Winterizing, etc.

[Scott]

It sounds as if Fellowship's prepping experience is left forgotten unless there's a lesson you think we might learn from it?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not sure I understand your question about FellowShip and maybe I wasn’t very clear on my end .... My point is that its not the most pleasant of jobs (sanding for primer and paint) , lots of nooks and crannies, sore fingers, tired arms ....well you get the idea...So you don’t want to do it more than you need to. BUT that is why its rather expensive when you contract someone to do the work for you (I've been quoted as high as $15,000 to paint the boat top to bottom, inside and out....needless to say I quickly made an about face and walked away from that place !!!!)

I've also asked about prepping the boat and letting them do the paint work ....and I've received mixed response on that ....

Someone made mention of starting to strip the boat down (removing hardware, rubrails etc....) That would be a good place to start .... as weather will not affect that process (just cover up anything that is exposed once you have removed it i.e. the mounting holes left behind from rodholder, hawse pipes, cleats etc... that could soak up water....epoxy should be put on those raw edges of the core material when it gets warm enough so you don’t have to worry about rot.

What you will need is dependant on how much work needs to be done.... If its just a prep sanding for primer and paint .... then lots of clean rags, solvents to clean the hull prior to sanding, lots of sand paper (finer grits) and a Palm sander and or a Random orbit sander...(I use both) to sand the broad flat areas inside and for sanding the hull. For the tools I have used a place in CT. I think called www.Coastaltool.com they seem to have good prices.

You could also start researching what paint your going with....Awlgrip, Sterling etc.... Fellowship also steered me to a video put out by Awlgrip and sold by Bennett marine on how to brush Awlgrip...Its a short tape but clearly gives you the basic steps on how to roll and tip a boat. Just a heads up .... the paint is not cheap...If I recall Fellowship spent close to $1000 just for paints and primers....Brushes and rollers designed for this paint are also quite expensive....and a good deal of nice weather and your time

The most important thing to remember is to take your time and prep the hull the right way...It will pay off in the long run!!!!!!

Its a true "Labor of Love" ( there is that boat name again!!!!!) before I'm done that just might become her name.

Please feel free to email me if you need details about any of the above [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Scott

[ocuyler]

We've stripped the 23', ground out the cracks, removed the rubrail and will do all the prep. Our local good guys will do the final sanding prep and paint inside and out. She gets turned over, painted bottom and hull sides and then painted on the inside. They'll end up around $4,500. We'll reinstall everything else. I think it's a good comprimise as they do sweet work and it'll show.

The motor gets a go-through by the local certified Yamaha dealer. They agreed to accept the motor on a pallet, do the work and re-install the motor on the boat (after it's painted) to tweak the controls.

Can't wait.

Otto