Break Out Another Thousand
Yesterday was about boat shopping. Not the fun stuff mind you but the boring material kind of stuff we all have to do sooner or later if we do our own boat work. This project has turned into a restore. It is as simple as that. The good news is I have every thing needed except the actual paint it self for the bottom job. The primer and pre-paint wax degrease scrub is on the way. I decided to go with the Interlux 202 Fiberglass Solvent Wash and the Sea Hawk Barrier Coat Primer. The decision was made for this between reviews and cost. The paint is going to be ordered next week if all goes well. Absolutely cannot find microfibers locally so I will be ordering that as well. Present plan on paint is Interlux Fiberglass Bottomkote NT. It is about the Benjamin's and reviews for now.
Found out the next town over has both an attwoods and Harbor Freight. Wish I has known that before I hit lowe's and Home depot.
Oh well, live and learn. It is time to go out side and start playing with all the nifty stuff I got yesterday.
Sail safe but sail!
5 comments:
I've got way more micro than I will ever use (bulk costs made it worth over ordering), but I think it's microspheres, not microfibers. If you wind up anywhere in the Austin area, I'll be glad to let you have a few pounds.
Me being me, I have to ask this" :) would you consider shipping some? I would gladly pay ship cost? my email for further discussion is on contacts page.
I got an email that I am riposting her as well as my response , as a comment since it just fits so well. sender is of course anonymous.
Looks like you have a =really= huge job both down and ahead. I don't
remember but I hope you got a =really= good deal on this one back when
you made the deal. It will take awhile and be somewhat costly but it is
doable. The most important thing is how much you are learning. The tools
and all the knowledge will go with you to your next boat. You are
"crawling" and starting to "walk" now. You have to do that (unless you
are really lucky) before you can run. Keep at it.
Make sure you get the thickness built back to what it should be. (Resin
soaked cloth in layers wetted out (rolled) so no air bubbles or dry
fibres still exist.) If you haven't already, get the big west system
book. Check out their website to see about its availability. It's a
=very= good resource for working with this product.
my response:
By local standards, the "deal" was so so. What I did not know is obvious. Me, being me, I'm looking at it as providence has a reason for everything and I am learning a LOT that I no doubt will use later, as you said. If all else I am already figuring to post ads on the local Craigslist for boat work as in will sand your boat on your premises for ___ an man hour. Have to get this one done and pics posted first as advertising . Could pick up some extra cash that way. Trailer prices and used sails pretty much says I did not truly get ripped but in a different area, I no doubt could have found better. Its interesting that long before I was boat shopping I kept having this really strong notion to watch every thing I could find on fiber glassing. I don't believe in coincidence so I'm figuring this is why.
When it is time to redo the glass what I have in my mind to do is go with at least 2 layers of mat with real epoxy. I was net cruising and found this test a guy did with several of the major brand of epoxy, RAKA and West were the two best results on not only longevity but UV. I had forgot about the fiberglass book. Will have to look that one up. Am wanting to find a no blush epoxy. Found a site that has decent prices on no blush. Need to do more research and see if their backed up on any non company sites to see how they rate .
Am thinking the thing to do is use my 4 ft straight edge to make sure I get all the low areas noted and marked, then use mat to bring them backup to level. After I get the lows done, I am seriously considering doing at least one layer of cloth or probably mat over all on the entire deck just for good measure. After that am debating about putting new gel coat on it or just go with maybe a two part epoxy paint. The good news is when I was sanding down the inside to repaint it, I found no cracks that went all the way through.
For marking I am thinking to use the tape but I'm not really wild about that idea. Any ideas on what to use to mark the low areas?
i've read your whole blog. so nice to see a woman with courage and determination. i have confidence you'll make it. WW
Thanks
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