Bottom work

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Jun 11, 2011
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balboa 22 Milton, FL
Working on getting the bottom cleaned and will have to paint it as the previous cleaning job gouged the fiberglass. Lots of barnacles to scrape and now that they are gone the clutch on the winch needs work as the keel does not stay in one place now freed up. Was going to remove the keel, but the pivot bolt heads are fiber glassed over so keel is staying in place for this trip. As for cleaning, I power washed and scraped the bigger barnacles. Now the hard part of getting the stuck on stuff off the fiber glass. Haven't found a chemical that works yet so a paint scraper seems to work. Will try to post some photo's soon.
 
Jun 11, 2011
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balboa 22 Milton, FL
Found Hydrocloric acid at Lowes 2 gal for under $10.00. Does the trick for disolving the barnicals. Weather and my health have slowed bottom cleaning, but it is about ready for paint.
 
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