Is shiny polished aluminum out?

[zhandfull]

Thought this blower motor looked pretty good.

 

[wallnutz]

Thought this blower motor looked pretty good. View attachment 1351201

That black out is very good looking, but I am a purist when it comes to a shiney blower.

 

[Sharp Shooter]

Nothing better than highly polished aluminum, but that is a beautiful boat!

 

[Instigator]

Polished please.
Besides, that black will water spot worst than the polished and harder to get rid of the water spots is my guess.

 

[pkrrvr619]

I went with shiny black for my blower. prob bc i am cheap and the rest of the motor parts were black and i didn't want to update all of it. hahah.

it all sits under a hatch so i don't care much...

 

[HCP3]

What motor

 

[eand28]

Imo nothing will ever beat the look of polished aluminum/stainless or chrome.

 

[BingerFang]

So inclusive…

 

[Chili Palmer]

That motor is black and scary - I'll bet that's an assault motor and needs to be banned.

 

[Backlash]

Polished will never be "Out." While this is a stunning boat, and I can appreciate the time/money/effort that went into it, I would have polished everything in that engine compartment versus the blackout treatment. It's obviously what the owner wanted and it turned out really nice......but I'd rather have it shiny. Just my .02.

 

[ChrisV]

I would say it’s out. Friend bought a rail and hated the polish block and heads. Got a new motor built because of it.

 

[pixrthis]

Do blower motors ever look bad?

 

[lakemadness]

Is that a BBC?

 

[fishing fool]

To the people that said "polish", do you have black wheels on your truck????

 

[Sharp Shooter]

To the people that said "polish", do you have black wheels on your truck????

No.

 

[PlumLoco]

Do you have to sit like this in all Schiadas? Are they trying to keep the wear and tear on the seats to a minimum?

 

[eand28]

To the people that said "polish", do you have black wheels on your truck????

Nope

 

[pixrthis]

To the people that said "polish", do you have black wheels on your truck????

I hate to say never but at my age I feel strongly about it. Polished aluminum is my go to even though it’s a pain in the ass.

 

[500bbc]

Is that a BBC?

No, BBB...

 

[LakeMeadLavey]

That Schiada RT has been for sale for bit. Surprised it has not sold seems to be a fair deal.

 

[RiverDave]

That boat is for sale, and is getting ridiculously cheap.. That and a few others are on "my list".

RD

 

[Backlash]

To the people that said "polish", do you have black wheels on your truck????

Nope. Chrome gets you home!

 

[Chili Palmer]

Nope. Chrome gets you home!

Chrome gets you an extra bonus too....

 

[J DUNN]

This look will NEVER be "out" to me.

 

[Sharky]

That motor is black and scary - I'll bet that's an assault motor and needs to be banned.

Heck, its probably got more than 1 cylinder. Nobody needs more than 1 cylinder. Actual quote from AOC

 

[Jonas Grumby]

This look will NEVER be "out" to me.


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Agreed

 

[jetboatperformance]

I tend to try to satisfy my Customers requests But still like the bling personally This one has a combo of both , nice contrast

 

[Blackmagic94]

 

[jetboatperformance]

Or this one with Da Bling just finished,

 

[Chili Palmer]

Heck, its probably got more than 1 cylinder. Nobody needs more than 1 cylinder. Actual quote from AOC

Judging by her mental acumen it appears that she's only running on one cylinder.

 

[WildHorses24]

That boat is for sale, and is getting ridiculously cheap.. That and a few others are on "my list".

RD

Andrews "ForSale" ads are getting better though! Hope it doesn't sell for a couple more months.

 

[Sharky]

Judging by her mental acumen it appears that she's only running on one cylinder.

And it has a dead miss.

 

[gqchris]

Never out of style! Pain in the ass, but never old!
LOL

 

[sintax]

Thought this blower motor looked pretty good. View attachment 1351201

Nice,

when was this one taken??

I have not seen Andrew out for a while, thought he sold he boat haha. Thats a bad RT!

 

[Cooter01]

Needs some black chrome, best of both worlds

 

[Chili Palmer]

And it has a dead miss.

...and plenty of blow-by.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Andrews "ForSale" ads are getting better though! Hope it doesn't sell for a couple more months.

Don't worry, he always brings his accessories out with him. He has a red and white Daytona now. Him and my buddy go out to 3 dunes every weekend

 

[Orange Juice]

Mercruiser is a Black Motor, unless it’s Blue.

If it’s Aluminum, it’s polished

 

[zhandfull]

Nice,

when was this one taken??

I have not seen Andrew out for a while, thought he sold he boat haha. Thats a bad RT!

This was Sunday afternoon.

 

[SKIDMARC]

That boat is for sale, and is getting ridiculously cheap.. That and a few others are on "my list".

RD

Where is it listed?

 

[eand28]

Where is it listed?

Facebook and a couple Instagram pages iirc

 

[CSmith]

That boat is for sale, and is getting ridiculously cheap.. That and a few others are on "my list".

RD

Where is it listed at?

Edit: just saw the post above me..

 

[welldigger00]

View attachment 1351450 Polished metal gives me a chubby…

 

[welldigger00]

 

[pixrthis]

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Is this the old Goosebumps Schiada?

 

[welldigger00]

It sure. I think the original owner was named Jeff Conole.

 

[Tank]

I like em either way. The Merc’d out look
Is cool. I especially like black
Pipes. I really dig the mix of both black
And chrome @jetboatperformance posted about. That shit is gangster! Kinda sophisticated looking.

I personally have polished right now. But have had painted before too.

I like a little color to mix it up though for sure. Just my .02

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

I like em either way. The Merc’d out look
Is cool. I especially like black
Pipes. I really dig the mix of both black
And chrome @jetboatperformance posted about. That shit is gangster! Kinda sophisticated looking.

I personally have polished right now. But have had painted before too.

I like a little color to mix it up though for sure. Just my .02


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Looking in that bilge is like looking at a fine watch, I've always liked the mechanical look when it is dressed up

 

[rrrr]

I keep posting this photo because it's a good memory. I have to say all that shiny represents hours of work. The stock dual quad intake had been sorta surface polished, I did the full deal.

That required radiusing all of the runner corners with a small ball burr, and overall it took four or five different processes to reach the final polish. I also rechromed the valve covers, and plated the oil pan and everything else steel that's glowing in the photo. I sprayed the block to match the House of Kolor tangerine flake. Aluminum work took a couple of weeks working evenings, and left a coating of black dust on everything in the garage.

But the final result was very rewarding.

 

[Tank]

Looking in that bilge is like looking at a fine watch, I've always liked the mechanical look when it is dressed up

No outboards for me.