Chris, I just recently refurbished a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 that had been damaged in Hurricane Rita. Once all the nicks and dings were repaired using fiberglass and Mrine-Tex putty I coarse sanded the entire hull followed by fine sanding and then wet sanding. I had the hull upside down on concrete blocks padded with high density foam blocks. I masked and skirted the rail area to protect the deck and cockpit and spray painted the hull with one coat of marine primer and three coats of Acrylic marine enamel. I then masked and painted the boot stripe in the origonal light blue. I then righted the boat and repaired and painted the cockpit and deck area and re-installed all the hardware and teak trim. After adding origoanl style decals and stripes, the boat looked like new. I have done several boats over the years the same way and many have lasted for 15 or more years looking good. As soon as the weather warms up a bit, I will paint Griselda, my 1974 M17 that I am restoring. Ron M17 #14, Griselda Lake Livingston, Texas.a > To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:35:31 -0500> From: jslubliner@aol.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: painting hull> > Chris Smith: One time many years ago, we flipped a bare hull Venture 21 over on some?boards over the trailer frame and?ran it down to Earl Shibe (we paint anything). They?masked the deck for overspsray and did the hull, up to the deck line. Professionally?painted and baked. It?held up?well for?over 20 years, and we got the hull, keel and all without any hanging marks or strap marks. Pretty basic, but depending on what you plan to do, this would beat spray cans, brushing, and you are using technicians who have done spraying before.......> > John in Tucson> > > -----Original Message-----> From: Chris Smith <chris.r.smith@gmail.com>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> Sent: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 1:41 pm> Subject: Re: M_Boats: painting hull> > > > cool. Thanks, John.> I've never done anything like this before so any advice/training/ideas on> how the process went would be great.> > Details like how he got at the hull to paint (suspend? jack it up?), if he> brushed or sprayed it, how to keep the coats even (such as painting around> straps if suspended), how many coats to put on, etc. would certainly be> appreciated.> > Did he fill the dings with epoxy? Bondo? I fiberglassed some holes in the> hull and build up some worn parts (where they dragged it up from the bottom> of the sea?) with bondo, so I've got some experience in doing that - I just> don't know if that's the best way. The keel has a pretty worn part that> needs to be built up and glassed, so I've got some work to do before> painting...> > My sailing buddy/teacher/dad introduced me to appliance paint in a spray> can, which I've used with some success in painting some household stuff and> getting a good glossy finish. Does that sound like a reasonable> alternative?> > Also, how expensive is the paint and how much did you use?> > Thanks again for all the help!> > Chris> M15 - Persephone> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:13 PM, John R. Butler <theoldcat@cox.net> wrote:> > > For Chris: My '86 had badly faded gelcoat. My sailing buddy (half my> > age and thrice my capabilities, I'm 80 and fully disabled) wet sanded> > the entire hull, filled all dings, then painted it with an automotive> > two-part poly paint. Above the water, will last for years just like> > the new cars do. It is BEAUTIFUL! I can give color photos and paint> > specs off line if wished.> >> > John R. Butler> > theoldcat@cox.net> > First M15 was "Joy", '83 #264> > Now sail "Rejoyce!", '86 #361> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> >> > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!> >> > > > -- > Chris> _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!> > _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_1...