Bottom all painted!!

[macojoe]

Almost ready for the slip now!! Thanks to my son!

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Better him then me!!





Poor Bastard!! Was cleaning with paint thinner for a hour!! LOL



But in the end he did a great job!!

[nymack66]

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

[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?

[Destroyer]

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

[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?

[genesis08]

Hi Mac,I agree with nymack,your son did a great job,but tell me this,how did you get the antifoul of your son?

[macojoe]

I was going to ask the same thing....can you elaborate on the paint? I have been using two different paints for the hull and bracket.

I am using Ablative Antifouling Paint, it is made to come off the boat, you just need to apply every year to the areas that it comes off so it doesn't build up.
I used it on the V20 and now the OX and have never had any issues with it on either bracket.

genesis08 Hi Mac,I agree with nymack,your son did a great job,but tell me this,how did you get the antifoul of your son?

Yes I did, but i was way to cheap for the Tyvex Suit

[whale]

Originally Posted by macojoe

I am using Ablative Antifouling Paint, it is made to come off the boat, you just need to apply every year to the areas that it comes off so it doesn't build up.
I used it on the V20 and now the OX and have never had any issues with it on either bracket.



Yes I did, but i was way to cheap for the Tyvex Suit

I also use an ablative but I was under the impression that on the aluminum bracket you need to use something like Pettit Alumacoat or Alumaspray as the copper in the regular paint would react and corrode the aluminum......if you've had no problems I may reconsider. That can of alumaspray is not cheap.