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jamie wheal
Mt. Airy, MD
Boat Name: Peggy-O
Model/Year: 1990
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Annapolis |
 04/14/2004 10:55 AM Pacific Time
Hello All,
We have just purchased a 1990 22 and are getting her ready for the season. She had been moored in ocean water for most of her life and has ablative bottom paint (the kind that peels off) and a somewhat pitted leading edge of the swing keel.
We are planning on trailering her exclusively, with no more than a week's stay in either fresh or salt water berths. Without sanding down to gelcoat, what would the recommended prep work be, and what kind of paint should we put on for its new use?
I'll be doing this work myself in the yard and am not particularly keen to create a large amount of toxic dust, and am really interested in the most efficient, effective and eco-friendly option for paint.
Please feel free to cover the dummy basics like what to use for masking off the hull, types of sanding (block, orbital, etc.) paper grits, as this is our first big job.
Thanks! Jamie |
R. C. Luiken
Milford, DE
Boat Name: Ricochet
Model/Year: C-22 Swing Keel/1986
Hull No. 13560
Hailing Port: Milford, DE/St. Michaels, MD |
04/23/2004 4:01 PM Pacific Time
Jamie:
Try yachtpaint.com the Interlux web site and have them send you a copy of their Boat painting guide. You may also fine one a West Marine.
They have a pretty thorough discussion in this guide. |
Lynn Buchanan
Nevada City, CA
Boat Name: SAILYNN
Model/Year: SWING 1984
Hull No. 11994
Hailing Port: SCOTTS FLAT LAKE, CA |
04/24/2004 10:49 PM Pacific Time
The beauty of ablative paint is that it is great for trailerable boats and there is a lot less prep for a repaint job. Pressure wash the old paint off, use a coarse 3M scrub pad to even out what is left and wash again. Dry and then paint with ablative paint in a new color. By switching colors between paint jobs, you can easily tell when the ablative paint is ready for a new paint job because the old previous color will start showing through |
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