Got me a slip for the season…….

[charlie_the_tuna]

Well, the boss wants a slip because she foresees a disaster if we trailer. Gotta make her happy. So the nose on the lower unit has anti fouling paint. I have no clue how much of the motor will be in the water, when tilted up. If it’s completely out of the water or mostly out of the water, will I need to put zincs on it? Will I be able to hook up a hose and flush it without running it? I’ve never had an outboard in a slip. I have so many questions.
By the way, I started her up yesterday after sitting for a week. Fired up on the second shot. I have no idea what it’s gonna do once in the water but so far, so good. I don’t wanna jinx anything but I just need to pump out some of the old gas, pump some fresh on top of it and away we go.
We should be ready to splash in 2 weeks.

[Giorgio]

Charlie, I would put in new zincs and as for the motor the nose area should be fine, because I don't see much more than that sitting in the water, but you never can tell. One way is to take it to the ramp, get her wet, then see how much of the motor will sit in the water when you raise it. What about your bottom paint are you going to have someone do it for you or you will do it yourself?



Everyone on here knows 100% more than I do, so if there is a different opinion, they are probably right, so go with them.


Good Luck and get her wet soon.

[charlie_the_tuna]

thanks G. the bottom paint is in decent shape so i'm gonna just drop it in with what's already on there. as far as zinc goes, the only thing i can see is the trim tab on the lower unit. i don't know if the actual trim tabs get zincs. as i said, this is my first outboard. i never really paid much attention when my pop had outboards. i should have been more aware.

[Giorgio]

Charlie, how long has the original bottom paint been on there, if it's longer than two years you should repaint because you can have your own barnacle farm growing. If not that old, when you wet her run her at a high speed to reactivate the paint. The zincs, if they don't look all corroded or fallen apart, keep them. I only had one outboard and that was my 1st boat when I was 16, the other two, my Lynn's was an inboard and my Pro-Line, an I/O.
Enjoy your season with the family.
G

[SkunkBoat]

The type of bottom paint matters. There is "hard" paint that has to be in the water. Once its out for a few days it starts oxidizing the copper. Over a winter it is shot.
Hard paint is good in Florida where you don't haul the boat for 6 months.


There is Ablative paint. It can go in and out and you can paint in the fall and be good next spring. I use it. I used West marine CCP with good result. I tried West Marine PCA (more copper) last year because it was on super sale. Definitely was better. Used it again this year.

Generally, you can paint Ablative over old Hard but not the other way.

Go on the West Marine site there is a good explaination of bottom paint.

[Giorgio]

Skunk is right!! I forgot to ask if you knew what type of paint was already on your boat. I used Interlux CSC, an ablative paint which is a multi year paint. I think that paint goes now, I bet almost $300 a gallon. Back then I was paying $100. My friend Lloyd who has the Wellcraft, uses the West Marine paint and he swears by it, I don't know which one he uses, but I've helped take her out and she was clean.