My Bottom Job Pictures

[Hampton]

I'm not doing the work:

 

[Lazy Daze]

Oh, THANK GOD you were talking about the boat!


You knew you would get comments like that, right?:smt001


EDIT: Oh, sanding or media blast?

 

[Hampton]

Hadn't thought of it. Must be getting old.

Initially power washed with water, then sanded, I think. I know he did sand.

 

[Dave S]

Are you using an ablative paint John?

Dave

 

[Hampton]

Yes, it is ablative. I don't think it is on the metal, though.

 

[Hampton]

PS:

The light blue is blue gel coat that has been scratched/sanded. If you scratch my boat above the bottom paint, where it is dark and shiny, it turns light blue in the scratch.

 

[Stray Cat]

Double stacking the cradles has to be a back saver. Did they stack the cradle using the forklift in the back ground?

 

[rcknecht]

I use a bottom paint made for Al pontoon boats on my 190 SD outdrive... Do you think that paint would also adhere to the bronze props on my 340???

 

[fwebster]

The rack on top is specially made to do bottoms in this fashion. It is slanted and fits on top of a regular dry stack rack.

The racks are stacked using one of 4 forklifts the marina has; the large lift behind John's boat in the second photo can handle up to a 360DA. In this case, it was simpler to use the forklift to pick up the boat and place it on the racks, but there is a 30 ton travel lift somewhere in the background that is occasionally used for 340's.


Tin based paint would adhere to bronze parts, but you might have a battery factory going on with the dissimilar metals in the paint vs the bronze. On the Gulf Coast we are using SeaHawk ablative paint on the hulls and a modified epoxy hard paint on the hardware.......and all of us are still searching for something better.

 

[The Bill Collector]

Am I doing something wrong...? I use an ablative paint, but do not paint the running gear....

 

[Bridog]

Oh, THANK GOD you were talking about the boat!

:smt043:smt043:smt043

 

[fwebster]

Mark,

The only thing you are doing wrong is living somewhere besides on the Gulf coast where the water temps get so warm that barnacles will grow on your hat if it blows off and you are slow picking it up.

 

[trit21]

On the east coast of FL we are using Petit Trinidad SR Hardcoat bottom paint. I am also using PropSpeed on the props but I think (not certain) the rest of the running gear is the Trinidad paint.

 

[Scottzzzy]

What does something like this typically run? $$

 

[trit21]

Well, for comparison, the marina came and got the boat, hoisted, blocked, cleaned, blasted (sanded?), painted and put it back in the slip for me, total cost was right at $1300

 

[rcknecht]

Well, for comparison, the marina came and got the boat, hoisted, blocked, cleaned, blasted (sanded?), painted and put it back in the slip for me, total cost was right at $1300

Did you see them Blast/Sand it??? I like paint my own bottom... Gets me out of the house... :smt001

 

[trit21]

Didn't see them actually do it, saw the bottom before they painted it. Why?

 

[rcknecht]

Didn't see them actually do it, saw the bottom before they painted it. Why?

My neighbors kids used paints bottoms at a local marinas, and I don't think the prep work was as good as the customers imagined, or paid for... The kids only made about $7 an hour, what can you expect... Some marina here, at the socialis republic of NJ, don't let you paint your own bottom so I guess you have to trust them...

 

[boatrboy]

I struggle with the paint on my trim tabs in salt water for 5 months. Last year I used several coats of ablative (Petit ultima sr) but the bottom was great - but the tabs were high maintenance. What are you using on the ss tabs? I thought I read somewhere on the board it was suggested to use a metal primer and pettit Trinidad hard paint.... (could not find the actual post though)
Any thoughts?

 

[Boulder GT3]

On the Gulf Coast we are using SeaHawk ablative paint on the hulls and a modified epoxy hard paint on the hardware.......and all of us are still searching for something better.

Why not Prop Speed on the underwater gear?