Hello all,
I don’t know much about boats. I enjoy my boat on a small budget and want to keep it for a long time.
Since I bought it 4 years ago, it had the smile crack and some rust on the keel.
I had some time now and the weather is crappy so I decided to repaint the keel. I saw that as a simple project: grind to remove paint and rust, prime, paint 2 coats, anti fowl and that’s it.
I started grinding and found out that the cast iron is covered by a thick layer of putty/fiberglass/paint.
I don’t know anything about fiberglass and I don’t want to smell the fumes from it.
Am I committed to give the job to an expert or could i go ahead with my initial plan?
If I smoothen the keel well, the paint should be smooth enough to reduce drag for a leisure sailboat like mine, no?
I also think that if the process is fairly simple and cheap, I could redo it every 5-8-10 years. It lasted 30 years the way it was.
Any thoughts?
If it’s okay to do it
Myself, what would be the best products to use?
How do I do the joint between the keel and the boat at the forward part of the keel?
Thanks!!!!
I don’t know much about boats. I enjoy my boat on a small budget and want to keep it for a long time.
Since I bought it 4 years ago, it had the smile crack and some rust on the keel.
I had some time now and the weather is crappy so I decided to repaint the keel. I saw that as a simple project: grind to remove paint and rust, prime, paint 2 coats, anti fowl and that’s it.
I started grinding and found out that the cast iron is covered by a thick layer of putty/fiberglass/paint.
I don’t know anything about fiberglass and I don’t want to smell the fumes from it.
Am I committed to give the job to an expert or could i go ahead with my initial plan?
If I smoothen the keel well, the paint should be smooth enough to reduce drag for a leisure sailboat like mine, no?
I also think that if the process is fairly simple and cheap, I could redo it every 5-8-10 years. It lasted 30 years the way it was.
Any thoughts?
If it’s okay to do it
Myself, what would be the best products to use?
How do I do the joint between the keel and the boat at the forward part of the keel?
Thanks!!!!