Mac 22 bottom/blister Job

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Oct 15, 2012
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Venture /MacGregor V 222 Zephyr Cove, NV
Ahoy All;
I just finished bottom job to remove/treat blisters and apply barrier coat to my Mac22.
Fortunately a buddy let me use his lift at his auto repair shop for a week, which made the job manageble. Once on the lift, I sanded out the bilsters (about a hundred or so dime and quarter sized deformities), filled with Interlux watertite epoxy, removed the keel, took it to a local sandblasting shop to remove rust etc., primed, painted (rust inhibating metal paint) and re-installed keel, sanded epoxy spots then topped it off with 3 coats of Intec 2000 barrier coat (1 gal). No anti-fouling paint as it lives on the trailer most of the time. All-in-all a bugger of a job that took 5 days of 6 hours/day to complete, one which I have no intention of repeating again. I also repainted the trailer and replaced the bunks and carpet while waiting for the barrier coats to setup. I've included some snaps of the process for any fellow MAC sailors that may find it of interest.
Cheers.
 

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THECUSCUS

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Sep 25, 2008
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Macgregor & Island Packet VENTURE 25 & IP-38 NORTH EAST, MD
NIce job! Thanks for sharing the pictures. The lift made the job alot easier, but it was still a ***** I'm sure. Did the same on my V25 in the driveway, and I had 30 years of old bottom paint to take off first and like you said....NEVER DOING THIS JOB AGAIN!
Your keel looked pretty good even before you worked on it.
 
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Oct 15, 2012
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Venture /MacGregor V 222 Zephyr Cove, NV
THECUSCUS said:
NIce job! Thanks for sharing the pictures. The lift made the job alot easier, but it was still a ***** I'm sure. Did the same on my V25 in the driveway, and I had 30 years of old bottom paint to take off first and like you said....NEVER DOING THIS JOB AGAIN!
Your keel looked pretty good even before you worked on it.
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Thanks for the comments. Yes, even with the lift it was a PITA.
The keel was (surprisingly) in better shape than I had envisioned. The mounting/pivot hole showed a bit of wear and I had considered drilling it out an installing a bushing but then thought better of it as I had enough work on my plate as it was. The SS pivot bolt had no noticable wear and the rubber washers were in good nick as well. Ditto for the cable and bolt. So that was a pleasant surprise that could have gone either way. Thank God for small favors. Cheers.
 
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