Saltydog87
Active Member
Tackled the hull of my sunfish last Spring, and was planning to tune up the deck next Spring…
Original gelcoat deck, green with the white racing stripes. Shows some oxidation and some fine spider cracking around the cockpit - which has been pointed out to be normal on other threads.
Planning to start out with some Totalboat rubbing compound to try to remove the oxidation, followed by buffing and maybe wax. Has anyone done this before? I was planning to tape and great care to protect the racing stripes, but can I find replacement stripes anywhere if they get scuffed or damaged?
At a certain age, has anyone tried reinforcing the deck with some CSM and new gelcoat vs paint surface? Is this necessary at some point?
Planning on getting a cover too - the intensity sails one is a great price, but some of the forum threads make it sound like it may be worth putting out for the SLO sunbrella one?
Original gelcoat deck, green with the white racing stripes. Shows some oxidation and some fine spider cracking around the cockpit - which has been pointed out to be normal on other threads.
Planning to start out with some Totalboat rubbing compound to try to remove the oxidation, followed by buffing and maybe wax. Has anyone done this before? I was planning to tape and great care to protect the racing stripes, but can I find replacement stripes anywhere if they get scuffed or damaged?
At a certain age, has anyone tried reinforcing the deck with some CSM and new gelcoat vs paint surface? Is this necessary at some point?
Planning on getting a cover too - the intensity sails one is a great price, but some of the forum threads make it sound like it may be worth putting out for the SLO sunbrella one?