said:
what kinda money do you get for doing those boats because a few people have asked me if i would do a boat and i just didnt know what to charge?



thanks,

jon
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The market is pretty high around here, at least AT the marina. A few of the detail shops charge between $8 - 12/ft, although my prices AT the marina ar higher. The going rate down there (what people are USED to paying) is around $600/boat. These boats average in right about 32 feet. I did the first for $550, including cockpit wipedown, the second for $250 including cockpit wipedown and carpet shampooing, the thrid for $624 (strictly a wash and wax, the buffer didnt even come out) and I did one today (33') for $550. I've got a 28' something or other to do a full detail on for $650 which includes waxing the bottom of the hull, rub rail down, top side, as well as cockpit cleaning and wax and cabin cleaning and shampooing. Hope that gives you some outlook into the pricing structure. Here I have the competitive edge because there are not many detailers in the area, and I am actually AT the marina versus having to take the boat to a shop. The detailer that was down there for the past several years charged prices very similar to mine (although due to gas price increases and product price increases I am charging SLIGHTLY more (not much)). For me to quote $600 for a boat is what people already expect so I'm just more or less continuing.



Thanks for all the comments guys! (and gals of course)
 
WOW what an old thread! Nothin like reviving a 3yr old thread.



So what kinda power does that Sunseeker have? I didnt think the 52' came with triples? Yanmar? Volvo? Cummins?



That is some great work and that Sunseeker is one beatuiful boat. I have ridden on a couple, and you better belive for the money vs. the length of boat you get, it better be nice.
 
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