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I borrowed some jack stand from a friend to move the rollers for painting. I learned the hard way to put wax paper on top of them before jacking the rollers back into place. Bottom paint is soft even after several days of curing.

I borrowed some jack stand from a friend to move the rollers for painting. I learned the hard way to put wax paper on top of them before jacking the rollers back into place. Bottom paint is soft even after several days of curing.

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all of the white drips you see are from sanding out and buffing the gell cote

all of the white drips you see are from sanding out and buffing the gell cote

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This next shots are from a few months after the bottom paint. Looked a lot prettier when it was fresh but the rain water affects the color

This next shots are from a few months after the bottom paint. Looked a lot prettier when it was fresh but the rain water affects the color

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The rudder was in bad shape. Completely saturated with water. You can see were some previous owner drilled random holes to drain. Their patch job eventually leaked as well. I dug a hole in the ground and dropped the rudder out to work on in the garage. I sanded down to the gelcoat and drilled 5/16 holes every 3x3 inches. Then i let the core dry out for about 2 months, refilled with penetrating epoxy. Put 4 cotes of barrier paint back on and bottom painted.

The rudder was in bad shape. Completely saturated with water. You can see were some previous owner drilled random holes to drain. Their patch job eventually leaked as well. I dug a hole in the ground and dropped the rudder out to work on in the garage. I sanded down to the gelcoat and drilled 5/16 holes every 3x3 inches. Then i let the core dry out for about 2 months, refilled with penetrating epoxy. Put 4 cotes of barrier paint back on and bottom painted.

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jlillie

8.0a The hull bottom.

As bad as the bottom looked. it sanded out nicely right down to the barrier coat which was still perfect with no blisters whatsoever. I wish I had taken some pics while I was sanding and painting but I was so miserable, I didn't even think about it. For the bottom paint i used West Marine PCA Gold made by Pettit. I used this because the boat can stay out of the water indefinitely. I put on 3 coats and it took 2 gallons.
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