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ajski1000
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Initially Posted - 05/24/2006 :  22:16:37  Show Profile
Hi all,

Here’s my second question for the night.

I’m removing all of my ports, I got one out today and it just looks all worn out. Soooo im thinking of priming them and painting it the aluminum color with Rust-oleum inside/outdoor paint.

Im just worried that the paint wont last and I don’t want to take the windows out again!
What you think?
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Mark Loyacano
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  22:25:24  Show Profile
I took mine to a local metal shop. They were bead blasted (cleaned) and anodized - 1 boat unit. They look terrific.

I'm also dark tinting all six windows and filling the hull window cutouts with thickend fiberglass.

Catalina Direct sells a window seal kit (another boat unit)to make the job complete.

It should last another twenty seven years.
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  07:30:08  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Loyacano</i>
<br />....I'm also dark tinting all six windows and filling the hull window cutouts with thickend fiberglass.

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Hull window cutouts?
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Mark Loyacano
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  08:15:12  Show Profile
When the windows are removed, you will find wood coring between the inner hull liner and the exterior. If water leaked through, past the windows, the wood rots.
I removed my windows last fall - everything has dried out enough to clean out the rotted wood and fill any voids with fiberglass.
It's a big job, and I wish Catalina had done better the first time.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  09:07:45  Show Profile
The frames are anodized aluminum... they can be painted, but it requires special preparation & primer if you want the paint job to last. There are lots of resources on the web for describing this process.

Having them re-anodized is a better idea if you want to pony up the boat unit.
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Paul
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  16:57:16  Show Profile
Just curious, what's the rough coversion equation of boat units to U.S. dollars?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/25/2006 :  17:04:27  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Depends on the size of your boat!! For we steerage passengers ours is considered to be $100.

Is powder coating something to look into?
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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 05/26/2006 :  14:36:26  Show Profile
mine looked shot when i got all the crap off them. the shop i took them to suggested powder coating. it worked. i think powder coating isnt subject to the same things that affect paint
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 05/26/2006 :  18:36:27  Show Profile
The opening ports I bought for mine are powder coated. Looks like it would hold up well.
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ajski1000
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Response Posted - 05/26/2006 :  22:48:42  Show Profile
THanks everyone for your replies and suggestions!
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