[C320-list] Paint Color Inside Locker

[Jeff]

We lined our storage lockers with the leftover 'hypervent' material that we use under our mattresses to prevent moisture and condensation buildup.  Also stops plastic and paper things from sticking to the flowcoat that was used to coat the inside of the hull.  Some hulls may not have gotten enough of the wax(?) added to the flow-coat mix at the factory. 

I think the flow-coat/gel-coat only cures fully when it isn't exposed to air. Maybe spreading some paste wax on them for a period of time might allow them to finish the cure and not be sticky. I don't know at this point but We did this the second year we had the boat in the fall and buffed it off in the spring and it seemed to solve our problem anyway. 

Jeff
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> On Apr 27, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Bruce, our locker is painted with something I think is called "Bilge Coat." It's not hard and tends to transfer to other things. I've been threatening to repaint it with a hard paint. On the A/C enclosure, I used a spray acrylic from the hardware store that nearly matched the locker. Because of the differing light levels and shadows, I don't notice the difference. 
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> Maybe Catalina ditched the Bilge Coat in later models; but, I've had to use contact paper inside the hanging locker to protect our fouleys. I suppose I could have repainted it. the contact paper was easier.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swampcreek42 [mailto:swampcreek42 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 11:19 PM
> To: Doug Treff; C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Paint Color Inside Locker
> 
> Does anyone know the color and type of paint inside our lockers? It's an off or antique white from what I can tell. I'm boxing an A/C unit in the port locker and would like to match it all in.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bruce Hunter
> Nauti Time #719
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