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Ron on Meander
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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City/Region: Powell River
State or Province: BC
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Meander
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 Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I have found a dealer up here in Vancouver BC that carries the Delta T product so I'm strongly considering putting a few coats on Meander.
Any update from those who have gone before? Tips, suggestions or must do's.
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B~C
Joined: 31 Oct 2003
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City/Region: Bend
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1999
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Blue~C
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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wellll, after a few years of field testing, I have no problems to report. The stuff is hanging in there, the paint is still looking good, all is well.
The stuff is pretty easy & controllable to spray, just make sure the hull is clean. Yard out the cushions, cover the counters and do some masking. If I was doing it again, I'd put on a thicker coat...just fer the helluvit
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tpbrady
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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City/Region: Anchorage
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C-Dory Year: 2005
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Vessel Name: Bidarka II
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing but good things to report on it. The test patch on the garage floor is still hanging in spite of traffic. The Mascoat is now a permanent part of the boat. I'm with B~C and putting it on thicker since thicker is better.
Tom
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Ron on Meander
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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City/Region: Powell River
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C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Meander
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies guys. I will have to buy 5 gals so I should have lots to go around. Any thoughts on the spray gun?
Ron |
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tpbrady
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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City/Region: Anchorage
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Vessel Name: Bidarka II
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ron,
Mascoat sells one (it is only a spray head) that will screw onto a container (I used on old Armorall bottlle). It works OK. I then rented a compressor locally for a source of air. The spray attachment lists the specs for the air compressor.
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CADiver
Joined: 25 May 2004
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City/Region: Southern California
State or Province: CA
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you guys have any idea how much weight you added to your boats by spraying the cabin with this stuff? What's the density of this material once it cures? |
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tpbrady
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe about 15 pounds for both V-berth and cabin. I think I am carrying that much in halibut weights.
Tom |
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SeaSpray
Joined: 12 Mar 2004
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City/Region: Brentwood, CA
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I still have a gallon of this paint if anyone is interested I will well it at a discount. It works well in the vberth but moving around clothing bags will scrap some off. It does stop the condensation that can drip onto you will sleeping.
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C-Dawg
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Does this stuff have to be sprayed on or can it be rolled or brushed? And kind of prep is involved.
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Ron on Meander
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City/Region: Powell River
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Does this stuff have to be sprayed on or can it be rolled or brushed? And kind of prep is involved. |
I found that spraying is the only feasible way to apply the Mascoat, Delta T. I sprayed on 5 coats in the V-berth and 4 coats in the main cabin. I followed that with a good acrylic latex exterior top coat. It was significant work to mask and/or remove a lot of fittings and fixtures and took me about 40-50 man hours total to do the masking, spraying and clean up. Was it worth it? You bet. We just returned from three weeks cruising from Prince Rupert to Vancouver on the inside passage. Temps down to about 10 degrees C. at night, two days of heavy rain, 5 days with some rain and fog, the rest mixed to very nice. We had no, I repeat no condensation problems in the cabin or V-Berth. I can't say for sure it was the Mascoat totally as I also added two portholes in the V-berth and widened the V-berth opening so that airflow was improved. I can say for sure that these modifications greatly improved our comfort on this long trip.
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B~C
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| yup, spray is the way, clean and mask, I took a towel with a bit of alcohol and wiped down the interior before spraying. I looked back at post #1 and was suprised to see it was dated 2005, it didn't seem that long ago. |
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Ron on Meander
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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And many thanks MR. BC for pioneering the use of spray on insulation on our C-Dorys. Those of us that followed your lead thank you very much.  
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B~C
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| garsh, just sharing a good thing |
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B~C
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| its' been about five years since giving the boat the insulation treatment. The long term test results are in, no regrets. When I was spraying that stuff around I wondered if I would be regreting it down the road but it still looks & work as good as day one. |
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DaveS
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| B~C wrote: | | I took a towel with a bit of alcohol and wiped down the interior before spraying. I |
B ~ C, I'm not real clear on this....I'm visualizing that you swigged down a bit of alcohol then grabbed a towel to wipe down the interior....is that correct? 
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