El Patron

Here we have a 1974 Mandella Short Deck, with a Chevy small block for power. Sadly at some point in the last 36 years the original metal flake gelcoat had been covered over with the red & white paint you see here.

After having seen some of our recent projects, the owner made the decision to restore the boat to metal flake gelcoat. We are also cutting out the original built in fuel tanks and refinishing the clear coat on the inside. Finishing off with a new Chevy Big Block, new tanks, plus re-anodizing & polishing the hardware.

After stripping the paint we found the original gelcoat, a lemon lime flake. Very cool!

Never the less, the new color will be a wine colored flake on a bright red base.

Per the owner’s request he wants it to “Look as loud as it sounds”