New Tomcat owner with questions

thataway · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject:

Is there also bubbling around the ladder bracket?

No way to know if a 2009 boat has the same bracket a 2016 boat does--unless there is something distinct. To me it does look slightly different than the Armstrong bracket I had, so I would contact PDR to see what paint or coating process they used.

If putting the SS bolts in with "Tef Gel" and the insulating plates I suggested, worries you, then I would make a very short sleeve of an insulting material around the SS bolt, and a insulating washing under the Nylox on the inside. Anything to insulate the SS from the Aluminum.

bjohnson93401 · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:59 am Post subject:

thataway · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:28 pm Post subject:

Here is your photo of the bubbling:

All I can say is "wow" for a new boat. I would say poor prep, poor paint job and poor insulation between the SS and the aluminum bracket.

At this point. I would probably just take a very simple approach--scrape all of the loose paint off. Clean up the area stripped--first soap and water, then acetone, wire brush (SS brush) the area and sand. Spray on Zinc chromate primer, then an outboard primer, and finally as close as you can match color coat. This is not permeant fix, but should help for now.

If possible I would isolate the SS railings from the aluminum of the bracket.

For putting photos into the message: Go to photo, on the MAC click "Control" Key (I believe it is the "ctrl" key in windows machine; and select" copy image address". click the box "img" in header, then paste the address and click "img*"