Hello All:
I recently purchased a Catalina 30, and I am trying to decide what to do about the hull. The PO had a vinyl graphic with the name of the boat on it. When I peeled it off I noted the color is different than the rest of the hull. The newly uncovered color is an off white, a yellowish-beige sort of color, while the rest of the hull is white. The Gel Coat on the rest of the boat is VERY chalky, and I wonder if the white looks white because it is so dead, and that if I sand down a ways the off-white color will come back.
My question is this: In 1976, did Catalina put out a color like I described? Or is it possible that the color under the sticker "morphed" into this off-white color due to different heat and/or sun absorption through the vinyl material? I tried to wet sand and polish a couple of areas of the chalky white part, and it sort of shines, but just a little polish on the off-white color really looks good! I'm thinking that the off-white is right, but I think that in order to get to it, I will have to sand the entire boat. Does this sound right?
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Mike Jewell
Foolproof #153
I recently purchased a Catalina 30, and I am trying to decide what to do about the hull. The PO had a vinyl graphic with the name of the boat on it. When I peeled it off I noted the color is different than the rest of the hull. The newly uncovered color is an off white, a yellowish-beige sort of color, while the rest of the hull is white. The Gel Coat on the rest of the boat is VERY chalky, and I wonder if the white looks white because it is so dead, and that if I sand down a ways the off-white color will come back.
My question is this: In 1976, did Catalina put out a color like I described? Or is it possible that the color under the sticker "morphed" into this off-white color due to different heat and/or sun absorption through the vinyl material? I tried to wet sand and polish a couple of areas of the chalky white part, and it sort of shines, but just a little polish on the off-white color really looks good! I'm thinking that the off-white is right, but I think that in order to get to it, I will have to sand the entire boat. Does this sound right?
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Mike Jewell
Foolproof #153
