anchoring the V

[swampbilly 1980]

You guys have been very helpful, thank-you very much. I lost some before and after pics in a storm a month ago durn it, but taking some more this weekend. I took my boat to get the bottom painted to a guy who has a boat lift to get underneath where you can't get to. I specifically told him I want the old bottom paint removed before a new waterline and paint is put on. Picked up the boat and guess what.....? they painted overtop of the existing crap that has been on there for years from the previous owner. I told 'em, crap, I coulda' done that..and for $600.00 it should have been done He was worried about getting into the gel coat- I asked him.."do you work on boats or not?" " If you get into the gel coat you need to add some,geeze that was the purpose of bringing it to ya' in the first D@<# place!":

[macojoe]

my backing plate was some diamond plate aluminum

Sorry to hear about you paint!! Should have asked for a soda blasting then paint. But if he said he was striping it he should have!!

[BigAl331]

Thanks phatdaddy. That is what I was looking for. Mine just goes through the deck and hangs there. There was supposed to be a basin to hold the rope but the last owner said that it broke in some bad weather so he took it out.

I was just looking for alturnatives to hanging something under the deck.