PREPPING H23 for paint + questions about keel prep
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Carpet all in - mostly trimmed - last coat of a gloss white on cieling + putting back all the wiring - getting there! bulk head i had sanded down but it was just veneer plywood and did not hold stain well - so went gloss white enamel - should britens up the interior once all is back together.
I may seam carpet in on the topside edge where the hull meets the top interior to give it a clean look - there was wood on that edge from the factory which made stapling in the carpet prior to glueing easy.
I may seam carpet in on the topside edge where the hull meets the top interior to give it a clean look - there was wood on that edge from the factory which made stapling in the carpet prior to glueing easy.
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Interlux maurits blue 2 coats - wetsanded and buffed - still a few spots to go this week - any tips on stripes / pinstriping a boat?
Planning 1in white at top and a tricolor blue - then a 2in boat stripe medium blue as the boot.
btw inside is done and boat is back together!
thanks
Planning 1in white at top and a tricolor blue - then a 2in boat stripe medium blue as the boot.
btw inside is done and boat is back together!
thanks
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Cheers Dave
Thanks for all the help on this long rehab - you’re prob the only one in this thread but Ill add some things into the owner mods to help the other h23 guys.
Finished striping and buffing it today - numbers go on tmrw and she’ll be back where she belongs - in the water by sundown,
whew
Thanks for all the help on this long rehab - you’re prob the only one in this thread but Ill add some things into the owner mods to help the other h23 guys.
Finished striping and buffing it today - numbers go on tmrw and she’ll be back where she belongs - in the water by sundown,
whew
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Looks a lot better than mine. I tried POR15 on the keel, and it is so-so. It has some rusty patches, but I don't feel like crawling under there to strip it and use epoxy coating, plus I find it a pain in the tush to mix it. Lucky for you that the mast is already up. If you are in New Hamburg on the Hudson and you intend to ever use the trailer, Lake Wallenpaupack is probably the closest more or less decent body of water to you, maybe 90 minutes drive?
cheers isaks
Stripping that keel was a pain in the back neck and rear!
Wire brush and even grinding could not get off all the 30yrs of paint. I ended up sealing it with a rust blocker from rustoleum that was marine grade. Gross stuff.
Then fairing it with the interlux expensive (i still feel the pain) fairing compound.
I used 5200 at the seam of fiber and iron prior to fairing after cleaning up the seam with 60grit first.
I think its good for at least a few years now.
Mast Ive never taken down yet as they move her around the yard with it up. If we move Ill get a new trailer or redo the original pne bc it is not road worthy or registered currently - basically just a winter stand currently so we’ll be cruisin the hudson.
I hear wallenwaupack is beautiful - Clear water would be nice after sailing above the mirky estuary waters of thr hudson
Stripping that keel was a pain in the back neck and rear!
Wire brush and even grinding could not get off all the 30yrs of paint. I ended up sealing it with a rust blocker from rustoleum that was marine grade. Gross stuff.
Then fairing it with the interlux expensive (i still feel the pain) fairing compound.
I used 5200 at the seam of fiber and iron prior to fairing after cleaning up the seam with 60grit first.
I think its good for at least a few years now.
Mast Ive never taken down yet as they move her around the yard with it up. If we move Ill get a new trailer or redo the original pne bc it is not road worthy or registered currently - basically just a winter stand currently so we’ll be cruisin the hudson.
I hear wallenwaupack is beautiful - Clear water would be nice after sailing above the mirky estuary waters of thr hudson
Oh - I did not use epoxy coating on the keel - the boat seam was in good shape and the fiberglass was too. The rust paint and fairing compound was rated for below the water line.
did i miss a step!?
did i miss a step!?
@drewsyntax
May I call on you on restoration issues for others? You would be an asset just like Kermit?
May I call on you on restoration issues for others? You would be an asset just like Kermit?
cheers dave -
absolutely call on me - but i will say the wife just talley’d all my $’s up trips to homedepot
boat stores - yikes! Lucky she didn’t see my marina tab yet!
Thanks everyone for all the help!
Hey Kermit -
What did you seal it with ? Epoxy?
So literall all i did was fair it after sealing with marine rust paint - then interlux ablative - am I in for a rusty surprise when we pull her out in november?!
absolutely call on me - but i will say the wife just talley’d all my $’s up trips to homedepot
boat stores - yikes! Lucky she didn’t see my marina tab yet!
Thanks everyone for all the help!
Hey Kermit -
What did you seal it with ? Epoxy?
So literall all i did was fair it after sealing with marine rust paint - then interlux ablative - am I in for a rusty surprise when we pull her out in november?!