bottom paint
bottom paint
can some one help me find a thread which explains how to apply bottom coat paint to macgregor 26x while it is on the factory trailor, i don't have access to a crane. i read once where someone had a method of jacking up traior and boat then supporting boat so trailor could be temporally removed to sand then paint???
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Highlander
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If your boat is at a slip or moored you'll need bottom coat I do , Just ask "Beene" or "Alex" they don't . I just went out & did a quick fast run to mty the ballast at the end of the season my hull it came out squeaky clean other than at the water line
Starting to clean the water line here in this pic
Starting to clean the water line here in this pic
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Well, I have seen a few adds for bottom wax treatments instead of paint. Needs to be reapplied yearly, wears off through the season, costs less than paint, and easier to apply. Does not add to the weight of the hull since it comes off and and does not get applied coat after coat every year.
When I get more info, I will let you know what I find out.
G
When I get more info, I will let you know what I find out.
G
This is from a Nov. 2006 posting showing the technique I've always used. I always perform this at the cottage in Alberton, on the Island
This is my procedure:
When cleaning, and or painting, my method involves using a pair of automotive ramps (available from just about anywhere). I run the trailer up the ramps, braking at the right moment (that's important!).
Remove the tow vehicle and using the trailer jack, I first lower the jack to work on the aft end, then raise it to do the front. Then, I re-attach the truck, pull the boat down to the ramp, float the boat sufficient to push it back on the trailer about 10 inches.
Back on the hard, I get to work on those areas previously covered by the trailer bunks. If I've been painting, I may allow 24 hours for the paint to dry before shunting the boat back.
For a 1st time paint job, a light scuffing using perhaps 60-80 grit paper is recommended.
Good luck
This is my procedure:
When cleaning, and or painting, my method involves using a pair of automotive ramps (available from just about anywhere). I run the trailer up the ramps, braking at the right moment (that's important!).
Remove the tow vehicle and using the trailer jack, I first lower the jack to work on the aft end, then raise it to do the front. Then, I re-attach the truck, pull the boat down to the ramp, float the boat sufficient to push it back on the trailer about 10 inches.
Back on the hard, I get to work on those areas previously covered by the trailer bunks. If I've been painting, I may allow 24 hours for the paint to dry before shunting the boat back.
For a 1st time paint job, a light scuffing using perhaps 60-80 grit paper is recommended.
Good luck
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I and others here have used Aurora Antifouling Wax.
Does it do a perfect job? NO! But it does make it better / easier to clean in the fall.
Does it work better than just a good car wax? Again I do not know.
I used Mary Kate ( I think that's the name ) to clean my bottom ( the boats bottom...) Dilute it with 3 or 4 gallons of water to a quart of product and it works as well as full strength for a lot less money and who knows how much less environmental damage.
I really don't want to paint (anti foul) the bottom of my boat . Once you do it's got to be done no less than about every two years till you sell the boat.
Does it do a perfect job? NO! But it does make it better / easier to clean in the fall.
Does it work better than just a good car wax? Again I do not know.
I used Mary Kate ( I think that's the name ) to clean my bottom ( the boats bottom...) Dilute it with 3 or 4 gallons of water to a quart of product and it works as well as full strength for a lot less money and who knows how much less environmental damage.
I really don't want to paint (anti foul) the bottom of my boat . Once you do it's got to be done no less than about every two years till you sell the boat.