Hi Keith, I am in the process of gathering materials to take care of the blisters exposed by the pressure wash. The Interprotect 2000 sounds good for the bottom but the gray color not so much above the boot top. Back to the bottom, once I coat it with the 2000 I assume I will have to recoat with bottom paint since the 200 gives a mat finish. No? I am using an Orange citrus remover for the remainder of the bottom paint. It is eco friendly and really seems to do the job well without damaging the remaining gelcoat. The Deepest place in the lake I am on is about 40 feet at the old riverbed before the dam flooded the terrain. Thanks for the reminder about the retrieval line on the anchor. Got away from using one when I was down in Rockport, pre-Hurricane Harvey since the bottom down there was sand or muck. Was a good day for sailing today, 60's, sunny and breezy. Fair winds, Tom <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Keith R. Martin < keith.richard.martin@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Tom,
Yeah I do not regret going with the Rocna 13# at all.. I am sure the 9# would do in 90% of the situations i find myself in, but I sometimes I like/have to sneak into some tight spaces that are often a little more exposed and somewhat deeper that require a short scope... The 13# combined with 30 ft of chain & 200ft of rope is just the ticket.
I hear you about snags, even just the holding power of the 13# relative to the weight of the boat has me usually deploy with a buoyed retrieval line most of the time unless I am really familiar with the spot...
My spare anchor is an old 8# Danforth that came with the boat when I bought it... I use it occasionally to anchor my stern line if i am too lazy to hop in the kayak and row ashore...
Keith
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On 10 March 2018 at 05:22, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Keith, I have a 13# Rocna too. It is so good I wonder if a 9# would be sufficient. Of course I would keep the13 for emergencies but then, more weight on a 15' waterline. I will use a danforth on the lake or maybe just a drogue since much of Lake Somerville, being a US corps of engineers impoundment, is simply flooded forest with LOTS of snags to eat anchors. At least I won't have to flush out my ob after each use on the lake. Fair winds, Tom B
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On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 7:31 PM, Keith R. Martin < keith.richard.martin@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Tom,
I am in salt water here in Vancouver, however Serenity being equipped for coastal exploration certainly carries a little more weight. The 13lb rocna, a group 24 AGM battery, 20 litres of fresh water storage, 6hp merc, inflatable kayak, spare anchor & tools, etc etc, all add up so she sits a touch deeper in the water.... nobody is going to confuse her with a racer ;))
Good luck with your repairs....
Keith
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On 9 March 2018 at 17:18, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Keith, I would. Especially if you are mooring in fresh water. In that case any extra weight in the boat will sink your bootstripe to its top border and perhaps above that. I guess it would look kind of funky if barrier coat was gray if you did the strake above the bootstripe top. I may do that anyway. My series 27 battery added a lot of weight to the boat. Someone on this site said how they used smaller dry cell batteries and diode lighting to get away from the car battery setup. I may try that. Fair winds, Tom B
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On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Keith R. Martin < keith.richard.martin@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey Tom,
Interesting, if I understand you correctly these blisters are forming well above the water line along the boot top???...
I barrier coated the bottom of my M17 in my second season of owning her, but I stopped the barrier coat just at the bottom of the boot top...
I am planing to start painting the boot with anti-fouling as I was getting some growth along the bottom of the boot top, perhaps I will barrier the boot to as well prior to applying the antifouling..
Keith
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On 9 March 2018 at 16:33, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Robbin. There are several clusters of them numbering about 900 or so. I am going to use citrus to clean off the old bottom paint and then use a barrier coat, #2000. Above the waterline I think some yellow tinted epoxy then some NuGlass to waterproof it. Fair winds, Tom B.
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On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 6:58 AM, Robbin Roddewig < robbin.roddewig@verizon.net > wrote:
> Hi Tom > those sure sound like blisters. Fresh water BTW is more aggressive than > salt in the osmosis that forms blisters. So if you have not done a barrier > coat you might think about it. Why they are above your boot stripe I > cannot say. I had blisters on my M-17 in the stern port quarter that > seemed to have resulted from the boat being wrapped. > Anyway you can go look at the multitude of online information about > blisters and repairing. Epoxy is what I used after grinding each out some. > I have treated blisters on a compac, two of my M boats. It is not a huge > deal but takes a little effort. > Best of luck. > > Robbin > > currently no M boats (but always looking), Marshal 22 & Gig Harbor > Lobster Boat > > > > Robbin Roddewig > robbin.roddewig@verizon.net > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman. > xmission.com> > Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2018 10:08 pm > Subject: M_Boats: Gelcoat > > While pressure washing the old bottom paint off my M17 I managed to > dislodge hundreds of pencil eraser sized bits of the yellow gelcoat just > above the boot top.All of the spots are round, like bubbles formed under > the gelcoat were popped by the water jet. It almost seemed that there was > some water migration along that line between the white boottop and the > yellow hull. > What is the best way to handle all the missing yellow gelcoat? The coat > underneath is white and doesn't look like just a resin layer or fiberglas > cloth weave. Anybody know what this second coat of material might be > composed of? And how best to fill in all those holes? Would just making up > some yellow gelcoat and troweling it into the holes work? I am not too > worried about cosmetics at this point.I would just wet sand the patches and > maybe coat everything with the "Glass" coating I used two years ago which > has held up very well. I will be keeping the boat in a fresh water lake > this year here in central Texas. > Any ideas would be appreciated. > Fair winds, > Tom B. > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_ term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_ term=link> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >