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maddog0049 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 2:32 pm who did your work? We also have a 302 at Loto and might have to touch base with them. Thanks

John Eaton Fiberglass did the work. Very fair and couldn’t have been happier. (573) 410-4299. Good luck and post pics of before and after!

Thanks Greg! Just noticed, I spent many years flying out of your neck of the woods - Forbes

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Finished product! The fiberglass shop did top-notch work. Mechanically this boat is prefect, now aesthetically she is too. Not bad for 10 years old!

Yes, after much research, the 302 is very well suited for LOTO. I’m at MM5 from the dam. I’d definitely entertain linking up to show off the new paint job! I’m looking forward to seeing it myself for the first time tomorrow.

Thank you sir! Just crossed my mind this morning that now I have to change the lettering on the stern to coordinate, the fenders, lines...maybe even the canvas. This may turn into an expensive proposition (at least the canvas). Or just roll with keeping the black canvas.

Now it cures for 2 weeks before back on the water. Looking forward to seeing it in person! Many more pics to follow after that.

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Thank you sir! More projects on the horizon I’m looking forward to sharing.

The pics I took of the damage didn’t really show much. It was worse when it was right in front of your face. Some dock rash on the port bow, previous repairs on the port side toward the stern - those were interesting. Imagine if you just took your finger and mushed it into cake icing. Pretty bad wor...

Thought I would share the battery charger installation on my 302. I went with the Guest ChargePro 5/5 dual bank charger, with a Noco 15-amp connection on the boat. It’s been working great so far. I placed the charger where I could easily open the center sole hatch and monitor the indications on the ...

In the shop prepping for paint.

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Took possession of a 2012 302 this summer, black hull side with yellow boot stripe. I’ve always been partial to blue boats (trucks, airplanes, etc), but this 302 checked all the boxes except for the color. Turns out, some of the gel coat damage / imperfections I couldn’t live with. So scheduled the ...