a can of worms.....

[Guest]

i recently got offered the use of a mooring for my 7m trailer sailor, just around the corner in Mount Maunganui. Rather than having to launch it from the trailer every time it seemed like a great idea. After having it in the water for a couple of months i noticed it had grown a sizeable beard of green weed and a few small barnacles. My plan was to give it a waterblast, rough it with sandpaper and paint on a 4ltr of antifoul..... when i began blasting the paint started flaking off much to my dismay. I have kept on water blasting for about 10 hours off and on and most of the paint is gone except for a few patches and most of the underside. Leaving the boat is now a grey primer colour. I figure that the previous owner used a cheap paint with no primer. Ive since started on it with a belt sander and it is now various states of old primers and down to fiberglass in places. Im now unsure what to do next. Should I keep sanding so that the whole hull is down to fiberglass or just remove the rest of the paint? then can i fill the dings and imperfections with some sort of filler? what are my options for recoating it? has anyone got any suitable antifouls / paint / or primer they want to sell cheap?

[Guest]

I'd be tempted to take it all back to the gelcoat/fibreglass and start afresh from there. At least that way you'll know exactly what you have then.

 

What to use though I'll leave to someone with more clues than I.

[tuffyluffy 76]

Altex's Head Office is down in Tauranga if my memory serves me correctly. Give them a call and see if one of the reps will pop down, take a look and recommend what to do.

 

Of course they'll recommend/want to sell you their stuff, but their stuff is good and they'll probably do you a good deal.

 

Nothing like having an expert eye take a look first hand and then give you a solution.

[Guest]

yes I was planning to use their products, not a bad idea....