California has close to 1000 miles of Pacific salt water coast with many boaters, check with your local boat shop or marina for what they recommend. Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: Gail Russell Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:17 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: What to do if you want to put an M-boat in Salt water fora time.. On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Yes, yes, yes. Your M-17 needs protection from saltwater! Best option is to get your hull painted with the spendy paint that is needed to protest your hull and galvanize the aluminum.
Is that paint allowed in California?
It is much less expensive to pressure wash thoroughly, your trailer too, and grease the trailer wheel bearings every time you outhaul, if you plan to leave you M-17 in saltwater, outhaul it and wash it at least every month.
I gather you see pressure washing as a decent alternative to the hull painting. Note taken about the trailer and wheel bearings. By, "galvanize the aluminum," do you mean I should have the mast painted with some kind of galvanizing paint? Should I have the trailer painted? Gail
Steve M-15 # 335 South Puget Sound
-----Original Message----- From: Gail Russell Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:40 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: What to do if you want to put an M-boat in Salt water fora time..
We have thought about putting our M-17 2005 into Salt Water at Bodega Bay. What do we need to do to protect it from Salt Water. Take it out, how often (?) to pressure wash the bottom.
What about the mast. It is unpainted aluminum? Do we need to get it painted?
What else?
Gail Russell Hydeaway1 M-17