West Wight Potter P19
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I’ve lifted boats off trailers with tractors. I’ve done it in a driveway using floor jacks and wood blocks. Some folks have used beams in a barn or workshop.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
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I've hoisted a boat off a trailer using an oak tree branch and tow straps once (don't have pics) and here is how I got my Rhodes 22 off of the trailer...I’ve lifted boats off trailers with tractors. I’ve done it in a driveway using floor jacks and wood blocks. Some folks have used beams in a barn or workshop.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Hi folks, I finally got the keel to drop!!! Perseverance, Sawzall, Free All, and beating on it with a 3 lb mallet from under the boat. We also had to tip the bow up to help the keel clear the trailer so it would drop to the ground. We’re in the process of grinding the old paint off now. Does anyone have a suggestion for the primer and paint for the years to come? I was surprised how hard it is to crank it back up, but I guess I shouldn’t be since it 300
pounds of dead weight.
Again, thanks so much for all your valuable words of advice. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Dave the Flying Dutchman
pounds of dead weight.
Again, thanks so much for all your valuable words of advice. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Dave the Flying Dutchman
congrats....
regarding paint... at least getting it off.... mix some garden lime with potassium hydroxide (drain-o). About 3 cups of potassium hydroxide to a 5lb bag of garden lime. Put it in a 5 gal PVC bucket and add just enough water to get to a "melted peanut butter" consistency. Spread that out on the paint and let it dry. Then blast it with a pressure washer and it will just peel off. BTW: these are basically (pun intended) ingredients of the commercial product called "peel away". For best results, dissolve the potassium hydroxide first before adding the lime.
regarding paint... at least getting it off.... mix some garden lime with potassium hydroxide (drain-o). About 3 cups of potassium hydroxide to a 5lb bag of garden lime. Put it in a 5 gal PVC bucket and add just enough water to get to a "melted peanut butter" consistency. Spread that out on the paint and let it dry. Then blast it with a pressure washer and it will just peel off. BTW: these are basically (pun intended) ingredients of the commercial product called "peel away". For best results, dissolve the potassium hydroxide first before adding the lime.
One more thing..... DO NOT LET THIS STUFF GET IN YOUR EYES! wear goggles
wear gogglesHi folks, I finally got it to drop! We tipped the bow up to help the keel clear the trailer. We’re just about done with grinding off the old paint,and getting ready to primer and paint it. Does anyone have any suggestions for products that will last ? Fortunately the keel wasn’t badly rusted, just stubborn thick old paint.
Again, thanks so much to those who sent that valuable information.
Yo ho hi and a bottle of rum!
Dave the Flying Dutchman
Again, thanks so much to those who sent that valuable information.
Yo ho hi and a bottle of rum!
Dave the Flying Dutchman
Pretty MAD SCIENTIST stuff there.
You would think you were some crazy chem guy at a University or something !!! Just kidding
Not sure what that would do to grass or pavement or your skin!!!
Perhaps the safety glasses warning should have come first
I’m storing your recipe for reference, sounds a lot cheaper that the HD “labeled” stuff
The nice thing is that for $10 you have enough to do two or three boats.... I roll it on with a roller on a long pole.... then pressure wash. Long sleeves and goggles.Pretty MAD SCIENTIST stuff there.
You would think you were some crazy chem guy at a University or something !!! Just kidding
Not sure what that would do to grass or pavement or your skin!!!
Perhaps the safety glasses warning should have come first
I’m storing your recipe for reference, sounds a lot cheaper that the HD “labeled” stuff
Safety glasses... agreed.... should have come first...
Grass... initially kill it because of pH but if you ran the hose for a long time it might not...but..(from experience) after a few rains the pH will normalize and the potassium from the KOH and the calcium and magnesium from the lime will turn that spot under your boat a very lush green
Pavement... nothing... concrete and cement are carbonate based to begin with so essentially the same stuff with different cations....
Skin.... it will turn the fatty acid oils in you skin into soap (chemically speaking) and they will wash out with the next shower you you will get raw hide for skin until it heals (2 or 3 weeks).
So now the eco-version... if you have toxic bottom paint on your keel...put an old sheet under the boat before you pressure wash... that will catch the toxic bottom paint flecks and you can then throw the sheet away and feel all granola crunch after
. Been there done it...I've used this recipe on several boats and it always amazes me how well it works. I've used it on ablative bottom paint and also on a bizarre latex bottom job a P.O. did on a boat I purchased. For what ever reason, there will always be one or two small spots that just won't come off ...even after a few attempts... my thinking is they won't come off in the future either so just paint over them.
The scientist in me wants to understand what is special about those stubborn spots. If you could figure that out, you could manufacture some very special application paints.