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 <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 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
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-----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.
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