Hi Captain, Here is a thought. The process you have in mind may not be cost effective. The last time I had to deal with that was a 54 Chevy pickup frame in the early 70's. I had it done at a big truck shop, because of length. Very expensive (I had sponsors). Bob Eeg told me the color "School Bus yellow" is what is used by boat builders to imitate spruce (I think) spars. The only photo example I have is on a Bristol Channel Cutter (very salty). I believe the paint to use may be Imron which is very tough, or maybe now, there is a better epoxy paint available (Bob Eeg) may know. Go to: http://www.msogphotosite.com/SentBcc.html Bones, Larry Yake, Randy Graves, Theo Petron, and maybe others could tell you how good it looked on the BCC. Then again, that may be expensive as well, but I do not think you would have to sand blast. Bill On Jan 3, 2008 3:45 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:

Thanks to all of you skippers that have helped and encouraged me to refloat the Pelican with her new lead keel.

I am excited to put to sea and show her off.

Her aluminum mast is oxidized and doesn't match the Bristol condition of the haul. I am thinking of possibly a light sand blast or bead blast and then powder coating.

Any suggestions?

Captain James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 jimsadler@jascopacific.com

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