Nipper Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 well we finally have had the boat sandblasted to remove that horrid anti foul and it has come up better than we possably could have imagined . me and rich have spent 2 days sanding and polishing to bring this boat up to a new condition and it looks mint now. before Quote
charlieannear Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 That looks really smart. Where did you get it done and how much did it set you back if you don't mind my asking? Quote
Nipper Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Posted August 17, 2006 so all thats left to do now is fit the electonics and a second battery and we are ready to go . Quote
Nipper Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Posted August 17, 2006 hi charlie the guy name is paul and has a small business and he charged us Quote
Newboy Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 Are you doing the sanding over your driveway? If so, your drive will be weed and moss free for the next 6 months or so, the antifoul is highly toxic...... Quote
Swainiac Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 Kam, the antifoul was almost totally removed when we had the blasting done. All that remained on the hull was the line around the water line, and a few bits below it. We sanded back the pitting caused by the blasting, then attacked it with fine grades of abrasive, and then put a cutting compound over that, then buffed it, then polished it. SHE LOOKS FAB, Mark did most of the graft as I was working, then I helped in the pm's. We are just waiting on the new 10" chart plotter from the states, then the rest of the sparky gubbins can go in. A second battery, secure storage for my pies, beer fridge, reserve pie store, and fat boy breakfast storage is all thats needing sorted now. I am one pleased puppy, I'm glad I have waited till this boat came along. Rich Quote
Paul J Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 That'll have to be a big fridge for you and Rocky How much weight can that boat carry? No TV? PJ Quote
Nipper Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Posted August 17, 2006 hey you lot how many names does one have on this forum rockey lardy i have even been called fatboy so come on guys make your mine up . regards lardy mark Quote
duncan Posted August 17, 2006 Report Posted August 17, 2006 looks a stunning job Mark - very nice. Quote
charlieannear Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 It looks so nice that I started to wonder what my gel was like under my horrid antifoul... I discovered that a craft knife with a chisel-like blade makes short work of horrid antifoul and a quick rub of wet and dry had it looking pretty good. Thanks a lot guys, now I've got another job to do... Quote
Coddy Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 Charlie Try the blasting method as described for the new "Nipper" in an earlier posting! Coddy Quote
charlieannear Posted August 20, 2006 Report Posted August 20, 2006 Previous owners of Star Turn couldn't be bothered to do anything properly, and that includes the application of Antifoul. She's got about 7 coats of the stuff on there and its brittle and not keyed into the gel. The 'Craft Knife' Method is really quick- I scraped off all of the antifoul on the transom in about 15 minutes. Cheaper, quieter and cleaner then blasting, and requires no nasty chemicals, but only works when your Antifoul is as crap as mine! Quote
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