And so it begins Bottom Painting

jkidd · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:14 pm Post subject:

All the sanding is done. Next is to dewax again and I can start the barrier coat.

pcg · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:22 pm Post subject:

I'm curious why some want to raise the bottom paint line several inches. Why?

ssobol · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:15 pm Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:54 pm Post subject:

jkidd · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:21 am Post subject:

I ended up raising the waterline 4 inches and that should be pretty close to right for what I carry. My guess is the boats with the glass interior and the glassed in rear deck weigh at less 400 lbs heavier than the factories bad missed published weight. I sure wish they would weigh one of the new hulls and correct that. At Yellowstone Jay and I were comparing how his boat sits in the water as to mine and mine sits a lot deeper than his.

jkidd · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:22 pm Post subject:

First coat of epoxy.

jkidd · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:34 am Post subject:

I put the second coat of epoxy on and here is some info that might be useful.

Two coats and I have reached 10 mils of thickness. The can says you want to be 12 mils thick for the barrier coat to do its job.

It takes 2 quarts to do the bottom of the boat so a gallon will do two coats.

I am going to put the third coat on today and will see where that puts me. I was planing on at least 4 coats.

Oh and did I say I hate painting !!!!

zuunami · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:04 pm Post subject:

Hang in there, looks like you're doing a great job!

jkidd · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:19 pm Post subject:

4 coats and the epoxy is done.

Salmon Fisher · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:26 pm Post subject:

Wow! You really saved a lot of money doing it yourself, even if it was a pain. I redid the bottom paint on the 25 we used to have. Wasn't as mechanically inclined as you so I took her to the local marina yard and paid to have her put up on blocks, but I cleaned and repainted. It lasted a good long while.
It was a pain for me, too, but a money saver, for sure!

jkidd · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:42 pm Post subject:

Ok the bottom paint is on and the only thing left to do is move the stands and do the whole process again on the 3 8X8 spots.

colbysmith · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:41 pm Post subject:

Nice job Jody! Want to do mine next? Laughing

jkidd · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:26 pm Post subject:

colbysmith · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:50 pm Post subject:

jkidd · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:50 pm Post subject:

All of the bottom paint is finished. Started making the new wheels to put the trailer under the boat again. It took about a half a day to get trailer out from under the boat with flat tires ( they don't roll very well when all 4 are flat) had to winch it out from under the boat. New wheels are 1/2" baltic birch plywood.