[C320-list] Hull prep
Allan S Field
allan.field at verizon.net
Sun Mar 30 19:08:14 PDT 2014
As further evidence of the lack of blistering with these boats, ours has
been in the water for 13 years, coming out only every 2 years for a week to
paint. And the boats in CA are the same - they come out only for painting
and go right back in. The money I save in hauling and land storage, of
course, goes back on the hull to once again slough off into the Bay
prematurely! - Allan
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Peter Sheerin
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:46 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Hull prep
Alan, it's about 8 years since new. The layers are looking very patchy, and
some minor bubbles have appeared. I believe it is recommended to strip back
to gel coat every 10 years to check for osmosis.
Once stripped and checked, we will apply a coat of epoxy sealer prior to 2
coats of micron 66.
Peter Jaraman1096
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> On 31 Mar 2014, at 11:20 am, "Allan S Field" <allan.field at verizon.net>
wrote:
>
> Just curious as to why you feel the need to soda blast down to the
> hull. My understanding is that Micron 66 is a multi-season paint that
> can be stored, launched, re-stored, and re-launched without
> limitation. Interlux recommends one color of paint as the first coat
> then another color for the next and subsequent coats (I do 3 every 2
> years). When you see the first coat, that's the time to repaint. The
> Interlux website has quite a bit of product info that probably would be
beneficial to review in detail.
>
> That said, I am having mine soda blasted this summer only because when
> the boat was originally commissioned, the boat wasn't mold de-waxed.
> I have never been able to get paint to stick so am starting all over
> again. And no, the dealer would not stand behind his failure to take
> responsibility for the actions of his subcontractor.
>
> Allan S. Field
> Sea Shadow - #808
> Columbia, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> Sheerin
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:43 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Hull prep
>
> We are about to prep our hull for anti fouling. We always use
> International Micron 66. We find in our location (saltwater), that we
> get about 2 - 3 years. We intend prior to our next application to take
> all paint off, back to the gel coat. We have been advised that this
> can be done by either sand blasting or soda blasting. Does anyone have
> any experience with either method? We have heard pros and cons for
> both. Peter Jaraman1096
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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