[C320-list] Hull striping

[Chris White]

 Hi Folks 
The easiest way to remove vinyl stripes from your boat is with a hair dryer.This softens the tape.Start at one end and work along slowly pulling it off.You can use a Stanley knife blade with care or even your finger nail once it gets going.Clean the surface with methylated spirits before applying the new tape (not white spirit). RegardsChris WhiteCatalina 320 Yacht DandyHull 449From Poole in the UK 
    On Sunday, 22 March 2020, 17:45:16 GMT, David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:  
 
 I used plastic razor blades <https://www.amazon.com/FOSHIO-Scrapers-Contoured-Refillable-Application/dp/B076BBW1WM/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=plastic+razor+blades&qid=1584897942&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQTM0OVA1TkNSTDM4JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjcwMDgwMzBCQ0FUWUxSR0FNOSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjM2MzYwM0xLREs0T05IVjhJUCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=> to remove the old striping—the blades are soft enough that they won’t gouge the gelcoat. That took the better part of a day. Then I used some automotive polishing compound with a polishing pad <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S9LHBRL/?coliid=I173EAV87U3GAQ&colid=27XR0SSXRN8FE&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it> to remove the remaining residue. That took about three hours. After that I used Goof-Off on a polishing pad to remove the little bit of adhesive that remained. Finally, I went over the area with acetone to do a final clean. At that point, I was ready to apply the new tape. Tape took about three hours to apply.

I applied the tape while the boat was in the water. To apply the tape, I made pencil marks every three feet on the hull, then lightly pressed the tape to the hull at those three-foot marks, checking to make sure that the tape was laying flat. If it wasn’t, I pulled up the tape at the most recent three-foot mark and repositioned it. Once I completed a run (such as stern to aft portlight) and verified that it was straight, I pressed it to the hull all along the run.

There are a bunch of instructional videos on the web—I found the Boat US video to be particularly helpful. I originally tried using individual rolls of tape, but I couldn’t get them right—the runs were wobbly. The hullstripes.com approach of all stripes on a single backing tape made the job much easier.

Hope that helps!

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David Veeneman
Dana Point, CA
SV Adelante, C320 #131




> On Mar 21, 2020, at 8:18 AM, gbaklund at comcast.net wrote:
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> Hi David,
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> What did you use for removing the old stripes and prepping the hull?
> Did you draw a pencil line for keeping the line on straight and did you have it in the water?
> Curious what colors you put back on.
> Can you send photos?
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> Thank you,
> Gregg Baklund
> Des Moines, WA
> Paradise 1995 #228
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of David Veeneman
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 5:36 PM
> To: C320 Assn Forum <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Hull striping
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> My wife and I restriped the hull of our boat today. I thought I’d give a plug to the fellow we bought out striping tape from, www.hullstripes.com <http://www.hullstripes.com/>. Why the plug? He makes up custom rolls of tape—you tell him what colors you want, how wide each stripe should be, and how much space to allow between each stripe. He makes up a custom roll of tape with all of the stripes, properly spaced, on backing paper. It’s very easy to put on straight; we did a double-stripe on our boat in about three hours, including surface prep. It’s a little pricey ($100 for my boat), but I think it was worth every penny.
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> David Veeneman
> Dana Point, CA
> SV Adelante, C320 #131
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