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  • FastOlson
    FastOlson reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Hull preparation with Like Like.
    Paint companies usually recommend 80 grit. Lately I've been using mesh sand paper, it seems to last longer, clogs less, and cuts faster...
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Hull preparation with Like Like.
    Paint companies usually recommend 80 grit. Lately I've been using mesh sand paper, it seems to last longer, clogs less, and cuts faster...
  • C
    colemj replied to the thread Hull preparation.
    80 grit is the recommendation for tooth preparation of an old surface. To remove paint altogether will require coarser grit than 80...
  • Ward H
    Ward H reacted to thinwater's post in the thread Sleeping offshore with Like Like.
    Contentious subject. But yes, anytime I have singlehanded or short handed, I/we pack as much cat napping and sleep into daylight hours...
  • ShotgunSlim
    ShotgunSlim reacted to Winging It!'s post in the thread Coaming Compartment Covers with Like Like.
    This is what mine looks like.
  • thinwater
    thinwater replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.
    Contentious subject. But yes, anytime I have singlehanded or short handed, I/we pack as much cat napping and sleep into daylight hours...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Hull preparation.
    Paint companies usually recommend 80 grit. Lately I've been using mesh sand paper, it seems to last longer, clogs less, and cuts faster...
  • LakeOntario270
    LakeOntario270 reacted to Davidasailor26's post in the thread Hull preparation with Like Like.
    It looks like the black probably is antifouling. It’s not uncommon to put a “tracer” layer of paint below the final coat, so you can see...
  • Captain Larry-DH
    Captain Larry-DH reacted to colemj's post in the thread Hull preparation with Like Like.
    40 grit is correct. For this job a rotary sander is going to work better than a RO. Gelcoat on the bottom serves no purpose, and is...
  • C
    colemj replied to the thread Hull preparation.
    40 grit is correct. For this job a rotary sander is going to work better than a RO. Gelcoat on the bottom serves no purpose, and is...
  • Davidasailor26
    Davidasailor26 replied to the thread Hull preparation.
    It looks like the black probably is antifouling. It’s not uncommon to put a “tracer” layer of paint below the final coat, so you can see...
  • Caboteur
    Caboteur reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Sleeping offshore with Like Like.
    I assume you are referring to single handed sailors. When we overnight, one person is sleeping, the other on watch. I won't single hand...
  • NYSail
    NYSail reacted to Tally Ho's post in the thread Mixing oil……. with Like Like.
    I am as cheap as they come and I would pitch it and buy new so you know. Use the unknown oil for bar oil on your chain saw or burn it...
  • capta
    capta replied to the thread Sleeping offshore.
    OK, I guess if you are going to sleep through every minute of daylight, this might not work for you. However, as not only a sailor and...
  • Alan Gomes
    Alan Gomes reacted to capta's post in the thread Sleeping offshore with Like Like.
    Whoa there, pard. There are plenty of things we can't and shouldn't do in life, yet we do, like losing a mast to a fishing boat. It's...
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