What did you do to your sailing boat today ?

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HG02 said..
given the tiller another coat and went to Witworths tonight and bought up on some International primer and a few cans of Kiwi Grip for the deck Ive bought two of white and two grey which I intend to mix but I'm a little apprehensive maybe I should have gone with the cream . .

If you're worried about being to dark you can always mix 2 to 1 or even 3 to 1 and try it on a piece of paper first so you can put it against the background when it dries out and see if you are happy with it.
I did mine with Intergrip and International Perfection and bought 1 snow white white and 1 platinum but ended up using a 2 to 1 mix which looked alright on a small patch but still to dark when all done and dried up, in hindsight I wish I went 3 to 1
Here is what the 2 to 1 ended up looking like , hopefully it will look lighter after a few months in the sun.

After Seeing Harbs,I'm going to fly him down here to do mine Well I wish any way

But I think Ill buy more white and go three white to one grey I'm more worried about hot under foot than any thing .
One of the reasons I went with Kiwi grip it hides imperfections as Ive removed the anchor well and filled and strengthened it.


I also bought some west system 105/207 clear which Im going to try epoxy / varnish in the teak trim which you can see in the above photo.
This teak trim is 37 years old so you can imagine its getting thin . So I'm going to try a few coats of the 207 epoxy as a base then a few coats of varnish to give it a UV protection . I'm hoping when it's time to re do it, I can sand the varnish back and leave the epoxy so the teak is not sanded and just replenish the varnish . I don't know the out come in reality but its a trail and error thing.
Last year I tried some bote coat epoxy on my rub rails which after it dried I belt sanded it down so it filled any voids it didn't look real nice before I sanded it but it ended up ok giving me a smooth surface to work with afterwards.
But I can still remember walking back to the boat the morning after cursing my stupidity I did take a photo but I think I have deleted it .

This weekend is a clean up weekend I have collected a lot of rubbish after doing projects at home here . Started this morning Ive done one load to the tip and still cleaning plus Ive boxes of stuff that needs condensing and organizing

I also have been cleaning the original anchor that came with the boat it will be changed next year but thought as I have some kill rust left over Id give it a lick or two . Ill give it another coat tomorrow Plus I dumped the old anchor chain as there's near new chain on board good that will fit my anchor gypsy which also came with the H28 when I bought her

So next weekend its back to the boat and get some prepping done on the hull I want to have it ready for a final coat with in the next 6 weeks

Looks fantastic Harb!! Keep up the good work HG.

There is nothing to it, I pick it all up from watching all the Boatworks videos on youtube, the nonslip video is here-

I removed all my gelcoat and that included the non slip sections to replace it with epoxy and cloth which left me with a smooth surface to work with so I had the choice of KiwiGrip or granules mixed in the topcoat. I went with Intergrip mixed in the International 2 pack because it should last as long as the topcoat will but if it ever needs to be done again I can sand it back to redo it or just roll some Kiwigrip on top of it with almost no prep at all.
Not sure if you can see in the pic but the finished texture looks like rough sandpaper and has the thickness and grip of that. The KiwiGrip will be much easier to apply without having to sand old nonslip back to smooth surface, just clean the area with 80 grit and some wax cleaner or metho, tape it, roll one coat and you are all done and ready for a cold beer in a couple of hours.

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andy59 said..
Looks fantastic Harb!! Keep up the good work HG.

Might kidnap Harb's for a week or two Andy

Harb and KurtH28, it would be worth kidnapping both of them

Bit more scraping and sanding only has a few hours today to get things done both Ill be doing two days next weekend hopefully faring it down and filling
I repaired my old sander but she started smoking so its the bin for that one done a good job though

Lovely HG
What type of sander and what grade sandpaper are you using?
I'm hoping to paint the Folky this year...need all the tips I can get

Thanks HG.
What brand of paint are you using for your topsides?

Hg, could you post a photo of your torture board please?

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theselkie said..
Hg, could you post a photo of your torture board please?

When your ready Selkie I'll lend you my festool sanders with dust extraction, its the only way to go. Ive got a torture board too but you probably won't need that unless you are going to fill and fair the whole boat to get maybe an extra quarter of a knot.

?..well, l was sailing it.

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theselkie said..
Thanks HG.
What brand of paint are you using for your topsides?

Hi Selkie
Google, PT Watercraft , you can download an Ebook for $5.00 that will show you how to get a spray paint finish just using a roller, looks very professional,
using International Perfection.
Sorry I can't post the link well worth $5.00

Al

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samsturdy said...

If you're there HG.....I did an engine service on the weekend. I drained the salt water out and poked an
inspection camera inside the block to look around. There's just the slightest salt build up after one years use.
You and I descaled our engines at the same time, I seem to recall.
I know you haven't used your engine yet but I have to say it was so worth doing it, absolutely no overheating
problems at all. I don't remember what you used to descale, but the benefits are great.

Possibly vinegar Sam

Silkie I'll take a photo it the paint cans for you ok
There's other brands but you get what you pay for a bit
Mate had a Quadrilla win so I'm getting a free feed at the local but once I'm home I'll take photo silkie
There you go

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DrRog said...
G'day ya mangey bastards!

Went down with a friend and scrubbed the 5 inch green/brown strip above the water line.

Gedda you pirate where you been
Most pirates know it's called a Boot stripe
And just how many beers had you

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No, not the boot stripe - the extra algae stripe above it!

I haven't been anywhere; just busy doing other ****e, living life. Wife had a brain tumour; that took out minds off the boat a bit. She's fine, btw, just pretty deaf in one ear (benign, zapped it with some radiation so hopefully it's dead ).