Hi all fellow forum users... newbie here in this forum. From Cape Town, South Africa.
I am in the process of restoring a vintage Jaguar 22, as they are called here in SA, of unknown age or hull number. The boat was seriously neglected for many years so i took it on as a project boat. That was a year ago nearly now.
The gel coat was just a mass of blisters, tiny cavities and scratches all over below the water line and full of crazing and scratches above the waterline. Many hours later; belt sander; RO sander; drill with rotary discs and hand sanding with auto production paper and blocks I removed the gel coat from the hull - except inside the keel box.
My question is this: Has anyone removed the gelcoat from inside a keel box before themselves or seen/heard about someone else doing it in another thread/form?
I need ideas on how to do it!
I am in the process of restoring a vintage Jaguar 22, as they are called here in SA, of unknown age or hull number. The boat was seriously neglected for many years so i took it on as a project boat. That was a year ago nearly now.
The gel coat was just a mass of blisters, tiny cavities and scratches all over below the water line and full of crazing and scratches above the waterline. Many hours later; belt sander; RO sander; drill with rotary discs and hand sanding with auto production paper and blocks I removed the gel coat from the hull - except inside the keel box.
My question is this: Has anyone removed the gelcoat from inside a keel box before themselves or seen/heard about someone else doing it in another thread/form?
I need ideas on how to do it!
