Recent content by knoel

So far I've used 1/2 quart of primer and that's 2 coats to the hull. About 1.5 pounds sanded down to about 3/4 of 1 pound. Another 3 pounds of topcoat top and hull. Sanded to aboust 2 pounds. That's a total of 2.75 pounds. How many hosepower do you recommend?

Thanks for your assistance and your invitation for further advice. I've completed all the glass work as well as prep for painting. I have the hull primed with Interlux epoxy primer and I'll apply Perfection tonight. the question i have is whether I can get away without priming topside. I...

The mast step leaked. It held about 3/16" of water or so. Held a mirror to the bottom and thought I could see a small hole in the base on the port side. Installed an inspection port on the starboard, dug out all the pookey at the base. Once all the pookey was out (about 1/4" below the donut)...

Just bought one a few weeks ago. Seems to be a good trailer. Assembly was simple except that the packaging broke some where down the line and lost a number of items. Unfortunately there is no parts list so that you can go through and inventory everything before you call to get repalcements...

Thanks for the recommendation on the stripe. Based on the other recommendations about not painting the deck I may opt for this type of repair.

The deck does look pretty good after cleaning and I've been thinking about painting the hull only. Can the fade in the gel coat be matched (flat/dull) or can I apply something to the deck that would match new gel coat (sheen)? If I can diguise the body work I'm more inclined ot do that. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I did view the Interlux video the other day and I've already purchased all the products you mentioned with the exception of the interdeck (forgot about that). Thanks a lot!

Good point about the glass wicking moisture. I know this to be true as the repair the last guy did (I removed) had moisture (rot) deep down in the repair.

The boat has never been painted. I want to paint the entire boat once repairs are complete as the damged area is too large to try to hide with a gelcoat repair (patch). I'm cosmetically anal about appearance otherwise I would just patch the gelcoat and be done with it. Thanks for your reply.

Thanks for the reply and the information on painting over the glass repair. As long as the topside surface is perfectly clean, can primer and paint be applied without sanding?

Bought a laser with damage to the gunnel on the aft right corner. I'm rebuilding the corner with layers and layers of glass. My question is.... Is gel coat required over the glass or can the glass be primed and painted as it is topside? And. Can the topside be repainted with out too much...