i'm doing a survey.: all comments welcome. i will have to hire someone for this job of bottom painting my 20 ' catboat. ( i broke my wrist and some fingers . so my catboat i bought recently is still on the hard and i 'm not able to do much at all this season.) it's kept in a slip in fresh water on lake erie.
there are no major marinas doing professional boat paint work within 150 miles. so i'm getting bids from local people who claim to have experience in car fiberglas and paint work. the catboat bottom is in pretty good shape, some minor sanding on a few spots has been done. i already have bought a whole brand new gallon of interlux $$$$ micron and all the other supplies for painting. I supply rollers , paint trays, drop cloths etc. they just supply their own protective clothing. i will be on site for the whole time the boat job is being done.
the job is : loose paint has already been pressure washed away. the contractor is to wipe down a couple already- sanded spots w acetone and rags, which i'll supply. the waterline stripe must be taped off w frog or 3m blue tape. then contractor is to apply 1 coat micron to those sanded spots and for a foot to the area right below the waterline. let that coat dry. then do 2 coats to the rest of the bottom, letting it dry between coats, per micron directions..
how many hours for 1 guy to do a competent job on this ? what's a typical hourly rate ? the guy does not want a check payable to his boat detail - and - wash co., but a check made to him personally.
thoughts on cost ? amount of hours ? things to watch out for? i usually do my own bottom work and it kills me to have to hire out this job. the 2 guys who have been recommended have a boat washing business locally. so they would put a coat of paint on my boat, then they go tend to their expensive boat wash customers in the same marina as me, which customers unlike me pay for 2x a week boat wash and cleans (at about $800 a season 5/15 thru 10/30.) then they come back to my boat to do more painting. so i don't expect them to be charging travel as they'll already be on site to tend to other customers. they are brothers who live 10 minutes away from the marina.
thanks for all thoughts. fair winds.
there are no major marinas doing professional boat paint work within 150 miles. so i'm getting bids from local people who claim to have experience in car fiberglas and paint work. the catboat bottom is in pretty good shape, some minor sanding on a few spots has been done. i already have bought a whole brand new gallon of interlux $$$$ micron and all the other supplies for painting. I supply rollers , paint trays, drop cloths etc. they just supply their own protective clothing. i will be on site for the whole time the boat job is being done.
the job is : loose paint has already been pressure washed away. the contractor is to wipe down a couple already- sanded spots w acetone and rags, which i'll supply. the waterline stripe must be taped off w frog or 3m blue tape. then contractor is to apply 1 coat micron to those sanded spots and for a foot to the area right below the waterline. let that coat dry. then do 2 coats to the rest of the bottom, letting it dry between coats, per micron directions..
how many hours for 1 guy to do a competent job on this ? what's a typical hourly rate ? the guy does not want a check payable to his boat detail - and - wash co., but a check made to him personally.
thoughts on cost ? amount of hours ? things to watch out for? i usually do my own bottom work and it kills me to have to hire out this job. the 2 guys who have been recommended have a boat washing business locally. so they would put a coat of paint on my boat, then they go tend to their expensive boat wash customers in the same marina as me, which customers unlike me pay for 2x a week boat wash and cleans (at about $800 a season 5/15 thru 10/30.) then they come back to my boat to do more painting. so i don't expect them to be charging travel as they'll already be on site to tend to other customers. they are brothers who live 10 minutes away from the marina.
thanks for all thoughts. fair winds.