I may try that, when does the painting start and what are you using? My primer and easypoxy should be here today. I need to do some more sanding, then acetone and taping off the alum trim. I'll post a pic of before and after.Just finishing up the fairing of the hull. Found a great sanding gadget for the hull.
Most cordage isn't white these days; grey perhaps...Sending back my line package that I ordered, thought the lines would be white, they sent me red and black/pink, the horror! Ordering yellow insignia cloth for either a sunfish logo or a buttercup. Too much fun!
So, three coats of easy poxy primer on, with sanding between each coat. I still have some pock marks. Will the easy poxy paint fill those in, or should I go back to marine tex? Or am I being too picky on a 40 yr old boat, will she always look a certain age, like me, no matter how much lipstick I put on her? I have 2 qts, one semi gloss white and one buttercup yellow. Looks like I will just need one quart to do the hull. Yellow or white? Stripes will be yellow and blue on the the deck. Sending back my line package that I ordered, thought the lines would be white, they sent me red and black/pink, the horror! Ordering yellow insignia cloth for either a sunfish logo or a buttercup. Too much fun!
Made my first two blind patches today. The first one went well, though I might have used a bit too much resin. The second was a disaster. I put it in and tightened up the string. A little while later I thought it was fine so I took the tension off the string and went to go clean sone stuff up. When I looked again at the boat my second patch had disappeared. Dropped down into the hull. I fished it out but it was ruined. I then fabricated a new patch and it worked great.
I've cut two inspection ports and rigged my drying system. Right now the fish is wrapped up in a black tarp letting the patches cure and the dryer do it's work.
Yellow hull will give the boat more of a custom look, so I vote yellow. Please don't put a buttercup on the sail! A Sunfish would look much better. BBYellow or white? Stripes will be yellow and blue on the the deck. Ordering yellow insignia cloth for either a sunfish logo or a buttercup. Too much fun!
Two coats of primer on the hull. Should it be concerned that I used one quart of primer for the hull? Should I be thinning this stuff out?
I start with the EZPoxy on the hull tomorrow. Unless someone says that I should get some thinner.
Hey Signal Charlie - how much of the Pettit EZPoxy2 would you expect to pour out to put a single coat on a hull? I'm really hoping that you can tell me specifically, like 8 oz paint, 2 oz activator, and 1 oz thinner. I don't want to overestimate and waste paint.
Thanks!
Yes, just need to sand lightly w 220BTW - Signal Charlie - can you paint EZPoxy on top of EZPoxy? Or do you need to put primer on top of EZPoxy, then EZPoxy on top of primer?
I put the boat in the water on Friday and sailed her on Saturday. It was great! Thanks to everyone for all the great help!!Really nice job!