Hi Gail, Humm, how to STOP the help from coming in. On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Gail Russell <gail@zeliga.com> wrote:
Thank you all for the help. I have gone from "not a clue" to a fairly decent idea of the issues involved in putting an M-boat into Salt Water. From the sounds of it, I would do lots better to just take it out regularly. Not sure how this will all pan out. Lots of options. Working on husband to come to the Wrinkleboat Festival 2017..
Gail
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:58 AM, David Grah via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
With a lot of help from those on this list, particularly Stan Sussman (hope I spelled that right), a year and a half ago I removed the bottom paint on my Montgomery 15. What a miserable process. But I like the bottom now. I wholeheartedly agree about avoiding bottom paint if you can! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky
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I keep my boat moored in salt water all summer long and agree with Dave's advice. If you can, avoid bottom paint. If you can't, use copolymer (a/k/a self-polishing) paint.
Someone else mentioned a barrier coat. If your gelcoat is in good condition you DO NOT need that. The usual practice is to use hard paint the first season and then let that act as a guide coat under self-polishing paint of a different color in subsequent seasons. When the hard paint starts to show through the self-polishing paint, it is time to recoat. Also, when you first paint gelcoat, you must thoroughly clean AND dewax it, no matter how old the boat is.