[C320-list] Minor issues with hull bottom

[Scott Lagerquist]

Thanks for the information John.  Does anyone have experience with Evercoat gel paste?  I have a few repairs on the deck over the nonskid.  I made a mold of the deck with a silicon mold kit that turned out good.  I did a test repair over the weekend on plywood and it looks good.  I also have a couple of vertical repairs to do and will heed the advice.  I do think the gel paste will hold better than regular gel coat but we'll see?
Cheers!
Scott Lagerquist
Sea Esta, 1994, #39
San Diego CA

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> On Feb 6, 2017, at 5:37 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Troy, and anyone else,
> 
> This may not apply to you in your repairs.
> 
> I have made several gel coat repairs above the water line after watching
> the videos, which I agree are very good. However, the videos show repairs
> that are horizontal and my damage was on vertical surfaces and the liquid
> gel coat sagged which caused a second and third application. THEN I figured
> that if I let the gel coat firm up before I put in on the damage it
> wouldn't sag (as much) and I would need to keep working the gel coat until
> it hardened up. Now the problem is that if you are fixing more than one
> spot you need to work fast once the gel coat starts to harden and you need
> to go back and forth for spot to spot. Then, after letting it cure totally
> then sanding with finer and finer grits. A second application of get coat
> was needed on some spots. Once it is all done it really looks good and is
> very satisfying.
> 
> Another note, I purchased the gel coat colored for my model year. I cannot
> tell where the repairs were made.  I got it from www.*spectrumcolor*.com.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> John Meyers
> Wind Chime #406  1997
> Muskegon, MI
> 
>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> John, Scott, and Greg-
>> 
>> Thanks for the inputs.   I think all of your ideas are in line with my
>> thinking on bottom paint.   To sum up.  1) Interprotect as primer coat
>> only   2) 2 Coats of a self polishing anti-fouling paint preferably of
>> different colors.
>> 
>> Curious if anyone has any comments on the FRP repairs.   I'm leaning
>> towards WEST system for all repairs.   They have the best library of how-to
>> articles which is really quite impressive.
>> 
>> My opinion based solely on reading is that the minor blistering near the
>> strut can be fixed using 105/205 with a 406 filler based on their article
>> on minor blister repair.
>> 
>> I plan to use G-Flex and 409 or 410 for fixing the fairing at the hull/keel
>> joint.
>> 
>> I'm sorta stuck for the moment on how to go about fixing the minor dings on
>> the rudder but I'm leaning toward 105/205 with 406 since the rudder takes a
>> lot of abuse from the prop wash, I'm thinkin using the softer
>> fillers here is a bad idea.
>> 
>> This leaves the keel itself.   I'm not a fan of sanding so here I'm leaning
>> toward 409 or 410 for a filler again, but the chips on the leading
>> edge probably really need 406.
>> 
>> Cheers-
>> 
>> Troy
>> 
>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:18 AM, sail-ability sail-ability <
>> sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>>   In my experience the first coat requires more paint, probably a gallon
>>>   +1/2. The additional coats require less product so 3 gallons should do
>>>   it. The vinyl ester in the Catalina gelcoat also helps require fewer
>>>   coatings of a bottom coat. On another boat I had( not a catalina) I
>> put
>>>   6 coats, as the Interprotect folks recommended!
>>> 
>>>   Cheers
>>> 
>>>   JohnM
>>> 
>>>   1999#574
>>> 
>>>     ---------- Original Message ----------
>>>     From: Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com>
>>>     Date: February 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM
>>>     John
>>>     Thanks for the response. I'm definitely not 100% committed to the
>>>     Micron
>>>     CSC. I'll read up on the Aquagard product. Assuming I go with the
>>>     Interprotect as a primer, how many gallons will get me to 3 coats
>>>     for the
>>>     antifouling paint? I was hoping 3 gallons would do it?
>>>     Troy
>>> 
>>