After 2 hurricanes blew through the area, my neighbor's 1982 Hunter 22 sank in the canal. I raised it and after some negotiations with the insurance company I have my first sailboat! Last year I put the "Echo" soon to be "Hunley" on a friends lift and scraped the bottom. Now I'd like to have it hauled out and painted properly. Any advice on what to look for while it's out of the water. Maybe issues regarding the centerboard etc? Thanks, Eric
Bottom Prep & Paint
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Centerboard. If your centerboard works in the water it should be fine when hauled out too. You might want to check the line or wire pennant to the centerboard while on the hard. Prep. If you are hauling the boat out of the water to paint the bottom then you should use a high pressure power sprayer to clean the hull of organic materials first. After the hull dries apply masking tape to the water line and rub the entire hull with Interlux solvent #216 or such toxic stuff that will clean off the remaining stubborn stuff and leave a perfect surface for applying new bottom paint. If you feel you have to sand any spots be sure to do it before you rub the hull down with the solvent as you wont want to re-do that job. Paint. Whatever paint works in your area. I think you are in Florida so I am not sure what kind of bottom paint is best. I use an ablative paint on the bottom with good results in the Hudson River in NY. Good luck. Have fun. Breath some dust.
Centerboard. If your centerboard works in the water it should be fine when hauled out too. You might want to check the line or wire pennant to the centerboard while on the hard. Prep. If you are hauling the boat out of the water to paint the bottom then you should use a high pressure power sprayer to clean the hull of organic materials first. After the hull dries apply masking tape to the water line and rub the entire hull with Interlux solvent #216 or such toxic stuff that will clean off the remaining stubborn stuff and leave a perfect surface for applying new bottom paint. If you feel you have to sand any spots be sure to do it before you rub the hull down with the solvent as you wont want to re-do that job. Paint. Whatever paint works in your area. I think you are in Florida so I am not sure what kind of bottom paint is best. I use an ablative paint on the bottom with good results in the Hudson River in NY. Good luck. Have fun. Breath some dust.
Bottom Paint.
Michael and I just got done doing a 2-year rehab on our Peregrine... Beneteau F235. First we power washed the whole thing. This showed up some interesting things that we did not see until she was washed. We then had to sand the whole bottom. We did that instead of chemical stripper...That stuff is deadly so we opted for the harder way on this one...Buy a LOT of SAND PAPER! Then we needed to fill in the blisters, and other marks, using gel coat filler that we got from Boaters world...(Being KC Missouri, we did not have a choice in the matter.) Word to the wise...WORK FAST because when this stuff sets up, you have seconds to get it in before it turns hard as a rock. Sand them down even again, refill the blister and pox marks that where still deep enough to be seen. Ahhhhh More gel coat. Then we taped off the top from the bottom... USE BLUE PAINTERS TAPE FOR THIS PROCESS, the lightest stiction!!!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT USE MASKING TAPE FOR THIS... The reason being that masking tape goo comes off and sticks to the side of the boat, and you have to use acetone to get rid of it. And even THAT takes a heck of a lot of elbow grease. Then we applied sealer: Interprotect 2000/2001, and then the bottom paint, Interlux Micron Extra, the antifouling coats... For each of these Michael used a roller application. Oh and he wore a protective suit. Again the two part sealer is TOXIC, the ablative bootm paint less so, but not much! There are several books on the subject, (IE: SAILBOAT REFINISHING" The International Marine Sailboat Library."Is one that we used for our research.) Along with the paint companies that are more then happy to tell you in what order you do what (see: yacktpaints.com or petit.com). How the best and easiest ways to do it... AND THAT THEIRS IS THE BEST PAINT. You know the drill. ;-) Now if you want to know about companies that do all of this for you...I have no clue. But I am sure that if you ask around marinas in your area, that they will be able to point you in the right direction and charge you five to ten grand to do it. Good Luck, Have fun... And take Before and after pics. There is nothing like pictures to show you how far you have come. No matedr how long it takes, It is sure worth it in the end when you are on the pretiest boat in the water. Diann and Michael Peregrine Lenexa Kansas
Michael and I just got done doing a 2-year rehab on our Peregrine... Beneteau F235. First we power washed the whole thing. This showed up some interesting things that we did not see until she was washed. We then had to sand the whole bottom. We did that instead of chemical stripper...That stuff is deadly so we opted for the harder way on this one...Buy a LOT of SAND PAPER! Then we needed to fill in the blisters, and other marks, using gel coat filler that we got from Boaters world...(Being KC Missouri, we did not have a choice in the matter.) Word to the wise...WORK FAST because when this stuff sets up, you have seconds to get it in before it turns hard as a rock. Sand them down even again, refill the blister and pox marks that where still deep enough to be seen. Ahhhhh More gel coat. Then we taped off the top from the bottom... USE BLUE PAINTERS TAPE FOR THIS PROCESS, the lightest stiction!!!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT USE MASKING TAPE FOR THIS... The reason being that masking tape goo comes off and sticks to the side of the boat, and you have to use acetone to get rid of it. And even THAT takes a heck of a lot of elbow grease. Then we applied sealer: Interprotect 2000/2001, and then the bottom paint, Interlux Micron Extra, the antifouling coats... For each of these Michael used a roller application. Oh and he wore a protective suit. Again the two part sealer is TOXIC, the ablative bootm paint less so, but not much! There are several books on the subject, (IE: SAILBOAT REFINISHING" The International Marine Sailboat Library."Is one that we used for our research.) Along with the paint companies that are more then happy to tell you in what order you do what (see: yacktpaints.com or petit.com). How the best and easiest ways to do it... AND THAT THEIRS IS THE BEST PAINT. You know the drill. ;-) Now if you want to know about companies that do all of this for you...I have no clue. But I am sure that if you ask around marinas in your area, that they will be able to point you in the right direction and charge you five to ten grand to do it. Good Luck, Have fun... And take Before and after pics. There is nothing like pictures to show you how far you have come. No matedr how long it takes, It is sure worth it in the end when you are on the pretiest boat in the water. Diann and Michael Peregrine Lenexa Kansas
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