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crcalhoon
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Initially Posted - 08/10/2005 :  17:58:39  Show Profile
Man, I cannot believe the responses already. Thanks, folks. I think I have to paint. We are very limited here as to haul out and yard facilities and I have to take what I can get. I am moving the boat up here in about two weeks, and will be able to get about two weeks yard time. Although it is possible that buffing out the hull might work, I doubt it. Plus, there is that big old faded name on the sides which has to go. So owing to time constraints, I have to have all the materiel and knowledge in hand to do bottom, topsides and mast work during those two weeks. Going to be busy. I have ordered 500 ft. of 3/8 line to replace all running rigging and then some. No such thing as too much rope on a sailboat. Also ordered new tiller. Old one is scary. I doubt that I have a balanced rudder on this boat, but the gudgeons have been changed out I think, owing to the hole in the transom. What is the visual difference between regular rudder and balanced? So far no luck contacting Belpac marine re halyard sheaves. Old ones are so bad you can't even raise the sails. If the line arrives soon enough I will re-reave the halyards enough for temporary. I hope not to have to move the boat for transport, but water is very low here and there is the possibility of about a 10 mile move. I got at least 6 years out of my last paint job, so believe I can do as well. (careful there)
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John P
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Response Posted - 08/11/2005 :  07:54:01  Show Profile  Visit John P's Homepage
Good Luck!!

I now wish I had taken more time in JULY working on my boat before I put it inthe water. But all I had was evening to work on it and it was so blasted hot up here. Oh well, next spring will see a polished hull with fresh bottom pain and possibly a new name.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 08/11/2005 :  16:27:28  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
One of the things I've noticed every spring is that the call of wind and water is much stronger than the desire to add new parts on the boat. Unless I reaaaallllllly concentrate I usually only get needed repairs finished before I simply must get the boat into the water. Some things have to wait afterall.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/12/2005 :  09:02:33  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
When you use chemicals instead of braun and abrasives it only takes a couple of hours to get this.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 08/12/2005 :  16:15:23  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
Frank,

Looks like GALLIVANT before launching. I hand buff the entire boat every other year, and wax with electric buffer every season. Looks almost new as does yours.
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PamC
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Response Posted - 08/12/2005 :  16:58:33  Show Profile
Frank

Would you be so kind to share your chemical prowess with us? Or are you just going to tease us with that shiney finish?
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 08/12/2005 :  17:18:26  Show Profile
Now that is one beautiful hull. What, pray tell, did you use on it? I could use a little more finesse and a little less brute force.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/12/2005 :  18:50:37  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
This is a recurring subject. The boat you are looking at was so oxidize when I bought it that I thought it was white. I used SoftScrub to get the oxidation off because there was no way for its abrasives to do any harm considering how bad it was. That took about an hour and a half, (you only do that once. I found this product.
It comes with its own oxidation remover but I have never used it. I used the wash to get the hull clean, that took about half an hour, (you have to do that every year). Then you wipe on about three to four coats of [url="http://www.lovettmarine.com/files/vertglas.asp"]Vert Glass[/url], that takes about an hour and a half. There is another product called Poly Glo that many marine stores carry. My boat will never be touched with abrasives again and it will look that good every spring, and pretty darn good every fall.
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John P
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Response Posted - 08/14/2005 :  22:37:51  Show Profile  Visit John P's Homepage
Frank,
I am so glad to hear you praise this product. I was going to buy it for my old 1980 Glastron power boat (horrible blue metalflake), but the boat is headed for the graveyard instead. Now I will buy it for Illusions.
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mwalkup
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Response Posted - 08/17/2005 :  22:24:28  Show Profile
Frank thanks for the endorsment, I bought a box of Vertglas at a boat show last year, for next to nothing and never tried it. Now after seeing your beauty I have to.
By the way where may one purchase this product on a regular basis, and what does it usually cost ?
Mike
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/18/2005 :  00:38:47  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I call Lovett marine or order on the website, lovettmarine.com.
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PamC
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Response Posted - 08/18/2005 :  17:04:14  Show Profile
Frank
Thanks for sharing the info on VertGlas. Do you recommend buying the kit or just the cleaner and the color restorer/sealer? Is there anything special about the applicator? And do you ever use the sealer remover? I want my boat to look just like yours!
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/18/2005 :  19:39:56  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
First time buy the kit, after that simply refill what you use. The applicator is an imitation chamois that is bonded to a hard foam card with a handle. It would be hard to duplicate. Just buy the kit and get'er done. I can hardly wait to get my new boat home to do it to that hull.
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