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RocDoc · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

Looking really good Mo. I did think about doing the same sort of thing on my Seahawk but wasn't very confident about drilling holes in the new plugs. I had visions of the plugs coming out of the hull again. Hence I went down the plastic pipe route.

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mogogear · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:20 am Post subject:

oldstuff · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:20 am Post subject:

Great stuff, mo. It's gonna look and run great.
I see MooseMan(Mr. Snipe)is nearby and at the ready!

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mogogear · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:19 am Post subject:

RocDoc · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject:

johnreid · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

So many Varnishes and other clear finished do not like heat or water, it would be well worth the trouble to do ones homework first and find the right product.
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mogogear · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject:

Yes after my fast jump on to the primer on boat #1 - and needing to remove that, I am much more prudent before I coat something.
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mogogear · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

Ok the next steps were to drill out the holes in the hull repairs and then seal the insides of the holes- Being careful to thwart water at every turn!! I also then applied resin to the inside of the holes. What will go into the holes to secure hardware will be shown later.

We are finally at the exterior finishing stages- YEA

With heavy consulting with pro-boat-folk, I decided to use a 600grit WD sand paper to insure good adhesion wiped with a damp paper towel and then used a tack cloth.

I chose a water base polyurethane finish by Varethane- the exterior rated one -and semi gloss was my preference -bout $14 hUSD / Qrt.( I did want a product by United Gilsonite Labs(UGL)- called ZAR - a exterior marine grade- but it was not to be found except online..

I applied with a simple foam brush as per product instructions.

NO shaking!!! No bubbles wanted- it does ask to stir thoroughly, so I did!!

So these are some shots of the first coat 2 hours after application.

You can see where I had paint damage - mainly along the edges if the hull. I used Testors brand enamel paint and hand mixed my best color match. Unlike Moose- the color match people I visited said they would need a square inch of paint!!!! to use in the machine.. GULP-

So I applied three coats of color that I adjusted my recipe on after drying and then 24 hours later tried to improve. The complete loss of paint left some deep craters- so the 3 coats help level the surface to some degree. I only had to touch up about 3 square inches total on the whole boat.. but it was small ribbons along most edges.. the paint was very intact over all, but elsewhere the paint was very loose - so I removed the loose flakes. I didn't paint the hole repairs in the hull- I wanted them to not be camouflaged and I can assess if they are staying compromised.

In all fairness - the paint actually matches much, much better to the eye than it does in the photos- I am actually very happy on how close I got-- so There!!

The repair plugs will be covered up by the washer and small screws that will be installed later.

Now for the parting shots- an aside- you may or may not have know the Pope has come to the US this week... after I was finished coating the hull- and I was taking the pictures- I noticed that divine guidance had occurred- I had chosen a very special edition of our local newspaper... I know that now my hull will sail for many years with the final blessing it received today while I was coating it..just to make sure - I turned the hull over so all sides would receive the blessing equally

This is all said with tongue firmly in cheek

AMEN brother!

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Les · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject:

She is looking very nice, and it's good to see you are making progress and it shouldn't be too long before she is back in the water.
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Wallace · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:41 am Post subject:

Looking great

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johnreid · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

It looks like the Pope is blessing it too

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mogogear · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:06 am Post subject:

Yep- the Pope touch was my inference in the last paragraph!

I laughed out loud while I was focusing the camera - I didn't even notice till then!!!

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oldstuff · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:13 am Post subject:

Should be a good omen, mo.

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mogogear · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:

She is done- !!! float test in a few days while things set up- !! Then adjustments...
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Nick · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

I hope it floats!

And even better, I hope it runs well.