Interior on the water?

[nowellchandler]

Hey folks. Quick question, I think I already know the answer to, but wanted to ask the pros. I have the interior pretty much gutted. I will do my woodwork at home in the garage, but, im thinking of sanding/painting the inside while in my slip. Any concerns? I don't have easy access to a haul out, so I want to do as much as possible on the inside before I haul out for paint/patch. I'd like to prep as much as possible before I re-assemble.

Any advice, suggestions, or ideas? I figure my trusty orbital sander, shop vac, drop light, and some cleaning supplies and I should be good to go?

 

[wemccourt]

You're going to need some form of positive displacement ventilation and dust masks or you won't be able to work inside the boat because of the dust and/or fumes.

Bill McCourt

 

[dougpol1]

I sanded a boat inside. I bought a very good resperator. This was a long
time ago and the resperator cost about $50.00 US. I would think a
comperable one might now be closer to one hundred. I placed a fan in
the for ward hatch and one in the main hatch one blew in and one out..
Thery were reversable and I set them to blow away from me no matter
where in the boat I was. IT was a mizerable jod the temperature outside
was about 90deg. If the weather is hot you might do it at night that
would help with the heat. If you are in a Marina your neighbors wil
have a fit as they will wind up with dust all over their boat and the
dust that goes in the water may well get you in trouble. There is a
good chance you will be thrown out of the marina. If you can figure all
this out I would say go for it.

Doug

 

[pjacobs55]

I renovated Sin Tacha's interior in the winter in the Pacific "North-Wet". As you are doing, all the woodwork was hauled home and done in the shop. But the interior ceilings were installed and paintwork done while on the water.

I used a full-face respirator like this one

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as I was using smelly glue for the ceilings.

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

 

[n6ric]

I'm in the same boat "pun intended" with getting ready to sand the inside of my boat. Fortunately, it's on a trailer on my property so I don't have to worry about the marina complaints, but I do have a suggestion. I picked up several inexpensive sanders that will allow you to hook up a shop-vac directly to them and it greatly reduces the amount of dust they put in the air. You might check them out. Home Depot carries a Ryobi that's shaped like a iron for getting in to corners for about $30 and Sears has a 5" orbital one that that is around $40. There are really expensive ones out there with matching vacuums, but those are out of my price range. These others should do close to the same job, they just won't automatically turn your vacuum on when you turn them on.
Good sanding,

Ric
s/v Blue Max
# 2692

 

[pjacobs55]

You could try bringing a pressure washer down below and blasting away - assuming the interior really is stripped out. You would certainly get all the loose paint off that way. Then you could scrub the interior with a green or brown abrasive 3M pad and detergent, and blast again. The boat would be extremely clean, an achievement in itself, and you might well end up with a paintable surface, no doubt after a bit of hand sanding.Nicholas H. Walsh P.A.
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From: Doug Pollard
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 10:37 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Interior on the water?
I sanded a boat inside. I bought a very good resperator. This was a long
time ago and the resperator cost about $50.00 US. I would think a
comperable one might now be closer to one hundred. I placed a fan in
the for ward hatch and one in the main hatch one blew in and one out..
Thery were reversable and I set them to blow away from me no matter
where in the boat I was. IT was a mizerable jod the temperature outside
was about 90deg. If the weather is hot you might do it at night that
would help with the heat. If you are in a Marina your neighbors wil
have a fit as they will wind up with dust all over their boat and the
dust that goes in the water may well get you in trouble. There is a
good chance you will be thrown out of the marina. If you can figure all
this out I would say go for it.

Doug

 

[dougpol1]

That is an excellent solution. The only thing I might add is that
they make brushes with plastic brissles that are coated with an abrasive
and they are great for getting down in between the peaks and valleys of
the glass mat.
All that needs to be done is to get rid of the loose stuff and
knock the shine off the surface. If you don't have a pressure washer
you can rent one at Home Depot or some similar place.

Doug

 

[nowellchandler]

Thanks folks. I have already started with the green scrubbie (3M but they were dubbed "Green Scrubbies" when I was in the Corps) and a bucket, cleaning the inside.

I started with just the vberth area, and am suprised how clean the hull is, just the outward paint (and mold), but, when I was cleaning, I haven't seen alot of paint come off. I figure ill get it good and clean then take stock.

I'll also look into rigging my shop vac onto my porter cable sander and see if I can work something out, thats a great idea!

Thanks all!

Nowell
s/v Aquila
Hull #176

 

[nowellchandler]

I've started a blog of the restore if you guys want to follow along and offer suggestions. Mind you it will be intermittent since I only really have weekends to work on things.

SailBlog: Albin Vega #176

www.sailblogs.com

 

[n6ric]

Nowell,
Just to let you know, I started sanding the bulkheads in my boat this weekend with the Ryobi sander I bought. I had to put a couple of wraps of duct tape around the fixture on the sander so that my vacuum hose fit, but it works perfectly. There was no sawdust in the air and very little on the surface. I wasn't sure how well it would work compared to the $400 versions that we used in one of my fiberglass classes, but it works every bit as good at a fraction of the cost. Good Sanding...

Ric
s/v Blue Max
# 2692