Paint or Gelcoat

Cutty Sark · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: Paint or Gelcoat

Ok when I took delivery of my 22 there were a couple of cans inside, they were labeled, gray /white/black. Now are these gelcoat or paint? It didn't come with any hardener so I'm thinking it's paint but.... Surely someone here can enlighten me.

Thanks

Sark

Wandering Sagebrush · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:57 am Post subject: I think it is gel coat

Sark,

Although I have never opened the box that came with my boat, it is labeled gel coat.

Steve

Sneaks · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:

I've been treating the cans that came with my boat as gelcoat. Got a little hardener from WM and have used it several times. YMMV

Don

Cutty Sark · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

My cans are just labeled with the color. So.... inside the cabin is paint right not gelcoat? I swear I remeber someone saying they call it gelcoat but it was actually a paint.

Sark

Sneaks · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

The one that's paint (and it is paint) was larger and labeled. At least in my box.

Don

westward · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

I wondered the same thing and called the factory. They said it was floor gelcoat with a dulling reducer added to make it non-slippery. You may want to call them to confirm that this was the practice when your boat was MFG'd. Mike.

Doryman · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

Did any of you TC owners get this paint? I didn't.

Warren

drjohn71a · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject:

Warren... Yes... I was just wondering about that.... pretty much all I got was the boat... no 'manual' which others have mentioned, no paint or extra parts other than the part that fell out of the Wallas!

John

thataway · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject:

My Tom Cat came with Green and white Gel coat--and what I belive is the interior gel coat (Haven't opened that can). You have to supply your own catalyst.