Bottom all painted!!

[Fishwhisperer 180]

Nice to see the son doing his part. It was my father that infused boating in my blood.
I'm trying to take my bottom paint Off. I've done half the transom and about 5' along the aft/portside. Being I keep the boat on a trailer I figure I would go around bare glass. I like the clean look. I also hope to get less resistance when going through the water. (am I fooling myself ?)
Anyway, great shots of the boat and the new pic at the base of your posts shows the boat in a very aggressive (Tough) light.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Fishwhisperer 180

Nice to see the son doing his part. It was my father that infused boating in my blood.
I'm trying to take my bottom paint Off. I've done half the transom and about 5' along the aft/portside. Being I keep the boat on a trailer I figure I would go around bare glass. I like the clean look. I also hope to get less resistance when going through the water. (am I fooling myself ?)
Anyway, great shots of the boat and the new pic at the base of your posts shows the boat in a very aggressive (Tough) light.

Fishwhisperer 180, you might want to try soda blasting for your bottom paint removel. It's completely harmless to the fiberglass under the paint, leaves no scratches or swirl marks. You can get it done professionally or, if you have a good compressor you can buy a kit for under $100 from Harbor Freight that will do the job.
(not counting the baking soda media). I used it on my old Cruisers, Inc. 21 footers bottom and it was fast and harmless. Personally I highly recommend getting someone to do the job since it leaves a lot of residue on the ground (Baking soda and paint mixed together) that needs to be cleaned up. If you're going to be trailering only then yes, no paint is the way to go. IMHO.

[Fishwhisperer 180]

Excellent suggestion Destroyer. I just had the inside of a sailing dingy done (much coarser).
Why didn't I think about that for the bottom of my boat. Can the gelcoat be buffed back to a shine?

[macojoe]

Thanks guys!

Bonita Dan Looks good man. Your son did a great job but I guess the paint put ya over-budget for a tyvek suit huh?
Today 09:54 AM

I thought about a suit and said hell with it I not painting it!!

nymack66 Kid did an excellent job, Boat looks great you now ready to roll ..enjoy ..

Almost!

Destroyer Great job...sweet looking boat. I hope the fish appreciate all the time that you took to make it look nice for them.

You have no idea!! Just say I bought that boat for $2700 I am now in $17,000!! including the $2700

Fishwhisperer 180
You got it covered...
Nice to see the son doing his part. It was my father that infused boating in my blood.
I'm trying to take my bottom paint Off. I've done half the transom and about 5' along the aft/portside. Being I keep the boat on a trailer I figure I would go around bare glass. I like the clean look. I also hope to get less resistance when going through the water. (am I fooling myself ?)
Anyway, great shots of the boat and the new pic at the base of your posts shows the boat in a very aggressive (Tough) light.

Soda blast is the way to go and a V20 here will cost you about $300 to get it done.
But after the gel coat is not good and you will have to barrier coat the bottom then paint color of choice.

[Fishwhisperer 180]

Thanks for the insight gents. Thus far I have been using a fiberglass friendly paint remover and a sharp scraper. It takes time but the gelcoat shines as new once compounded and polished with a professional grade buffing machine. I guess I'll have to stick with that since I want to leave the gelcoat intact as long as possible.
Once again the OX looks great !!!

[inaforty]

MJ,

Looks like your son and I have been hang around the same places.


I've been keeping and eye out for your boat at the Seaport. I'll come by and say hello when I see you around.

[Road King Cole]

I used to tell my son, "we need to spend some quality time together", then he would know he was in for some work.

There are many things I like to do myself, but I am keeping bottom painting out of that list. My back\body feels so much better watching someone else do it. I hardly strained pulling my wallet out.

Both bottoms look good (MJ and inaforty)!

rkc

[Airslot]

MJ,

You use the same paint on the boat and the bracket?