Sanding & Bottom Painting
Sanding, sanding, sanding. No easy way to say it other than this is a hard, dirty, nasty job. I used an orbital sander, attached a shop vac, and even so, came out looking like a blue smurf. If you decide to do this, take my advice and go ahead and purchase a disposable throw away clean room type suite and wear it. Glasses, mask, gloves, the works. You will get this stuff all over you in every crack and crevice and it is difficult to get off.
After sanding for a couple of days, I had to figure out how I was going to paint under the bunks, and in the areas around the keel. The seaward group over at Trailer Sailor was a great help with ideas they had used. So I got a some 2x6's and my ratchet straps out and went to it. All in all it worked fine. I went with Pettit Hydrocoat SR in blue and ordered it from Defender. It was $200 for a gallon, so pricey stuff. They aren't joking when folks talk about spending some time stirring this stuff. I spent a good 20 minutes with a paint stick getting it mixed as all the copper settles to the bottom and is like mud. After it was all said and done though, I got 3 good coats out of the gallon. I found a cheap paint roller worked just fine. Taped off everything and went to it. Came out well and have a bit left over for future touch up if needed.
After sanding for a couple of days, I had to figure out how I was going to paint under the bunks, and in the areas around the keel. The seaward group over at Trailer Sailor was a great help with ideas they had used. So I got a some 2x6's and my ratchet straps out and went to it. All in all it worked fine. I went with Pettit Hydrocoat SR in blue and ordered it from Defender. It was $200 for a gallon, so pricey stuff. They aren't joking when folks talk about spending some time stirring this stuff. I spent a good 20 minutes with a paint stick getting it mixed as all the copper settles to the bottom and is like mud. After it was all said and done though, I got 3 good coats out of the gallon. I found a cheap paint roller worked just fine. Taped off everything and went to it. Came out well and have a bit left over for future touch up if needed.
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