Paining waterline

[gfloderus]

I´m restoring my Vega and have an unsolved problem. How do I paint the
waterline if I don´t have the mark left from earlier? I´m treating her
with epoxi and are forced to remove all paint. This question have been
followed me for too many nights now so I will be very greatful if there
is anyone who have a solution.

Best regards from
Gustaf Floderus
Vega 59, Sweden

 

[xxxblister]

Best case: Take measurements BEFORE you remove all the paint.
Top and bottom of the line from the freeboard every ten centimeteres
or so all the way around ought to be enough to guide you when you
tape it for painting.

In the old days I'm told they would drop some oil in the water then
haul her out leaving you with a guide for where the waterline was.
A very environmantally unfriendly solution, though maybe cooking oil
would be less yucky.

Here's a better suggestion but it entails getting wet and possibly
very cold depending on where you are. Float the boat then get in the
water with some tape and go around the boat with it. Even if you can
get it to stick all the way around if you put a few strategically
placed pieces you then when you haul it out again you have a guide to
tape it so you can get it to look right.

Good luck.
Andy Toomey
www.andyt13.com

 

[sv942]

If you don´t have any marks left, ask someone to measure their boat so
you could have a couple of marks. Just fore and aft.

Be sure that your vega is horizontal.

Then take a transparent (water)hose and fill it partly with water and
you will have a spirit level. The water column on each side of the
house will be at the same level.

Greetings from Stockholm
Tommy Jonsson

 

[stevebirch2002]

Hi All

There is a float mark under the bow and under the transom but these are
floating marks for racing etc and teh waterline is usally quite a way above.
In my case a good six to eight inches!

Steve Birch

 

[gfloderus]

Best friends!

Thanks a lot for all good avdvises and support. That gave me curage enough
to remove the waterline this weekend and when I had done that, I noticed
that it was a clear difference in the colour between the gelcoat above and
under the painting. Thanks again for helping me to take the step.

I just want to tell David that I know the problem with ebb. I was travelling
with a small boat in South Greenland last year and the difference between
high and low water was about 4,5 meters. Sometimes the boat didn´t need any
waterline at all cause it was over 200 meters up on land. But we don´t have
that problem in our lake.

Gustaf, V59, Sweden