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DKJBama92Mariah
03-17-2004, 11:53 PM
Hey Guys,

Just wanted to show off my baby. I got her repainted over the winter. I took it to a local fibergalss shop for the work. They painted it with some kind of urethane based paint. They matched the color and put on three coats of base color and three coats of clearcoat. They only painted the red parts. I had them wet sand and buff the remaining white portions of the hull. Total cost for paint and sanding was $700. I called Supra and was informed that they did not have the original decal available. I made rubbings of the decals on the boat using thin paper and a crayon. I took to rubbings to a local sign shop. The guy scanned them and custom cut new decals for me. He only charged me $350 for all of it including applying them. Not bad considering they guy came in on a saturday to apply them for me. Anyway, I gonna try and post a couple pics. Lets hope its works.

Later,
DKJ

http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/DSC00990.jpg

http://img18.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/DSC00991.jpg

cementheadjeff
08-15-2004, 01:38 AM
dkj, your boat looks great. would you be willing to tell me the name of the shop and phone # that did the work

thanks jeff

DKJBama92Mariah
08-15-2004, 04:09 PM
Sure,

e-mail me directly.

[email protected]

Irish_Jack
04-12-2009, 10:14 AM
Gorious boat it is awesome to finally see another boat from my vintage. I don't see many 92-96 supras.:cool:

jasonba1
04-12-2009, 10:41 AM
Looks great man nice job

saltare inverts
04-12-2009, 07:02 PM
Nice boat. Great to see boats being redone. Now we want interior pics and on water pics.

csuggs
04-12-2009, 08:01 PM
Great job - and the price is right too huh? Inspiration for the rest of us older Supra owners. Umm, I mean owners of older Supras!

mapleleaf
04-12-2009, 08:14 PM
looks like it may have been a few years ago, price does look good, but maybe a bit higher now. I think the thread was started in '04.....

csuggs
04-12-2009, 08:21 PM
Oh yeah - you're right, I never looked at the date. See, maybe I am one of the older Supra owners and not just an owner of an older Supra!
Clint

DKJBama92Mariah
04-12-2009, 09:14 PM
Took some new pics this afternoon before putting her in the water to go on the lift. I haven't had a chance to wax it yet this season, but still looks decent. Pics are clickable thumbnails

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1330.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1330.jpg)

Notice the retrofitted Bennett hydraulic wakeplate and the transom remote on the right. Probably my two favorite upgrades I've done to the boat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1331.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1331.jpg)

My new daily driver/tow vehicle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1332.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1332.jpg)

mapleleaf
04-12-2009, 09:20 PM
argh, I can't see any pic's......
Clint, I immediately checked the date once I saw the price of that paint job, wish I could pay those prices up here for that kinda work.......

DKJBama92Mariah
04-12-2009, 09:22 PM
I admit the engine does look a little rough around the edges. I may pull it next off-season, put some goodies in it, and give it a fresh coat of paint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1333.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1333.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1334.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1334.jpg)

The vinyl is starting to look a little rough around the edges. Notice the tears in in the observer seat. I'm hoping to get some "towel" fitted seatcovers made so I can squeeze a couple more years out of it.

If you zoom in you see the switch panels on the dash. There is a story behind those. The original curved plastic switch panels are notorious for cracking. The replacements that I got made of the superalloy Inconel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inconel

Inconel is often encountered in extreme environments. It is common in gas turbine blades, seals, and combustors, as well as turbocharger rotors and seals, high temperature fasteners, chemical processing and pressure vessels, tubing, steam generators in nuclear pressurized water reactors, natural gas progressing with contaminants such as H2S and CO2, firearm sound suppresor blast baffles, and Formula One exhaust systems.Inconel is increasingly used in the boilers of waste incinerators.They didn't cost me a dime though. I need to get a better picture of them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1335.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1335.jpg)

DKJBama92Mariah
04-12-2009, 09:22 PM
The playpen is much shallower on the Mariah compared to the Sunsport. At rest the tip of the bow is probably only 8" off the water. Makes it very easy to take a roller over the bow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1336.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1336.jpg)

The sub. It's a JBL W12GTi that I bought for a car install in 2003. I had a sealed box custom made to fill the ski locker. It's powered by a Phoenix gold Tantrum 1200w D-class amp, turned WAAAAY down of course.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1337.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1337.jpg)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/th_IMG_1340.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/dkjpika/Boat/IMG_1340.jpg)

mapleleaf
04-12-2009, 09:25 PM
Sorry, got the pic's now......Did GM mess up on the color match!!???
Boat still looks awesome, does that red have a name?

DKJBama92Mariah
04-12-2009, 09:39 PM
Sorry, got the pic's now......

That was me; I couldn't make up my mind how I wanted to post them.



Did GM mess up on the color match!!???

LOL



Boat still looks awesome, does that red have a name?

Thanks man. I'm sure it did, but I don't know what it was. I just had the guys at the boatshop sand the oxidation off and match the color from that. I think it may have turned out with just a tinge more orange than the original though. For $700, I'll deal with it. The shop said it should last 7-10 years. If I get 10 years out of it, I'll be very happy and just have em paint it again.

Irish_Jack
04-12-2009, 10:35 PM
That's hot man. I have a ton of room in my Sunsport, and that's only 21'8" with out the platform. That Mariah is one long sleek ski boat! It looks like you have ton of room to stretch out... I like the longer play pen too.:cool:
I must admit... 92'-99' may have been one of Supra's best series of boats...

87SunSportMikeyD
04-13-2009, 11:58 AM
Looks great! I also have a bennet trim tab installed aftermarket by prev owner. Nice feature!