Cleaning the hull
- Thread starter SteveV
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GeoffS
Member
I know this topic has undergone some new thinking in the past few years, so look at dates on whatever you find.
There are a number of articles on bottom repair and finishing on drLaser:
http://www.drlaser.org/frm/plfinstMAfW.html
The first one (Fred's) is very laser specific, but requires that you have the "magic password" from your ILCA rep:
http://www.drlaser.org/frm/ILCApass.html
The others are more generic.
"How To Make Your Bottom Pretty" (Fred Schroth)
http://www.drlaser.org/ILCA/FredBottom.html (ILCA Membership req.)
http://www.drlaser.org/Grimes.html
http://www.west.net/~lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i3/tip8.htm
http://www.west.net/~lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i3/tip9.htm
http://www.catsail.com/archives/v3-i1/feature5.htm
There is a broken link titled "To Wax or Not to Wax" that is supposedly from a thread on the Laser mailing list. It sounds interesting, but even when I went to the archives (http://cerebus.winsite.com/archives/) I couldn't find anything coherent. Hopefully one of the "old hands" will be able to dig up the latest thinking on this topic.
Cheers,
Geoff S.
There are a number of articles on bottom repair and finishing on drLaser:
http://www.drlaser.org/frm/plfinstMAfW.html
The first one (Fred's) is very laser specific, but requires that you have the "magic password" from your ILCA rep:
http://www.drlaser.org/frm/ILCApass.html
The others are more generic.
"How To Make Your Bottom Pretty" (Fred Schroth)
http://www.drlaser.org/ILCA/FredBottom.html (ILCA Membership req.)
http://www.drlaser.org/Grimes.html
http://www.west.net/~lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i3/tip8.htm
http://www.west.net/~lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i3/tip9.htm
http://www.catsail.com/archives/v3-i1/feature5.htm
There is a broken link titled "To Wax or Not to Wax" that is supposedly from a thread on the Laser mailing list. It sounds interesting, but even when I went to the archives (http://cerebus.winsite.com/archives/) I couldn't find anything coherent. Hopefully one of the "old hands" will be able to dig up the latest thinking on this topic.
Cheers,
Geoff S.
Thanks for those, i also found a wax or not wax at
http://www.catsail.com/archives/v3-i2/feature4.htm
http://www.catsail.com/archives/v3-i2/feature4.htm
fishingmickey
Member
Hello Steve,
Don't wax! Clean your "bottom" with some liquid dish soap or similiar. Wet sand any scratches out (1000 grit minimum). And I like the Starbrite teflon polish (non-wax) to shine her up!
Regards,
Fishingmickey
150087/178894
Don't wax! Clean your "bottom" with some liquid dish soap or similiar. Wet sand any scratches out (1000 grit minimum). And I like the Starbrite teflon polish (non-wax) to shine her up!
Regards,
Fishingmickey
150087/178894
1silverlaser
New Member
is sanding the hull legal for racing?
will it make the boat more hydrodynamic?
will it make the boat more hydrodynamic?
Sanding and wetsanding is not illegal. Rule 11 a), and 11b) clarify this issue.
11. HULL FINISH
(a) Waxing, polishing and fine wet and dry sanding of the hull is permitted, provided the intention and effect is to polish the hull only. Polishing/sanding shall not be used to remove mould imperfections.
(b) Sanding and refinishing of the hull with the intention or effect to lighten the hull or improve the performance, finish, materials or shape beyond the original is not permitted.
If you were planning on sanding your hull, i would advise using a 600+ grit wet/dry sandpaper.
11. HULL FINISH
(a) Waxing, polishing and fine wet and dry sanding of the hull is permitted, provided the intention and effect is to polish the hull only. Polishing/sanding shall not be used to remove mould imperfections.
(b) Sanding and refinishing of the hull with the intention or effect to lighten the hull or improve the performance, finish, materials or shape beyond the original is not permitted.
If you were planning on sanding your hull, i would advise using a 600+ grit wet/dry sandpaper.