Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Anyone can recommend someone? We are hauling may 3rd and I want the bulb taken back to the steel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I've got a scrapper and a sander you can borrow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 365 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Black Panther said: Anyone can recommend someone? We are hauling may 3rd and I want the bulb taken back to the steel. Have you checked what your haul out location will allow in the way of blasting - lots of OH & S issues. Some may allow soda blasting but garnet grit blasting is a challenge, for the latter you will probably have to go to a commercial slip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Haven't found anyone yet. The guy the painters recommended isn't available till June. Last resort is to do it the hard way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Are you taking the copper coat off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,114 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 yup - the guy who did ours a couple of weeks ago. Jeremy, ph 021 338 556. Nice guy, tried with soda first but it wouldn't cut it so came back and did it with garnet, no additional cost. Did four others on the Panmure hardstand after they saw ours, everyone happy as clams. Tell him Ashton recommended him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 I'm happy with the product so just trying to fix the crap application by the professionals last time. Keel and bulb. Plus painting the topsides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Thanks aardvark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Would it not be easier to just sand aggressively till fair and then a new coat/s over? I would remove fully only if it were coming away from the substrate, If it is only due to being a ruff surface, then a good hard sand is all that is needed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 So. Initially the whole job was shit. Thanks MEC marine. Eventually the boss came to look at it and agreed. He and another contractor sanded and re applied CC to the hull. That's good. Then the boss decided to go home to Chch and told new contractor to finish it up quickly as he was losing money. The keel had been stripped and painted with interprotect a year or two earlier. It looks ok but the CC isn't working. I suspect done last the copper had drifted to the bottom of the container and all i have is epoxy . My plan is to sand then 2 to 3 coats of CC mixed properly. Th bulb was never prepared and 1st contractor covered old paint and even barnacles . This i want to go back to the steel, then interprotect, then CC. So i could do it with the right power tools but would pay to have it blasted to save the agony. While all this is happening Hibiscus Painters will be painting the boot stripe and topsides as overspray CC looks shit. Plus the rudder has to come off as the expensive engineer did a shit job of installing the top bearing last haulout. I agree with Fogg. The NZ marine industry has gone downhill. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Then just to cheer me up GH told us they wouldn't honour their price list on their website. " we are putting prices up and will let you know when we think of a number". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winter 42 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 is that haulout prices going up? or berth rates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Definitely haulout but I wouldn't be surprised if they went for berths as well. Their business model seems to be push up prices until too many people get pissed off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 It’s supply & demand. There’s an acute shortage of 15m+ berths all over the place and the quantity of new boats being launched in Auckland alone is making it worse. I was on a waiting list for weeks to get mine so I struggle to see why the marinas wouldn’t capitalise on that. Until the recession bites of course... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 163 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I'd reckon there's a point to argue BP. Pretty sure commerce commission might have a few things to say about this sort of behaviour. To my mind its like false advertising. The price list is current, doesn't indicate it's subject to change without prior notification and while every business has to have that right, there are rules about how they must go about it. If they didnt tell u at the time of booking I'd say its too late. Toe rags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,771 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Update. Angela didn't trust me to talk to them so she called. From memory: A: we dont think this is legal, commerce commission mumble mumble. GH: it says on the price list we can put prices up. A: I have a hard copy , date stamped, and it does not say that. GH: let me check. Later GH: we will generously charge you at the advertised rate. My reading of that is they tried to rip us off, got caught out and begrudgingly agreed to be honest. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 163 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Pricks. Should be keel hauled for their trouble and then bloody tarred and feathered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 163 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 While under the boat they could do a bit scraping for u 😉 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 56 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 17/03/2021 at 8:39 AM, Winter said: is that haulout prices going up? or berth rates? Just got this notification from Gulf Harbour: Please find links below for the 2022 Gulf Harbour Marina Scheme Operating Budget along with the schedule of applicable annual charges for the 2022 year. As a result of the Manager negotiating a reduction in Council Ground Rent (backdated to 2017), a once-off refund and reduced onward fee has resulted in the 2022 budget seeing a decrease in berth fees of 16.4% over 2021. The budget does not call for any increase in contributions to MRF over last year’s contributions. Contributions to the MRF have not been increased for several years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 266 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Vivaldi said: As a result of the Manager negotiating a reduction in Council Ground Rent (backdated to 2017), a once-off refund and reduced onward fee has resulted in the 2022 budget seeing a decrease in berth fees of 16.4% over 2021. Wow, decreases don't happen very often! Wonder if it will apply to any other marinas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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